People I admire and why

I admire a lot of people and they're often quite different from each other.

What they nearly all have in common is that they're fighters.

If I give you a brief list of about a dozen or so you may see what I mean a bit.

These are not in any particular order.


Nelson Mandela

Elizabeth Fry

Michael Sadler

Richard Oastler

William Cobbett

Earl of Shaftesbury

Martin Luther King

Elizabeth I

David Ben Gurion

I could go on but it gives you a bit of an idea.

All of them stood up for what they believed to be right even though people - often most people - told them it wouldn't work and they might as well roll over and die.

They had the guts to keep on fighting and eventually they won.

Good for them!

Some things I like

I love the countryside, especially trees, woods, plants and animals. I feel at peace when I'm in that sort of environment even though I grew up in the big city.

Luckily enough we've moved to the countryside and I can raise my family in a slower pace of life.

Isn't it nice to be able to look up and see the sky and the stars and the trees rustling in the breeze?

I also love music, dancing, and of course writing.

I started a novel about two years ago but have only managed to write the first eight chapters of it because I've now got to the point (it's basically autobiographical) where I have to write about the part of my life that I'm most ashamed of and I find it difficult.

Hello, everyone!

Hi there. I'm Linda Marshall and this is my new blog. I'll use it to sound off on the things I like and don't like and maybe post a few other things as well.

Let's see how it goes, right?