First, a confession: this list is a steal – an idea borrowed from my friends John Jackson and Paul Smith, who recently posted similar records of achievement on Facebook.
It seemed such a lovely thing to do – so here, in no particular order, are my top ten moments from 2010-2020:
Meeting my granddaughter Iris for the first time
Sorry, I lied: this is definitely number one on my list.
Iris has enriched my life in ways I could never imagine, and it’s been an unexpected delight to watch my eldest daughter, Megan, blossom as a mum.
Travelling Down Under to visit my youngest daughter, Annie, during her gap year-and-a-half in Australia
Next time, I’ll fly business class and stay for longer than four weeks, but in all other respects, it was a wonderful holiday – although saying goodbye to Annie at the end of the trip was heart-breaking. Continue reading →