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Christmas peace?
I am going to my brother's house for christmas dinner, and I called him to ask what I could bring along. He asked me to bake and bring a christmas cake. This reminded him of a conversation he had with my mother the day before.
I should preface it by explaining that my mother, although an extremely enthusiastic cook, is a terrible cook - ( Read more... ) -
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I sent some Christmas compilation CDs to my mum in the post the other week, so that my dad could then take them to Amsterdam to give to my sister. I asked Mum whether she'd got the CDs OK, and Mum said yes, they arrived with no problems, and she'd put them on her iTunes before Dad took them to Amsterdam. Great, I said, so I don't need to bring my ( Read more... ) -
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My mum just phoned, a day late for my birthday, to wish me; "Happy New Year!"... -
The Big Fish
My mother called. She's not a computer person. She probably has never been online. She asked me to go online and look at the biggest fish she's ever caught. Apparently a friend of the family posted it in their blog ( Read more... ) -
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Further couple of quotes from last few days ( Read more... ) -
Another one from years back, reported by my sister
Mum used to get me the latest Alistair MacLean thriller every year, knowing that I liked his books ( Read more... ) -
What did she think?
I don't have much conversation as such with my Mum during my weekly visit. It's always on a Tuesday and quite often I am going to town to meetups or whatever afterwards. Once she got the hang of this arrangement she always asks me if I am going to town to meet my friends. She asks me the same few questions every week, bless ( Read more... ) -
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the conversation that wasn't
My mother is on a road trip, and of course still refers to her mobile phone as a "carphone ( Read more... )