500 Beautiful Words You Should Know
How was your Christmas? By the time you read this, it might be a distant memory, receding into that 2020 labyrinth from which we have just emerged. I’m writing this on 4th January, having had absolutely no inspiration at all. Stick with me. Some just came. My Christmas was quiet. Just after Boxing Day, I went on a long, cold walk with first one close friend and then another. We exchanged presents in a socially distanced way. One of them gave me the most beautiful pair of gloves. The colour and the shape and the fit are exactly right. I love them. The other one gave me a pair of socks which say, “I’m reading, please don’t disturb.” I would show you a picture, but I’m wearing them. Along with the socks came a fantastic book called, “500 Beautiful Words You Should Know.” I yelped with excitement and the minute I got home, started reading it. Written by a lady called Caroline Taggart, it’s also signed by her. By a strange set of coincidences, my friend was in London in a bookshop, spotted...