Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen
10.25 Last month while I was sitting with Mum, I reminded her that her birthday was coming up. Birthdays don’t mean much once you’ve passed 100. When I told her she was almost 102, she couldn’t believe it. Such a huge number couldn't sink in at all. Jane: Soon….its your birthday. You will be ONE HUNDRED and TWO ! Marysia: Me, ONE HUNDRED and TWO??? No, no…no...no as long. Jane: Not as long? It’s unbelievable. Unbelievable ! Mum can’t hear well so it’s easier to communicat
Jane
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Two Peas in a Pod
22.11.25 Growing up, my parents’ friends would always pinch my cheek and say, “You look exactly like Marysia!” I hated hearing it. It annoyed me every time. Back then, I thought I was young, slim and cool — and Mum was different. Older, rounder, a bit stodgy. I was sure we were nothing alike. And yet, half a century later, here I am: that older, fuller, more stodgy woman. And suddenly I can see that we really were two peas in a pod. Most of mum’s friends are gone now, except
Jane
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