by Sue to name 8 random things about myself!
1. When I gave up work I decided that I wanted to do something totally different and I trained as an Equine Shiatsu Practitioner. I did a 2 year diploma course and a year post-grad. I love using this skill and while it will never earn me a fortune, I get a great deal of satisfaction from working with horses. Shiatsu is like acupressure and uses the same theory as acupuncture. It has it roots in TCM - traditional chinese medicine and I find the theory, fascinating!
2. I love listening to the shipping forecast especially in the winter! I think it's something to do with being in the safe and warm and listening to all the different names out at sea and thinking of all the ships out there!
3 . We have a lot of animals! 5 dogs, 3 cats, 2 horses and about 16 chickens. Going away is not an easy task but we sometimes manage it!
4. I love watching the psychic-medium John Edward on Sky. His programme is called Crossing Over. He is coming to London in September and I missed getting tickets for his show by a whisker!
5. I have to watch something while I am ironing in order to take my mind off of it. I find it so utterly boring. It's usually a costume drama of some sort. I cannot remember how many times I have watched Sense and Sensibility.
6. We used to rent an old railway cottage when we lived in West Sussex and we had to get used to a few 'ahem' extra residents. Odd bits and pieces used to move about but I never found it worrying, surprisingly. I think this is what started my interest in the more spiritual side of life.
7. I love listening to Irish music. Clannad and Enya are a couple of my favourites!
8. There is something wonderfully domestic about a line of washing flapping in the wind and the smell once it is dry is just divine. It's the best perfume ever!
Now I am supposed to tag eight others but nearly everyone I've looked at has already been tagged so I think I might just pass on this one....Hope you don't lose too much sleep over it!
Oh I adore the shipping forecast too and for the very same reasons. I'm so glad you had this as one of your 'things' as now I know there are at least two of us. The picture you recently posted of your hay field was simply beautiful and made me glad I live in this country.
Cherry xxx
Posted by: Cherry Menlove | July 14, 2007 at 08:02 AM
Hi Jane
Thanks for doing the tag thing! No wonder we got on so well - similar thoughts on psychic goings-on etc, shipping forecasts (but mine's just for childhood reminiscence purposes, and as for Enya and Clannad ... !!
Sue
Posted by: Sue | July 14, 2007 at 09:15 AM
Very interesting! I love the shipping forecast -- Fitzroy, Dogger, Malin, Viking..... and it is better in the winter I agree!
As for Enya - she is just wonderful
Sandra.x.
Posted by: Sandra | July 14, 2007 at 08:22 PM
It's funny how we share similar likes - I never even thought of writing about them until I read your blog!
I like the shipping forecast and have been known to go to the Radio 4 website to listen to it! I enjoy listening to Enya and Clannad and I think that washing dried on the line smells amazing -I want to bury my nose in it!
Thanks for sharing
Marie x
Posted by: marie | July 14, 2007 at 09:58 PM
We have lots of animals too - 3 dogs, 2 cats, a parrot, a tortoise, some fish, a tarantula and 3 chickens.
Posted by: carolyn | July 15, 2007 at 03:51 PM
lovely, lovely photograph x
what a fantastic skill you have - being able to work with animals is a gift.
i LOVE derek acorah!!!
tracy x
Posted by: tracy | July 15, 2007 at 03:54 PM
'8 random things' has been so interesting it is nice to get to know people just a tiny bit better:-)
Alison x
Posted by: Alison | July 16, 2007 at 08:55 AM
I love listening to the shipping forecast on grey wintry mornings, it is very comforting to be in bed or in the kitchen! Love the smell of washing, hate ironing and am a huge Sense and Sensibility fan! Great to find out more about you.
Kim x
Posted by: Kim | July 18, 2007 at 08:08 AM
I hate to fold laundry and NEED the food network on while I do it, otherwise I avoid the task like the plauge.
Posted by: sara, the house of charm | July 19, 2007 at 08:03 PM
Hello! Thank you for visiting my blog, it's so nice to meet you! And to come here and read your beautiful blog, and to read your list! It's good not know I'm not alone in loving to hear the shipping forecast--LOL! Your change of profession is fascinating! I actually love to do the ironing, as I find it a quiet, contemplative task. I do some of my best thinking while ironing! Looking forward to coming back here! Happy Day! :o)
Posted by: Tracy | July 23, 2007 at 12:34 PM
Whilst doing the ironing I watch all of my River Cottage collection - that is not only relaxing, but it takes me back to my honeymoon when we stayed a few miles away from the original River Cottage! Happy memories. I don't actually mind ironing though, strangely enough I never have.
I'm really interested by the equine shiatsu bit - that sounds such a wonderful way to help an animal, can you apply your knowledge to other animals as well?
Have a lovely week - you're not affected by the floods are you?
Posted by: Tash | July 23, 2007 at 02:54 PM
By halves, Jane? No - it's all or nothing, me!!!!! I'm certainly planning on getting to Ardingly in September. REALLY need to go!!!!
Sue x
Posted by: Sue | July 24, 2007 at 06:52 PM