1. I go back to the newspaper where I started out for a day's subbing. I'd forgotten how satisfying it is to piece together a page; and how easily the work absorbs me.
2. Getting to the station and seeing that there will be a train in three minutes.
3. Eating a few peas raw while I wait for the potatoes to cook.
Follow Her, no birds and Burns Night.
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