Hello! Retirement (hurray) has given me time to enjoy my hobbies including lots of gardening, amateur dramatics, going to the theatre and cinema, reading (my house looks like a library), jigsaws, meeting up with friends, card making, chocolate making, star gazing, exploring the world with my partner and friends. I've been penpalling since the 1980s. I collect stamps for charity. Although I live in a city, two beaches are nearby and in my local park many different birds can be spotted and also, occasionally, otters in the pond.