Rebecca Front
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Last night, having dinner with the family round the kitchen table.
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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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I remember thinking, when I was in my early 30s, that this is the best age to be, and I still believe your 30s are a wonderful time. But I think I am pretty happy now.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2008 source ↗
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Filming Much Ado About Nothing. In my home, with my family and my besties and the bard all around. Pure joy.
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Right now. I live in the present.
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Seeing Maisie's face for the first time.
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