Chapters
- Was your llife ever in danger?
- When did you first fall in love?
- Do you believe in fate?
- Where are your parents/grandparents from? Do they speak any other languages?
- How has being a parent changed you?
- If you could give your younger self advice, what would it be?
- What was the most profound spiritual moment of your life?
- What country that you’ve travelled to has surprised you the most?
- Preface
- January
- What did you want to be growing up?
- What’s the first major news story or political event you remember living through as a child?
- May
- What do you remember about your family home?
- What are your memories of primary school?
- June
- Were your parents strict?
- Have you taken part in any demonstrations?
- July
- Remember your first car?
- Why Bee?
- Have you lived through any wars?
- August
- What are your memories of university/college?
- September
- Have you met any famous people?
- October
- Etc …
- November
- What’s the most important piece of advice anyone gave you and why?
- December
- Describe your father and write one favourite memory about him.
- Conclusion
- February
- Describe your mother and write about one favourite memory with her.
- March
- Did you have any serious accidents as a child?
- What was/is your relationship with your siblings? Has this changed?
- April
A Life Well Lived
August
Hatton Garden, London
Augusts must have been a bit like a Parision August, nothing happened!
The first of the month was Suresh’s birthday so we always celebrated. “Our” restaurant was a little fish restaurant in Green Street, Bath. It was intimate, friendly with a great menu and we were always assured of a warm welcome. In summer we always requested the balcony table, for my winter birthday, a place by the open fire. I was very surprised when Suresh asked me one June day, to book a table for two “this week”. I phoned and did the deed, a bit surprised not to be offered a choice of table, but no matter, it was short notice …… On the evening in question,we arrived, greeted in the usual warm fashion and shown to our central seats. We ordered and Suresh immediately turned on his palm pilot, turned up the volume and sat opposite me grinning like a cat that had the cream. The AI boomed into action, attracting the attention of everyone. It gave a list of my many attributes (!?!?) then asked “Will you marry me?” The room was silent, the waiters frozen in their tracks, waiting for my answer … Once I squeeked my affirmative, the room went wild! Everybody was ‘in on it’, Suresh had called in personally during the week and told them of his plans; there were flowers for me and a bottle of champagne on ice, plus much shaking hands and clapping. A truly wonderful start to our married life,