Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, handy advice, weird stuff that happened: welcome to the little bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make all the difference.

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Slowing down to experience the wonder of a ‘survival’ experience in the Scottish Highlands, as our guest editor did to mark his 50th birthday, Patrick Galbraith heeds the calming call of the wild

Being in the right place at the right time can be more important than long hours,

I love this photo of my daughter Tuesday, taken in Sheffield. She’d been Christmas shopping with a friend, and was fancying a hot chocolate, when she discovered these Christmassy nutcrackers! Linda Ke