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Fiercely loyal, funny, easy-going. I’m sure my daughter and stepdaughters wouldn’t agree with the last bit, but I think I am.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2024 source ↗
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View all 120 →Passionate, mum, green.
Funny, loyal, genuine.
Loving, sincere, honest.
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View profile →Living life to the full, not having regrets and not trying to plan your future too much. Just enjoy every minute.
All of them. I’m not someone who can sit down and read – I wish I could.
Fear of flying.
“Your cooking sucks” – before I learned to cook in Covid.
Years ago in a safari park in South Africa, and getting all dressed up for dinner. Walking across the lawn, I didn’t realise there was a swimming pool that hadn’t been lit and walked straight into the shallow end fully clothed. It still haunts me. I remember trying to get out as if no one would notice.
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