![]() I can still remember a courier arriving to collect a parcel, only to find me on the floor, the baby in one arm and bubble wrapping stitched pictures with the other – all whilst fending off the irate midwife who was trying to get me back to bed! We were both put to the test when our whoops-a-daisy baby, Louise, arrived just at the time I started writing my first book. My long-suffering husband always encouraged me in the business in spite of late meals, takeaways and late nights. As a result of becoming completely hooked on counted embroidery, I began my cross stitch company, The Inglestone Collection. I decided to design my own antique sampler using graph paper. A neighbour introduced me to completely unaffordable antique samplers and I was fascinated by the idea of children creating these works of art. We moved into a tiny Cotswold cottage and I looked for something appropriate to decorate the walls. I had expected to return to work but Bill’s employer moved us to the Cotswolds. ![]() ![]() I continued in the nursing profession until 1981 when Bill and I had our first child, James. I left home as soon as it was possible and, at 16, joined the Cadet Nurse scheme in Hastings on the south coast where I earned my place on their State Registered Nurse training programme. ![]() (He continued to comment until I was well into my fifties that I failed my Eleven Plus.) I suspect this is why I am a fairly driven personality, as I had always wanted to prove him wrong! I suppose the story starts with being the eldest of five children and a constant disappointment to my father, who wanted a son or at least a clever girl. ![]()
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