gardening, but I learned very early on that trying to do both at once is utterly futile and just makes me want to cry, so I don't even attempt it. if you had to make a quick escape where would you go? Somewhere to hide?  Cornwall, by the sea, with friends. what is on your bedside table? Piles of un-read magazines, my kindle, usually a small vase of something sweet-smelling, when I'm being kind to myself.