If ...

If I had unlimited time and money today...

I'd bake a decadent chocolate cake with real melted chocolate. I'd try out a rich pecan pie. I'd serve melted camembert and crusty bread. I'd learn to oven-dry tomatoes and figs. I'd learn to make goats cheese. I'd attempt every single recipe I've ever printed from the internet, and chuck out the ones that don't taste good.

I'd sew the shirt I've designed in my head, and finish off all those outfits that are nearly-done. I'd gather up hand-embroidered silks and Indian cottons and create amazing things. I'd slip-cover the couches, redo the curtains and rip up the carpets.

I'd hang around a good coffee shop and watch people for hours. I'd drive until my curiosity to see new places has been satisfied. I'd sit atop a mountain and watch the light change. I'd take photos of rainbows all over South Africa and publish a book of them.

I'd potter around in amazing gardens, talk to fellow-wanderers and marvel at the complexities of creation. I'd sit on the grass and just be still. I'd find someone old and wise and listen to them talk.

I'd spend the day doing fun things with my son. We'd bake bread, climb trees, stretch out with magnifying glasses and find creatures in the lawn. I'd tell him my stories and listen to his. I'd teach him things that take years to learn.

I'd learn to play the flute, the violin, a heap of indigenous instruments from all over the world. I'd buy a marimba. I'd buy an African drum. I would let music flow without worrying about the neighbour's ears.

I'd find one homeless person and offer them a new life - a home, a family, a chance to fulfil their dreams. I'd adopt a Chinese girl from a squalid orphanage. I'd adopt an African AIDS orphan. I'd listen to an unemployed person's plans for a future and help them happen.

I'd eat an entire bar of dark chocolate.