put the kettle on: happy mother’s day
One afternoon in the household appliances section of a store in Guadalajara, I paused by an impressive selection of irons …
One afternoon in the household appliances section of a store in Guadalajara, I paused by an impressive selection of irons …
Old Smoothing Iron by Seamus Heaney Often I watched her lift it from where its compact wedge rode the back …
Old Smoothing Iron by Seamus Heaney Often I watched her lift it from where its compact wedge rode the back …
It is Mother’s Day in Ireland. I am hoping the flowers arrived and that the florist remembered to write on the card, “I’ll see you next weekend.” It’s been a long three years, the pandemic and its attendant restrictions keeping us apart. As my brother – only 250 odd miles away from her – reminded me, “this thing has made a mockery of distance. I’m only a few hours drive away but I might as well be on the moon.”