A verdant landscape filled with beautiful animals of all kinds, harp music, cumulus clouds in a bright-blue sky, and happy people conversing pleasantly, sipping cold sake from homemade bamboo cups.
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A plate of fettuccine ragù with my kids.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 24 February 2021 source ↗
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View all 158 →A beautiful meal and a glass of wine with my favorite people and lots of laughter ringing around the table.
Under sail somewhere with my children, Mavis and Duncan, and my husband, Roderick, with no agenda.
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To overcook that plate of fettuccine.
I’m a perfectionist; it’s boring.
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