You'd be sitting there and suddenly a Marie Curie nurse would come bouncing in and say,
I'm here from half three to half five if you want to go out.
And what else can you do but go out. Thing is you haven't planned anything. Quick! Rack brains. Matty requested ham and there was none. Go to Asda, buy ham. Then go for walk in the Castle Grounds. Could have went to visit Wee Laura K and Baby Caitlin but no present organised. A walk in Castle Grounds and listen to audio-book. Damn. Forgot earphones. The Castle Grounds is having some work done. The paths are pure glaar. My trainers are bogging and yet I have left Hunters in the car. How disorganised is that?
I meet Eugene walking a Parson Russell terrier. He's somebody I know from decades ago and I hadn't seen him for decades until a month ago when I met him and his wife in Lidls. We chatted dogs for a while. I walked away thinking about the olden days when Antrim people didn't speak with a Belfast twang and we were all full of beans and the bull.
On the way back I avoided the soggy, disgustingly wet Castle Grounds and walked past the chapel where I looked in on Daddy's grave. It has been well over a year since I visited. His grave is just next to the plot where the babies are buried and there was a new headstone. It was very small, said BABY and had the child's name. On it was inscribed,
I will never forget youI held you in the palm of my hand
Who wouldn't weep?
2 comments:
It made me weep.
My throat caught, my eyes damped, my heart flew out to you, all the babes and Mums in the world. Who says we are all so different?
And oh my! I love the stylish Ms. Martha's vintage coat as well.But then she always looks so well turned out.
Anne
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