• Computers I specialise in helping people with their computers, one-to-one, at their own home or office.
• Wine and food I organize tastings, courses and talks and I've also written freelance articles on wine and food.
• Education I'm an exam marker and I'm a freelance writer on education and training topics.

The edited highlights

I did a degree in Manufacturing Engineering at Loughborough University, and then joined the research team at a food packaging manufacturer. In 1995 I decided I’d rather be involved with the food inside the packaging and began teaching 'Tea and Coffee Appreciation' through adult education colleges. This later branched out into courses on wine, another of my passions (I can't resist finding the best-value bottles).

I also realised that the computer experience I'd gained in industry could help other people, and I started running computer courses at adult education colleges. In 1996 I set up my home computing tuition service.

These interests, combined with a love of words, led me to approach magazines, and then later websites, with news stories and features on food and drink, computers and education. Since then I’ve been a freelance writer for national magazines and websites, as well as helping hundreds of people with their computers - and in between times downing the occasional goblet of cunningly fermented grapejuice.