Well I live in the UK, actually in Suffolk in England, with my husband Tony.  We have been married now 45 years, we have 3 grown up children, 2 girls married, one boy single, who is a Paramedic in the R.A.F.

I was born in Charlton, London nearly 68 years ago, so I lived quite near where the Millennium Dome is standing now.  I was a London evacuee in the war time, and stayed with my sister in Dartmouth, Devon, with some lovely foster-parents till the war ended.  We were looked after, and taught all about the wildlife, the flowers, animals, we had a lovely time, we lived in a woods too. I met Tony in Lowestoft, Suffolk, while on holiday.  We eventually got married, and I came to live in Suffolk.

I love gardening, it is one of my many hobbies, like books of allsorts, animals, pressing flowers, making potpourri from my dried flowers.  Ilike aromatherapy, and did a course at the college 5 years ago (you're never too old to learn). I am now learning on the computer all sorts of things, I surf the net, and my email address is

  olive@gooch98.freeserve.co.uk

. If any one is wanting a chat, here I am.

As you will see I have some **pics **of my garden Spring and Summer 1999.  Don't want to be bragging, but was awarded FIRST PRIZE last year, for best kept back garden, the year before THIRD PRIZE for best kept back garden, and way back in 1989, FIRST prize for best kept gardens.  I don't know if I am going to enter this year yet.

Close up of conifer tree and Rhodochiton plant.

Getting ready for Spring 1999 in my greenhouse.