Living in beautiful Dartmoor in Devon, England, I am an Activities Co-ordinator in a care home. I play the accordion and teach violin and piano.

I have a variety of interests including alternative health, herbalism and nutrition and environmental issues. Photography is an abiding passion of mine.

I am very interested in Gnosticism and Tao.

I love to read Victorian novels, my favourite author being Thomas Hardy, and I enjoy listening to the music of Klaus Schulze and Lisa Gerrard.

Crafts are a hobby of mine too. I enjoy making and selling things at craft fairs, and I have sold hundreds of handmade cards using our own photographs of our favourite places in Britain.

I have just published a children's short story on kindle and it is available from the Lulu Marketplace -

http://www.lulu.com/shop/helen-keenlyside/the-crystal-mirror/ebook/product-21293965.html