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‘…this place overflowed with my green. I felt welcomed. This was the first time I felt that green lived me back…My green. Green and me.’

‘The colour green has always enchanted me. It’s a feeling too intense to simply describe as my liking it. Green is my friend, my talisman, my memory, my future. It soothes me and energises me…I never felt alone when I had the colour green. What dogs or cats or music or books are for some people, green has always been for me. That’s why I always keep green close to me’.

‘I’ve never considered myself an artist but when I hear a woman with a wealth of life experience call me this, I start to feel like maybe I am.’

‘I think humility is true confidence, and genuine kindness is strength.’

‘How many times have we shared a meal like this before? And how many more meals do we have left? Ours was a love marriage.’

‘Yes, looks sweet but is actually salty—isn’t that what life is is like?
I feel reassured when I watch (him) eat a meal. He cherishes every bite of food. No matter how tough things may be, when he’s eating, he smiles and savours his meal. We may have many problems, but if we can gratefully enjoy our daily meals, things will work out somehow. When I think of that, I feel energised.‘

‘I was 36 years old when Peep was delivered to us. Now Peep is 36. It feels strange to think she’s the same age as I was then. If we could time travel and meet as 36-year-olds, what would we talk about? We might even have become best friends. As I watched her grow, I’ve often thought I love her not just as my daughter but for who she is as a person.’

How lovely and endearing.