When I was living in New York in my 20’s, I experienced quite extreme loneliness. So, when Spark came along, I thought, this is a good thing! I knew a bit about what it felt like to be lonely and how difficult it can be meet people. This year I had cut back on my workload, so I wanted to volunteer.

 

Surrounding myself in nature, looking after my garden and bush walks. I enjoy having my friends over and sharing my house in the hills with them.

 

Yes, listening and playing music – I play the trumpet. I like going to art exhibitions, the theatre, the fringe and live events. I like snorkelling and kayaking, so getting in the ocean and the river. I also enjoy organising walks with groups of people with dogs and finding leash-free, longish walks that we can take the dogs on.

 

The Snowman (1982)

It’s a beautiful British, animated short film about a boy whose snowman comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to visit Santa Claus.