I like both ends of the day although do tend to be a nightime person, particularly if I'm reading a good book, get engrossed in some crochet or get involved in a song session. At a recent get together I was going to hit the sack at about 11.00pm but someone started doing sixties numbers and there were four of us trying to harmonise on all the old standards until about 2.00am.

I usually wake up after about 6-7 hours of sleep, except when I'm really tired. Sometimes an afternoon nap can bring me back up if I've had to get up early but I tend to try and go through without as than I know I will go to sleep when I put my head down at night.

We were in Cornwall a couple of weeks back and I loved taking my five year old grandson down to the beach at about 7.00am each morning. The light on the water was wonderful and the tide had washed the sand clean. We picked up interesting shells and stones, climbed over the rocks, paddled in the sea and just generally had fun before most people were up.