Lesley was born in Salisbury and spent her childhood in and around the West Country. In 1975 she served for 8 years as an officer with the Women's Royal Army Corps. After leaving the Army she moved to Surrey where she lived for the next 16 years. At the end of 1999, she came to North Yorkshire and still lives on the outskirts of Scarborough. She has worked as a computer programmer and in schools both in Surrey and North Yorkshire. Her last job before retirement was with the library service in West Ayton. Lesley is a keen supporter of Scarborough U3A and in 2015 joined their Creative Writing group which she describes as very friendly and welcoming to all. 'Loose Leaves' contains over 100 pages of short stories (from 'A Dog's Life' to 'Gordon the Reluctant Ghost'), poems (both light-hearted and sad) and humour including 'Alternative First Verses' (irreverent rewrites of well-known poetry). Copies cost £9.99 plus p & p and can be purchased direct from lesley.clargo1@btinternet.com or the publisher.