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I remember you and me being told to be nice to the nuns from the convent

I remember you and me being told to be nice to the nuns from the convent

My five siblings and I are organising a party to celebrate my mother’s 80th birthday. 

Sat, 29 Oct, 2016

She’s delighted she had six children, so we’ll fill the benches at her funeral

She’s delighted she had six children, so we’ll fill the benches at her funeral

Home, 4.30pm. Having arrived home from our three-week holiday, my husband and I are sitting on the sofa, at something of a loose end.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2016

Rummaging around in this idea of Gender Studies with my mother

Rummaging around in this idea of Gender Studies with my mother

Cornwall, my mother’s house – and I’ve just woken up. I need to arise gently this morning; I’ve just returned from a whistle–stop visit to my brother and his family in Geneva and would like to find my bearings quietly on the sofa for a while. 

Sat, 12 Dec, 2015

"I’m not used to feeling like Madonna. I feel emotional"

"I’m not used to feeling like Madonna. I feel emotional"

2 pm. I am with my five siblings, walking round a lake amid the sights and sounds of our childhood. 

Sat, 25 Apr, 2015

“If you could pick an age, what would you choose?”

IT’S 9pm. I’m in Sligo, at my sister’s house, where my siblings and their families have gathered for the weekend to celebrate my mother’s birthday.

Sun, 03 Nov, 2013