I was born with six fingers on each hand, like Ann Boleyn - and Jessica in Changing Brooms. This may mean that I'm a witch, but I've only occasionally made strange things happen.

I was born in Derbyshire, and now I live in Somerset, so that means I've lived in two beautiful counties. Actually, that's cheating a bit - my bit of Derbyshire, Ilkeston, wasn't really what you'd call pretty, but I'm still very fond of it.

I love toast, lemon meringue pie and carrot cake. My favourite colour is blue. I like drawing flowers - and people, but only if they sit very, very still. I have three very tall children, one very small grandson, and a fantastic dog called Jessie. I can't catch, and if I throw a ball, I have no idea where it's going to go, but Jessie is a brilliant fielder. She could play for England.

I don't like heights, especially church towers and roads with a sheer drop on one side. I don't even like motorway flyovers. I really like walking on hills, though. Especially hills with harebells and gorse on - or the hill behind our house, where I take Jessie for walks.

I read loads, and I write in a log cabin in the garden.