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Jane
- Aug 20, 2021
It’s a win-win
I’m sitting at my desk engrossed in transcribing the Polish words mum’s taught me recently. There are only a few pages left and I resist getting up to put her to bed, even though it’s nearly 11pm. She’s been sitting in the kitchen, watching TV for hours on end, and I’m feeling guilty. Yasha, my eldest son, has just returned from a late evening walk and, famished, is preparing something to eat. Snippets of conversation waft from the kitchen and make me laugh. Whenever mum sees
Jane
- Aug 10, 2021
No wonder there’s a mouse in the house
27.7.21 A cleaner came today from the agency, the first time since early March. I thought I better do some necessary tidying up before she arrived. While scurrying around mum’s room, I came across a book I had ordered during lockdown but had somehow misplaced. Mum had hidden it inside a larger book shoved to the back of her bookshelf. It felt bulky and on opening it I discovered a mouldy piece of pita bread wedged inside. The mould had already penetrated some of the pages. I
Jane
- Aug 10, 2021
It’s God’s Plan
31.7.21 It’s early morning about 5am. As usual, I’ve had a late night and only a few hours sleep.There’s rustling in the house and I guess Lina, the housemate is already up. Lina is from the Phillipines, around my age. Once her kids left home she decided to simplify her life and move into our share house. She’s an early bird with the opposite body clock to me. Lazily I stretch for my phone to check that mum’s still sleeping. The ap reveals a fish-eye view of her room includin