Melissa Kite Melissa Kite

Real life | 31 March 2012

issue 31 March 2012

My friend operates an open-door policy on her country home. So when I wandered into her kitchen the other day to find it deserted I decided to make myself comfortable, as she has often stated I should, and put the kettle on while I waited for someone to appear.

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