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An ornate carved pool table. With travelling, I’ve not had a game on it in two years.
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View all 207 →A sports car. I was in my 20s; I’d fallen out with my boyfriend, so to cheer myself up I got myself a little silver and black Mazda and a matching jumper and jacket. And do you know what, it worked. I saw him do a double take.
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My piano, a boudoir grand. I’ve played since I was six.
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