Today I’m writing about life & death. About a character w...

Today I’m writing about life & death. About a character who discovers all the joys & delights of life once she knows she’s soon going to die. She changes her life, she slows down, she savours every lovely little thing. Happily, writing about this is having the same effect on me. This afternoon I took a break from writing to hang my washing in the garden &, as I walked back across the lawn, a breeze blew a shower of blossom across my path. I laughed, looked heavenwards & said “thank you”. A beautiful moment indeed. & now, back to the story…

Pic: to my absolute delight, I found this in Selfridges on Tues – it’s going to be a very Happy Easter