I was born in The Netherlands. I met my husband when I came to Britain for a gap year. After further education In The Netherlands we got married and I moved here permanently. To start with I worked here as a multi lingual secretary and after I brought up my family I started giving craft courses and jewellery making workshops. I am self taught in these subjects. I have also for 25 years been a volunteer at a local hospital. We enjoy travel to different parts of the world. Nowadays I like gardening, needle crafts and taking the grand children out.