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6 May 2020: Enjoying a cuppa on my rota day in the office.  I love mugs, always on the look-out for a new one; and combined with my love of hares, this one made me smile. 

1 Jun 2020: This particular mug is very precious to me as it comes from Valvona & Crolla the wonderful Edinburgh family-owned deli round the corner from my parents - it

5 Jun 2020: This is me enjoying coffee after recording the latest 'Concert From Our Living Room' with my husband Marcus Barcham Stevens (Clare College alumnus). My mum boug

22 May 2020: In the Arctic Tundra, I slept on tussock grass atop a permafrost bed and drank out of glaciers. Cottonweed, the food of the caribou drifted in the air. Golden e

10 Jun 2020: Enjoying a #TriniTea with my girls today. My mug is from the University of Cambridge 800 Years anniversary. It was 2009; only eleven years ago, but so many thin

11 Jun 2020: Principia Mathematica by Sir Isaac Newton First Edition. London, 1687

8 May 2020: The wonders of technology are enabling us to stay in touch with family and loved ones in the midst of lockdown. The anniversary of VE day makes me reflect on th

10 Jun 2020: The UK's International Mathematical Olympiad selection camp is usually hosted by Trinity, but this year like so many things has moved online. Some Trinity mathe

12 Jun 2020: This is my favourite stripy mug, made by Marit of All Gone Ceramics (once in Cambridge Market, now in Norway). It’s the perfect shape for cradling, sipping from

14 May 2020: This is one of my favourite mugs, holding black coffee just perfectly. I am continuing to study for the RHS exams, now via Microsoft Team lectures. The exams ar