Page 85 of Alice Carver Manifests Her Perfect Life
From: [email protected]
Re: Discover Hunting and Baby Animals Easter version
Hi Cara,
Firstly, apologies for the delay on this.
Have given this a lot of thought, and the only way I can think of to make an Easter version is to get Design to border the pages and hide eggs on every page. There is not a huge amount we can take from Discover Hunting – some generic farm and countryside pursuits – unless we are going full-on Blood of Christ? A title would really help to move this forward IMO. Baby Animals has more usable content. We would, however, definitely need to generate new puppy images to replace those that are unusable (lots with JJ and also a surprising number of pit bull puppies – now banned).
We could add a Q and A, word search and a link to an online game – if Design and Digital can turn around in time? Could potentially look at an interview with a dog breeder and a farmer to make marginally more informative.
We do need to move the ‘which dog are you’ quiz which contains several racist references, and all photos of JJ as well as his commentary – I’m surprised they got through the first time – even in the Eighties.
Please let me know where you want me to go from here,
Ax
But then Yaz and Lazy Veronica from Production paused by my desk on their way out and oohed and aahed over the photos of Arrie’s puppies which gave me another idea.
From: [email protected]
Re: Discover Hunting and Baby Animals Easter version – thought
Cara,
Just had a thought… my sister is a dog breeder. Puppies born last week (attached images). If Harry is agreeable to some new content, she’d let us shoot for a donation to her dog charity.
Hope you have a good evening and thanks again for the Charlotte Tilbury cream – it is AMAZING!
A x
My intention is:
To repay Cara (at some point) for her kindness.
Date: Wednesday 8 FebruaryTime: 6.40pm
My thoughts and reflections:
Both Astrid and Aziz are out again (separately of course) at work events this evening and Guy is coming round soon for a midweek speedy supper (if, by supper, you mean an hour of sex). He was impressed by Astrid’s address when I told him where I lived (after he called me into his office for a ‘quick question please, Alice’) and said that his wife had been at him to move to Chiswick for years and that if she ever found out about tonight, she’d probably be even more upset at the idea of him being in Chiswick than sleeping with me.
I felt an itch of disquiet. If Guy and his wife were separated, why would she be ‘upset’ at the idea of him having sex? Obviously I didn’t want to come across as clingy like Charlotte but Astrid had got in my head with her ‘separated or separating?’ Bloody Astrid. I needed some clarification here. ‘I thought you and your wife weren’t together?’
Guy didn’t hide his annoyance. He pushed his desk chair back and stood up. After checking no one was looking over from the floor, and that Iris was busy on the phone, he closed the door. ‘We’re not,’ he said, his voice clipped. ‘We still share a house – it’s a delicate situation. Until the divorce comes through, I have to be careful. At home, at work. I thought you understood, Alice,’he said, fixing me with that distant stare he gives in meetings just before he tells someone something they don’t want to hear.
‘I do,’ I said quickly. ‘I haven’t told anyone about… this… fun we’re having.’
Guy’s eyes flicked behind me. ‘Not Cara?’ he said, impassively.
I shook my head. ‘No.’
‘Are you sure?’ said Guy, his eyes narrowing. ‘These 360s are on my mind. Alistair’s being cagey, but looks like I’m finally meeting the LL Group tomorrow.’
‘Who?’ I said.
