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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In the first month of my second daughter Nell’s life. My first daughter, Ella-Jayne, was born with a serious heart defect so I didn’t get to just be a mum, I was a carer for the eight months of her life and lived in a hospital. When Nell was born, having a healthy child and being able to be a mum was incredible.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2019 source ↗
I thoroughly enjoyed high school in Nairobi: it was before everybody had a camera on their phone. I experimented with fashion and hairstyles that I am glad I don’t have any record of.
When I am working on something I really like, or when I am alone with my son playing in the garden.
In 1978, working in France for a year. It was my first time working abroad.
A couple of hours ago: I got a text message to meet someone later.
It feels like home.
I cry all the time, it’s an embarrassment.
I have a great quality of life, there is nothing that I want for.
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