Who am I?

Who am I, and why the blog?

I am a respectable, middle-aged married mother of two - well, that's what I tell people anyway, and then it's up to them to decided if it's the truth or not.

I live halfway up a mountain twelve minutes from Menton, with one husband, two children, one dog, two cats, and one out-size painted chicken.

I spend my time driving up and down the mountain; preparing and eating meals; enjoying those meals with friends and family; keeping house and garden, and all the mundane stuff that goes with it; admiring the landscape; playing my piano; enjoying my animals; swimming; travelling to England and the Netherlands to visit family; and so it goes on.

I used to be a journalist, broadcaster and consultant.

Now it's time to combine the two.

I have the time and energy to do something purely for me, and this is it.  I hope you enjoy it.  I do!

Hilary Spronken, September 2010