When I was a child in a house spilling over with dozens of Uncles and Aunts, some not much older than ourselves - I always pleaded to go to Aunt Nora's or Aunt Bridie's house. Aunt Nora's house because of the order and stability I found there and Aunt Bridie's because she let me play with the "pea" … [Read more...]
Miss McCloughlan, The Tea Set and Uncle Jimmy’s Cardigan
This weekend saw two festivities: St Patrick's Day and Mothers Day. So - after a quick sobering raw egg on Sunday morning, I adopted the personna of the dutiful (and truly grateful) daughter in the morning to see my mother and then switched to "matriarchal" mindset for my family's visit in the … [Read more...]
