1. Walking out of the house without a coat on and feeling the sun on my back.
2. In a chaotic chocolate shop the day before Easter a nervous young man taking a lot of trouble - in a very, sweet, polite way - to get the best possible present for someone. 'Will these flowers last until tomorrow? Yes, they're lovely, aren't they. And I know you guys are really busy, but could I have a little extra ribbon?' I wonder who it was for? And I hope it made them smile!
3. Getting together with Fenella to watch the new series of Dr Who. Almost too exciting for words, I watched a lot of it through my fingers.
Conference morning, break time and memory.
1. Waking up in a huge snow-crisp hotel bed, rather keyed up, but ready for a day in the company of other editors. 2. I take a moment to sit...
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1. Stirring the brewing coffee to break the floating crust and bring up the crema. 2. We have donuts to give the children at teatime. 3. Th...
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1. An enormous fat bumble bee at work. She is so bulky that she can knock dead blossoms out of the way as she gets right in to the new jasmi...
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1. The shortest night and the longest day. I was up at Wellington Rocks with Anna, Paul and Jason. We couldn't see the sun through the m...