When I was sixteen, I was involved in a Spanish exchange through my school. Sadly, my exchange partner so hated living with my dysfunctional complex family that she only stayed for a night, before moving in with her twin sister and exchange partner down the road. A new partner was found for me in the […]
As the elderflower around The Mother-in-Law’s garden bloomed, so did Amy, one of The Lodgers living in the basement. Heavily pregnant with her first baby, Amy gracefully padded around the house like a lioness last week, as the onset of labour took hold and rested its caressing contractions across her belly. And as the tiny, […]
The Mother-in-Law has been away for sometime now. It’s strange to not hear the gentle rumble of her feet pitter-pattering in the bathroom above the kitchen, causing the chandelier to jingle-jangle like a gigantic sparkly wind chime. Some may regard this sort of illumination in the cook’s room as “naff chichi” (to quote an ex-Sister-in-Law) […]
