Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life

"This beautiful stained-glass is very old & fragile, please close doors gently." Both Sam and me admitted that the note made us want to slam the door very hard. Sam said he felt horrible for thinking that. I didn't. I think it's normal to think like that and that's why I'd never write a note like that. You're asking for trouble. Like when people write 'Handle with care', what do they think people are going to do? Handle with care?

Being a nanny is great. Not like a job really, just like living in someone else's life.

It's very nice having Nick Nichols from SDU around. Just when you think everything's shit, he says how great everything is in his American accent and it's convincing.