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“Her daily routine at her flat behind Westminster Cathedral when she was 70 would be to get up at 6.45 (awoken by her uncle on his way to daily Mass), drink tea and read the paper, ride her motorcycle to the swimming pool and swim 32 lengths, shop in the open market at Tachbrook Street, write an article for the Spectator or Oldie on a manual typewriter, drink vodka, lunch late on pasta and red wine, take a two-hour siesta, go to a party or watch rather loud television, sitting on an upright chair with a whisky until 11 pm.” 

(Source: scdub)