Juli 8

Freitag

Any writing about Mum’s life misses her. She was positive – she was the one saying, ‘Come on, one more push, grit your teeth you can do it.’ But she also knew how to leave people alone. She taught me to stand out of the way on pavements; be aware of who’s coming impatiently up behind you, with a huff and a puff of wolfish self-importance. Mum could be s…