HM
Now. This is the best time of my life.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 March 2010 source ↗
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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View all 577 →The early days of motherhood. We lived in a sweet little bungalow in LA that had a pool. We threw lots of parties. We had a cute dog and a mad Siamese. Trump had never been president, we’d never heard of coronavirus, Claire’s Accessories was still going strong. Good times.
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When my son, Jimmy, was two and I was just pottering about with him.
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Yesterday – I had a delicious tomato sandwich, on toasted sourdough bread, with mayonnaise.
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Now. I enjoy what I do for a living, the children are here and I am still happily married after 25 years.
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