Di is our host for Share Your World every Monday.

Here are this week’s questions:

 Growing up, were you closer to your mother or father, or was it a balance of both depending on the circumstances?

I was closer to my mother.

 What was your favourite toy as a child, and do you still have it?

I do have a few of my favourite childhood toys, my baby doll Theresa, my walking doll Christine and my Sindy doll and a couple of other things. I don’t have my teddy bear, James, any more. I gave him away when I was a teenager. I kind of wish I hadn’t. I don’t have my Hornby train set or my childhood dolls house either but Naomi did find replacements for them which are in our toy collection.

  Did you have any secrets?

I probably did but I don’t remember them now.

  What did you want to be when you grew up, and are you anywhere close?

I never had the least idea what I wanted to be as a child, right up until I left school at fifteen I still didn’t know. What I did know was what I wanted to do. I wanted to travel. I have done some travelling and hope to do a bit more before I get too old and infirm.

Gratitude:

I just celebrated my birthday, yes, another one. I’m grateful to all the people I know who left me birthday greetings on my Facebook page and the couple of people who sent actual birthday cards.