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Dear WinterNiece,
This time last year, it snowed mored than it had snowed for decades. We almost never get snow this side of Christmas. Roads were closed, sledges were panic-bought, and you were born. Your name, without...
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Scenes from living with MadFather again
MadFather broke his ankle at the weekend and, after I had taken him to A&E, he came to stay with MindReader and I, because we just don’t move in with MadFather enough. But this time, he has moved...
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Cat ownership = awkward situations
“I’ve never met a cat like him,” DoctorSister’sHusband says as Benny hangs over his shoulder, his paws wrapped around his neck. “He’s quirky,” I say. “He’s getting heavy. It’s not unlike holding...
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On canapés
“So do you want to come and help feed her?” DoctorSister says to me, standing up and carrying EarlyNiece into the kitchen. EarlyNiece’s her chubby little legs kicking away as she walks. “Ooh, yes,...
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Heavy like Sunday
It is twilight as I pull away from a friend’s house. The sky is that vivid, cerulean blue and the streetlamps are beginning to pop on, glowing red at first, then brightening to amber. I start my car’s...
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Sunshine and rain
It is a Sunday afternoon at the end (and also, somehow, the start) of a very busy week. DoctorSister, MadFather and I are lounging on DoctorSister’s sofa, sharing a pot of tea. Around us is spring...
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DoctorSister’s sharp wit plus photos
“So she really needs to start learning how to go to sleep herself soon,” DoctorSister says, eyeing EarlyNiece as she bangs her hands on the table. “You fed to sleep until you were at least a year old,”...
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Olympic ticketing
“Billygean,” MindReader says as I walk into DoctorSister’s living room carrying a scone and a cup of coffee. “Mmm?” I say, settling down next to him in my pyjamas. “Put this password into this...
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MindReader’sSister’s beach etiquette
“How was holiday shopping?” MindReader’sSister says to us as we walk into her living room. “Got a dress but no bikini,” I say. “I might get a swimming suit instead.” “Mmm. I favour a tankini. So you...
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“Memories framed across an empty hallway”
MindReader and I are at EarlyNiece’s first birthday party. I can’t believe she is one, that I went to meet her in the hospital a year ago. We drove up to Nottingham in the sun. I rested my bare feet on...
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