I've always loved the idea of changing myself, wearing costumes and disguises. It takes you back to being a kid, to dressing up.
Our family arrived in England in 1960. At that time I thought the war was ancient history. But if I think of 15 years ago from now, that's 1990, and that seems like yesterday to me.
How some of the writers I come across get through their books without dying of boredom is beyond me.