I am 79 and have been retired now for 17 years. I love to paint when I get time . My claim to fame was to paint a portrait of Lord Bath and have the pleasure of presenting him with it. I have sold several paintings. Some of these can be seen on my website http://rayandmave.weebly.com/more-info-our-books.html. I also like photography. I suppose I am artistic. My writings began only recently. My wife was diagnosed with Mesothelioma a terminal lung disease. So I decided to write her story meso warriors published here on LuLu. This inspired me to publish some of my poetry. I also published a short true story My Surprise Christmas present. I only hope that each of these writings will amuse and entertain all who read them. I have a few more up my sleeve,so its watch this space. sales from all these will go to mavisnyefoundation. Bless you all.