Eileen and I for years used to talk about the fact that we could do anything. The example we always used was one weekend during the summer. We had left work and driven down the shore. On the Friday night, we sat at a very posh restaurant, in our silk blouses and suits, eating proper food and drinking wine. At 7.00 the next morning, we were on a fishing boat, in shorts and tee shirts, drinking coffee with the fisherman and baiting our own hooks. I had the exact same conversation with Jeremy tonight. Four days ago, we were all dressed up (in hats even!), drinking champagne and hanging out with the queen. Tonight, we were in jeans and trainers, standing in a park in East London, drinking beer and listening to Radiohead perform live. We
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