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Leigh's Interests
General
Writing, walking (locally and in the Peak District) - I do about 30 miles a week on average, reading, cycling, cooking, tai chi, good food, good alcohol, live music, travel, swimming, aqua-aerobics, spending time with my husband, friends and family, visiting places of historical interest, my website www.leighmathers.co.uk, general t'internet browsing, Scrabble, card games, Trivial Pursuit, useless information, theatre, retro telly, shopping
Music
Eclectic to say the least: Queen, Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble, The Darkness, ABBA, Kylie, Katie Melua, Erasure, Elvis, Scissor Sisters, Amy Winehouse, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Junior, OMD, Robbie Williams, Will Young, Aerosmith, Extreme, Eva Cassidy, Steps, The Beatles, Coldplay, Shirley Bassey, Louis Armstrong, Marc Almond, Ella Fitzgerald, Madness, Pink Floyd, David Gray, Hayley Westenra, Ben Mills, any 80s cheese, songs from the shows (espesh any Andrew Lloyd Webber or Cole Porter) and am currently getting into classical music (I have this sudden urge to become cultured!!)
Movies
The Commitments, Anita and Me, The Blues Brothers, Singin' in the Rain, High Society, Mr Bean's Holiday, Titanic, The Life of Brian, in fact any of the Pythons, Love Actually, Airplane, The Wedding Date, Four Weddings and a Funeral, When Harry Met Sally, Chicken Run, any of the Wallace and Gromit ones, Spinal Tap, Shrek, the Naked Gun series, any Harry Potter ones, any Carry On films, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Television
Strictly Come Dancing, Little Britain, Phoenix Nights, Fawlty Towers, Mr Bean, Rising Damp, The Fast Show, The Office, Steptoe and Son, Watching, On the Buses, Dad's Army, Gavin and Stacey, Extras, The Thin Blue Line, The Catherine Tate Show, Rainbow, The Sooty Show, Sooty and Co, The Simpsons, The Muppet Show, Only Fools and Horses, The Royle Family, Victoria Wood - As Seen On TV (Acorn Antiques is utter class), Allo Allo, Hi-de-Hi, The Frost Report, Dangermouse, The Young Ones, Bottom, Bullseye, The Krypton Factor, 3-2-1, The Grimleys...I am, as you can see, a young fogey who was born at least 10 years too late and looove retro comedy, game shows and kids TV - therefore am an ITV3, BBC4 and You Tube nut...
Books
Anita and Me by Meera Syal, the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella, any Judith Cutler crime novels, any Marian Keyes, any Michael Taylor novels (my old next door neighbour - don't mean he's old, LOL, I mean I used to live next door to him), The Commitments by Roddy Doyle, the Harry Potter series, biographies, short stories with a killer twist, anal trivia books, cookery books, my own novels one day (I hope!)
Heroes
My parents, my granny, Peter Kay, JK Rowling, Frank Sinatra, Kylie Minogue, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, David Walliams, Matt Lucas, Michael Taylor, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Jamie Oliver, James Martin, Meera Syal, Carl Chinn, Sammy Davis Junior, Ricky Gervais, Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Harry H Corbett, Harry without the H Corbett - i.e. Sooty's friend, Matthew Corbett, Rowan Atkinson, Patrick Moore, Alfred Wainwright, Geoffrey Hayes, Brenda Longman, Zippy, George, Sooty, Sweep, Soo, Little Cousin Scampi...
I run my own website http://www.leighmathers.co.uk featuring my short stories and reviews. I am a writer, not published, alas, though am badgering those literary agents.......... (Why can't you put paragraphs in here??) I am a writer, not published, alas, though am badgering those literary agents. I have completed three novels: Classmates, a nostalgia-fest set in the 80s (great fun to write), All the Rage, the tale of a girlband, and Gap Year, set in a village very like the one in which I grew up.......... I am now taking a little break from the novels to concentrate on short stories, which I intend contributing to women’s magazines. I am also going to embark on an Open University course in creative writing, to ‘go back to the drawing board’ and hone my craft somewhat.......... My burning ambition is to make it into print and become a full-time author. At present my job as secretary to a divorce lawyer pays the bills (though I do enjoy work).......... My other main passion in life is walking – when not writing, I’m at my happiest in my cagoule and filthy boots yomping across a muddy hill in the wild and lovely Peak District.......... I got married on 30 June 2007 in a beautiful civil ceremony at the Mill at Alveley to my beloved Nathan, after 9 years together - it was the best day of both our lives, and followed by the most amaaazing honeymoon ever in wonderful Mauritius.......... I live life to the full, and having ‘experiences’ is much more important to me than acquiring possessions. Should I ever come into money, I would spend it on travel and holidays rather than houses and cars, which don’t interest me at all.......... Oh, and I have no time for religion. I live and let live, people are free to pursue whichever religion they choose, but anyone who makes attempts to 'convert' me or forgive me for mythical 'sins' is liable to be given a few suggestions on where to shove their Bible! Being a hardened atheist makes life so lovely and uncomplicated, I feel.
Who I'd like to meet: Those on my Heroes list who are still alive
Sweep is sooooo adorable
Hi Leigh :-) I sure did, very good - brings it all flooding back, ah good times. Are you a writer? I think I'm destined to be a writer. I stay up all through the night, drink WAY too much coffee, and deep down I long for an Apple Mac! See you soon x Give Nathan a kiss from me. (Not in a gay way)
Hi Leigh, just dropping by to say hello. Hope you’re keeping well and the next chapter of ‘Gap Year’ is on its way, really looking forward to reading it.
Status "Married" Hooooooooooray Read your first married blog. Your wedding photographs are perfect... No one can believe they were taken on such a rainy day. Having said that the pictures with white brolly are the best wedding pictures I have ever seen in my life.... And I love the Remains of the Cake in the slide show. Have a sweet life and enjoy every moment of it. Love to see more of your writings. Anahita xxx
Hi Leigh How are you and dear Natahn. I hope you had a fab time. Sorry that I missed the wedding. I look forward to seeing your nice pictures. Anahita xx
Thanks for the add! (I'm 'Clifftown' from the Great Writing site in case you didn't already know...) Love your writing, get the rest of 'Gap Year' finished asap! And good luck with the wedding, was there myself not so long ago...
Hi Leigh Thanks for having me on your hen party. I love your pictures. I had an absolutely fantastic time and enjoyed itto the full. Can't wait to read your new writings about it... Enjoy your big day and your honeymoon...See you soon. Anahita
Hey! Thanks for inviting us to your hen do! We had a right old boogie! Don't worry i'll deffo be doin the same at the wedding!!! I wasn't hungover either!! xxx
Hello!!!!!!
I see you are on here too!! It's a small world, but I do love myspace I'm afraid! lol
Hows things with you? I bet you are getting married soon! Or are you hitched already? :-D
