RB
When I turned 30, married and had a place in Brixton. My flailing twenties were over, though the flailing continues.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Aside from family life, which is the ultimate happiness, when I see or hear a great artist.
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Last summer, swimming in a waterfall in Cumbria with my daughters.
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At the birth of my son, Joel, and then equally, last June, when my first grandchild, Rory, was born.
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