The question
What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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Camping with my parents in the south of France. We went every year with the beautiful bell tent they made on a sewing machine. We even had a lavatory tent which was fabulous except, one day, it blew away with my father in it.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2019 source ↗
I've often reached the dizzying heights of ecstasy holding a pint of frothy seasonal ale in Fagan's pub, chatting away with Tom the landlord.
Yesterday: sun-lounger, back garden, cup of tea, radio on.
Probably in the past few years, though maybe it's just some mid-life hormonal surge.
The last time I held my children and every time before that. They’ve been my salvation.
Raising awareness of ethical and environmental issues in the clothing industry. I think I was the original whistleblower within fashion.
A hydrogen-powered private jet for me and my dog. We’d be zero carbon dioxide emissions, so could go anywhere we liked.
Threat of nuclear war, Iran/US situation, Syria, everything. I take sleeping pills.
To my parents, for being such a bitch.
Boarding school. It was horrible.
Hop-picking in Kent when I was 13. The smell was dreadful, and put me off beer for life.
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