Music lover. First and enduring love: Dexys and Dexys Midnight Runners. Heard them for the first time in Skegness when I was wee, and since then "Come on Eileen" has been known as "Frances' song." Took up the violin because of Helen O'Hara (I'm still rubbish)...continued...

Music lover. First and enduring love: Dexys and Dexys Midnight Runners. Heard them for the first time in Skegness when I was wee, and since then "Come on Eileen" has been known as "Frances' song." Took up the violin because of Helen O'Hara (I'm still rubbish)...continued...

Waited 8 years, as I felt 16 was probably old enough. Asked for my first copy for my 16th birthday, and spent years annotating it. Now, article accepted by James Joyce Quarterly and several others on the go.

Personal assistant to three cats. One has congenital hypothyroidism, which is rare in cats, but thanks to a great vet team he's thriving.

LOVE crochet; I don't think there's an evening I'm without it. Prefer blankets to jumpers because I don't like making sleeves. This is a gift for a colleague who is expecting a baby. Pattern not mine; available here: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

Trouble-maker-in-chief to two Collies. Love sheepdogs impossibly much; despite growing up afraid of dogs, it was a Border Collie who convinced me otherwise. Said I'd never live w one, but apparently s/o had sneaked some collie into my Golden Retriever puppy and she convinced me how wrong I'd been...

My face when I join Bluesky hoping it's as good as they say ...and then realising it might just be...