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Sue Oxley

I was born in London in 1950 and my life was coloured by the idea of ‘before and after the War’ and by the bomb sites that were everywhere I looked.

I have lived in many places, and worked in many different jobs. For example, I have been a cleaner, a typist, a telephonist, a counsellor and a Head of Humanities in a large London comprehensive. I have lived in the country, in London, in towns and the suburbs.

My abiding interest in life has been in belief and religion and I became a teacher of religious studies and came to Glastonbury to be more closely connected to the Goddess movement. However, once I arrived here I found that my spiritual journey moved again very quickly, spinning me far and fast, away from Goddess spirituality, and I have come back to my roots in the Catholic Church, where I am very content. To paraphrase T.S. Eliot I have come back round to the beginning and seen it again for the first time.

My role in life now is to provide food and shelter for travellers and pilgrims of all faiths and beliefs and I am enjoying this more than anything else I have done.

I love to cook, make patchwork quilts, breed Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and really want to learn to sing. My major ambition in life now is to be a famous author.

I was born in Yorkshire and have always been proud of being part of that great county, even though I haven't lived there permanently since I was 17 years old.

I spent many years as a chef in the Merchant Navy, a few years as a miner, a year in an archaeological dig in Crete where painting became part of my life. I returned to England to work in Local Government.

But that is my working life. I have a passion for sailing and most things nautical. I love to travel, and have never stopped wanting to see more of the world. To me it is endlessly fascinating. I also paint, sing, and tell tales of my travels. I have begun walking and exploring Somerset's history and wildlife.

Coming to Glastonbury has been a time of great change for me, and even greater adjustment. It is good to have the chance to paint and learn pottery and to carve in wood and my garden is becoming more and more important, and I hope that people who come and stay can find peace and relaxation in the garden and under the trees.

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