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Team Alpaca
My 82-year-old mother is thinking about getting alpacas. The neighbour has four of them and she has alpaca envy. She has allowed the...
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Apr 25, 20161 min read
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The 46 to Kentish Town
October 15, 2015 I met a woman on the number 46 bus today. She had a bright blue streak in her hair that matched the blue of her shoes....
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Apr 25, 20161 min read
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I Should Write a Book
Overheard just now in Patisserie Valerie in Soho: ‘I need to write a book, in addition to all the other creative things I do. So many...
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Apr 25, 20161 min read
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The Lady Dot
I woke in the middle of the night with the kitten sitting on my face, pressing her lady dot into my cheek. My cats don’t respect me.
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Apr 25, 20161 min read
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The Score
August 17, 2015 My 82-year-old mother was crowing about the All Black’s recent rugby victory over Australia. ‘It’s a bloody shame the...
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Apr 25, 20161 min read
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Gold
I think one of the things you absolutely need as a novelist is stamina. A book can take years to write and you’ve got to be able to stay...
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Apr 25, 20161 min read
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Hard Boiled
July 14, 2015 I was just speaking to my 82-year-old mother in New Zealand. We’d been chatting for about half an hour when Mum went back...
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Apr 25, 20161 min read
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The Queen of Cups
My 82-year-old mother hasn’t lost the old magic. She’s just won top prize at a breast cancer fundraiser by bouncing the most ping pong...
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Apr 25, 20161 min read
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Always Hang Your Handbag
May 12, 2015 Top travel tip from my 82-year-old mother (as told to my sister when she visited me in Japan 25 years ago): When using a...
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Apr 25, 20161 min read
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The Small Stuff
May 11, 2015 Top travel trip from my 82-year-old mother who recently returned from a holiday at a swish resort in Fiji: Hand wash your...
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Apr 25, 20161 min read
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The Connell Way
May 1, 2015 My 82-year-old mother is in Fiji with her 83-year-old sister Joy, a holiday that had been delayed for two years due to poor...
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Apr 25, 20161 min read
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