Category: Family

  • Having Family

    Since meeting Auntie Joan and Uncle Fred again I’ve been back for Boxing Day and spoken on the phone a few times. Joan will ring and say, “It’s your Auntie Joan,” with a little laugh that I know means how happy she is to be able to say it. I feel just as happy hearing…

  • A Bagful of History and the Best Birthday Ever

    My father died in 1974. That’s nearly 35 years ago! I’m not sure what happened to all the photographs but I haven’t seen his face since then. All I’ve had is a memory and I’ve often wondered how accurate that memory is. Do I really look like my father? Or at best, do I bear…

  • The Big Question

    Well, that was strange. I just met my brother in the supermarket …. briefly. He was with Val and has put on weight. When he asked me what I was doing in there, I found myself hearing his response to the same question had I asked it, “Shopping. What’s it look like?” The most talking…