My Dad tripped over his own feet whilst carrying my stocking in to put at the foot of my bed in the pitch black. Tried to grab out to stop himself falling, got hold of a curtain and managed to pull the entire curtain rail down on top of him. Cue waking 6 year old me up to my father…Â
"Ah, music", he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here". - Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
I remember that quote really striking a chord when I first read it. Some things serve the sole purpose of making us feel. Making us happy. It's something…Â
Without any doubt, buying a decent frying pan was my (and my flatmates') saviour. Sure, that big box of 17 pieces of kitchenware that your Mum picked up for a tenner does a reasonable job with most things, but those frying pans stick, no matter what you're cooking and how much oil…Â
My friend was driving the car we were both in. She saw a car coming head on towards us while I was looking at my phone. She physically leaned across the car and turned to shield me from what was about to happen. Realistically, neither of us should be here. As it was, she came away…Â
My guitar is by far my favourite possession. I've always been massively into music and did a lot of singing anyway, but teaching myself to play gave me a real focus outside of work and academics, and now being able to spend even 20 minutes doing something totally different to anything…Â
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