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I used to buy myself 3 thick books and read them over the Christmas/New Year period when I was on my own. It was a real treat - like a return to childhoodv (when I would read constantly).

I've done 2 Lord of the Rings extended version trilogy marathons, in a single day each time. And survived!

Studio flat in Helsinki, 28.5 square metres (yes, at that size the .5 was very important!) for €450 including water and district heating. I moved in there in January 2002 and left in May 2007 - and the rent never went up.

It was tiny (in one furniture configuration the foot of my bed was under the dining table) but lovely (high ceilings, wooden floors), and was very well placed for public transport - buses, trams and metro all within a few minutes of my front door.

I agree with the comments about rubber mulch - that sounds horrible, and surely it wouldn't encourage any wildlife that wanted to use the garden!

I agree with Funstraw, Bee for Brian, Urbancricket and Sth.

Gorgeous room, but is it necessary to be so restricted in mentality as regards colour and gender?

Scrubbing is better.

I had these for the first time last year in South Africa. They're sublime! Amazing how something so simple can be so incredibly intense. Mmm.

Never.

When I lived in a teeny tiny flat in Helsinki I had no counter space, so I stored my toaster in a top cupboard and had it on the table when in use.

Friends of mine have it on their windowsill!

UHT products taste weird. I'd much rather go for fresh, normally pasteurised dairy.

I have yellow Teema plates, and I love them. They look farmhouse-y to me, and food looks good on them. As a rule I don't like white crockery, although cream is ok.