I have the blessed good fortune of teaching my daughter each day. I love that hour, not only because I get to spend precious time with my eldest kid, but because I get to go back to school. Schools never change – although hemlines and hairstyles might - and the energy and vitality, the loud, [...]

On Monday, Philip died. He had spent the last four weeks of his life in the hospice where my mum volunteers and where my dad sought respite.
Mum became fond of Philip and of his mother who never moved from his bedside for the duration of that month. My mum told me a little about [...]