dianna

Born so long ago they were still fighting WWII, Dianna learned to read before anyone could teach her. From somewhere magic came the ability to spell, and grammar was easy-peasy. What she most wanted was to be a concert pianist, but, despite hours of practice, it soon became clear to her that she simply wasn't a good enough pianist. So she settled for writing poems, for herself, and plays for others to perform. She never wanted to be famous, really, but she did want to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Ah, well . . . . . An early marriage and two children filled her twenties and thirties, but she still wrote poems and plays and she sang whenever possible. A delight in railways meant that she travelled by rail whenver she could and the result, all these years later, is that she can be really, really boring about trains - all over the world! A qualified teacher with an Open University degree, Dianna has had lots of jobs, most of them something to do with people. She likes young people (well, there's got to be someone who does) and has worked in drama and theatre with them for most of her life. After 40 years' marriage Dianna was widowed and began the 'Selfish Cow' period of her life, which is continuing at present. This part of her life has been further enriched by meeting and falling in love with another widowed person, a lovely man, who is patiently trying to share her life. She has always felt that the good we do, however boring it sounds, does live after us, and has tried to do some good. In joining Champions Club she hopes she may do a bit more good on a wider stage. Her grand-daughters and her son and daughter, and daughter-in-law feature large in her life, as does travel (guess what - by rail often) and music. She is large, bouncy and happy - and would really like to be a bit richer and never travel cattle-class in an aeroplane again, though she will not be resentful if that doesn't happen. She is heavily involved in local am-dram, and is Chair of Governors in the local Primary School - and something of a 'Tech-head' loving all the gadgets that modern life has brought. On her most recent birthday her family bought her an adrenaline experience and an i-pod nano. Respect!