'Not quite what I was expecting, but it was a rigorous and wide-ranging history of the region. So much I was ignorant of, even how to pronounce 'Appalachia'. I've never even thought about it, it's always been 'Apple ay sha' to me, but with a tiny bit of thought and awareness I would have picked up that it's much more varied and for many people the accepted pronunciation is 'apple atch uh'. I'm still intrigued and fascinated by the strange combination of old folkways and music, the poverty, the mountain landscape and fierce independence of the folk. Today marks 25 years since I joined what was then Cable & Wireless. I've been very lucky to do a job I have generally enjoyed and been well remunerated for it. Right now my worry is trying to hang on to that privilege for a few more years so we can live in a comfortable retirement. Feel like I'm living on borrowed time at the moment in the current economic climate
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