Recent content by Lavinia

When I was six years old, an Arab terrorist tried to recruit me as a 'mole' (someone who gathers information). My father was in the army and we were living in Egypt at the time. Of course, as soon as I started asking questions about ammunition, etc, my father realised what was happening and...

Phone and answer-machine keep me in contact with the outside world.

Death eventually takes everyone, even saints. H Y S E N S

Novelty Eggs Y S

Museum

Coddled duck eggs. F G H

Twistleton N

People's need to talk. I don't know why it is, but some people can't do anything without a running commentary. I'm a quiet person and I seem to attract talkers. They just want an audience and they think I'm happy to provide them with one.

I wonder what effect this has on children. In the case of Elton John and his partner, they used a surrogate to provide them with two children. Other same sex couples have adopted children. It's too early to say yet, but I wonder how the children feel. Hopefully, the 'parents' have done the...

Walnut

Grandma still knits large sweaters. A L S E S

Type and text are difficult to do on a small phone.

I think it's unnatural to be wholly attached to one person. I have spent hours chatting to married men on the internet and it seems to give them something they need. Surely it's better to talk to someone by phone or e-mail than actually having an affair?

Blind Three Mice

Eventually, flowers grow. H I J