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Born in Wimbledon, London SW19, in the late 40s, a few years after the end of World War II, Linda Knight ( nee Randall )( name anagram "Hadn't an inkling" ) grew up showing the talents which were to form her later life; a lover of animals and insects, gardening and considerable artistic talent. As a young girl she spent time helping her grandparents in the garden and collecting insects which she kept in her bedroom much to her mother's consternation. Her family could not keep large pets since they lived in a small flat, but her collection included white mice, a budgerigar, an antery and various jars of insects. Even as a youngster Linda had a special way with animals.

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Linda wanted to be a vet but her family could not afford to pay for the training, instead she grew to be "the animals' friend", always there to try to mend a wing, remove a thorn from a paw or just give care. She even caught a polecat-ferret in the street and rescued a pipistrelle bat from her bedroom. She eventually had a small-holding where she kept goats, horses, chickens and bees,

After her son left home she had more spare time and began to re-discover and develop her talents for poetry and painting and gave several local talks on her life. It is a strange connection with East Lodge, Belper, that Jedediah's daughters Elizabeth and Martha were both accomplished poets, and another, that Gerry's favorite painter, Turner, was painting on the Isle of Wight (where Linda and Gerry lived) in 1795 when East Lodge was built. Linda has presented one poem on the page "East Lodge" and other examples of her poetry and pictures are given below. "A prickly problem" was written after a painful episode cleaning out the greenhouse which houses her husband's cacti collection, "Galloping free" was inspired by her love of horses. Linda has produced a CD of her poetry and stories.

Linda is an accomplished gardener. Her prize-winning East Lodge garden (Best Residential Garden in East Midlands, 2002) is shown on the linked page "Links with Pawtucket", and is also featured on the BBC Video Nation.
Winter.
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Autumn.

In her early forties Linda was having trouble with her eysight and was devastated to find she had Glaucoma, a hereditary eye problem. By then she had lost some sight but a successful operation on both eyes has stabilised the deterioration.


A PRICKLY PROBLEM.

I'm fed up with your cacti plants,
They may be green and tough,
But the flowers only last a day
And I have had enough.

The prickly pear is in the bin.
The rest are yet to follow.
It's them or me my own true love.
I find them hard to swallow.

They like it hot, well so do I.
I am a hot-house flower.
So my love, just throw them out!
Those prickly plants with power.

© Copyright Linda Knight 2000

GALLOPING FREE.

I gallop away across the fields
on a strong horse, although he yields.
The wind caressing my hair and face.
Horse's mane flowing at the pace.
Galloping on, feeling free as a bird,
on a powerful animal from the herd.
Galloping onwards on a steady course.
Body and soul at one with the horse.
Galloping onwards, galloping fast,
quickly into the future, leaving the past.

© Copyright Linda Knight ( L A Knight ) 2000
Linda's page

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© All paintings Copyright Linda Knight ( L A Knight ) 2000-2006


List of Linda's published
Poems and Stories
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Hands
Divorce
Washing day
A new look
The Gatekeeper
Lazy summer's day
The eco warrior
Going Forward
Melting Moments
True treasure
Jesus
In the Garden
Harry the toad
Supermarket dash
Invisible armour
Harry's holiday
Calamity who
Santa's Night Out
The Outcome
Christmas Dreams
Twinkle
Pointing the Way
Love Through the Years
Witches Night
The Buzzard
Summertime Blessings
Sleepy Cat
The Child Who Never Was
Remembering
Mother-in-law
Lost and Found
Memories of a Royal Event
Bad Night
The Magic of Spring
Great Britain
Waltz with Me
The Touch
Eggs
Stirrings from the Past
Fields of Red
Sidney The Brain Cell (Story)
Sidney The Brain Cell and
the Amazing Drop (Story)
Sidney The Brain Cell and
the Land of Dragons (Story)
Sidney The Brain Cell and
the Drive of His Life (Story)
Linda Let Loose
(CD of 28 other poems & stories)
Walking The Path (Christian poetry booklet)
A Step At a Time (Christian poetry booklet)
Wriggle the Caterpillar (Story booklet)
Threads of Life (Christian poetry booklet)
A Coffee cup of Poems (Poetry booklet)
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