B.A. Childs

I'm a country woman living in the big city with my husband, and, you know the saying 'you can take the woman out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the woman'? That's me. My family says I can strike up a conversation with anyone, anywhere and it would only take me minutes to know their life story. I have two adult children who refuse to walk next to me at shopping centres if I wear my moccasins, which are the second most comfortable shoes I own. Squashed into our tiny abode is myself, hubby, one cat, one dog, one turtle, and eleven fish. My daughter lives downstairs in a small unit. My dream is to retire back to the country one day, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, where I can write to the sounds of birds and cicadas singing, while the waft of fresh rain on gum leaves rustles through my windows.