tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post7160026957637208813..comments2024-02-23T03:46:42.310-05:00Comments on JO ON FOOD, LIFE AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE: Family News, Books, Irene,Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-58325036486134337172011-08-28T16:47:06.186-04:002011-08-28T16:47:06.186-04:00He was, actally, brilliant. My first old man I mea...He was, actally, brilliant. My first old man I mean. He might have made it on the stage but decided to marry me instead. He was a physicist so had a good job anyway.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-16139523814723625832011-08-27T21:23:30.851-04:002011-08-27T21:23:30.851-04:00Yeah, I've been married to a couple of "a...Yeah, I've been married to a couple of "actors"! :-)Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-74117398650173362962011-08-26T23:21:35.338-04:002011-08-26T23:21:35.338-04:00I suppose I shouldn't have said this, bearing ...I suppose I shouldn't have said this, bearing in mind that I wanted to go to a theatrical school when I was a youngster and my parents told me I wasn't good enough. Mind you, I didn't have the kind of marks Beth had either. I never got rich either way. I was involved in amateur dramatics a large portion of my younger years which I really loved doing. In fact I think my parents were right, I was a good technician but my first husband was the actor.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-2900292997209922912011-08-26T11:01:14.859-04:002011-08-26T11:01:14.859-04:00Gosh, Jo, why is it a "waste" for Beth t...Gosh, Jo, why is it a "waste" for Beth to go in for theatre? If that's what she loves, she'll never be happy doing anything else. She's unlikely ever to be rich, and she might be church-mouse poor, but those of us who are drawn to the arts in whatever form really can't countenance taking up a job that means you have to work at something tedious for fifty years, just so you can have a comfortable retirement. I've been involved in the arts all my life and have not regretted one minute of it. I'm 68 now and living on the pension, but a lifetime of near-poverty teaches you good money management skills, if nothing else! <br />Like Beth, I did my final school exams a year early. I did eventually get a degree when I was in my forties, but it was because study and research are two of the things I love, not because I wanted a qualification. I've always done the things I love the best, whether I got paid for them or not, and would not have it any other way. I'll bet Beth would not, either.Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.com