“Wake up, Rosie” said Mummy, as she walked into the bedroom carrying a small jug of hot water. Rosie opened her eyes reluctantly. She was warm and snug in her single bed, the blankets topped with a pink flowered eiderdown. The same flowered fabric had been used to make the curtains that Mummy was drawing [...]
10
May
A Mother-in-law comes to stay
Mr. and Mrs. Clements had two sons, both young adults now, and living in Norwich. The elder son had found a good job in a shoe factory, but the younger son, Alec, was training as a motor mechanic. His parents were not sure that this was a sensible thing to do. It paid next-to-nothing, while [...]
26
Apr
The Day’s Chores begin
It was just getting light when Leslie, having finished his morning chores, went indoors for breakfast. Mother took in washing, and had several regular customers. All the ‘whites’ (sheets, pillowcases, towels and damask tablecloths) from the Rectory, the Manse, and the school-house, came to her on a weekly basis. Boiled in the copper in the [...]
There’s Always Something 
Frosted Glass 
Time and Time Again