Pebbles in the sand

THAT summer, for the first time, Gabriella had invested in a season membership of the Lido Club and it had been worth every cent. Not only had it given her access to one of the fenced-off sections of

DELIA was wending her way through the garden, dragging an old carpet to where the bins were kept. That’s when she spotted a small bag on her garden wall. Further investigation revealed the bag to cont

AFTER Louisa’s funeral, her friends and neighbours gathered together in September Cottage. Her home, just like the church had been, was full of autumn flowers. Louisa had been born in September, which

HOW quickly Sylvia’s life had changed! At New Year, she’d wished that the next 12 months would mean better health for her grandmother, a new washing machine for her mother and, if at all possible, a p

EVERY time I smell the sweet scent of September air, I am transported back to Alderley Cottage. I am walking up the garden path strewn with grass and twigs towards a faded blue painted door with a bro

MARTA had been a homemaker for 27 years and had looked after her family all that time. One day, she was at the beach with her pregnant daughters and overheard them talking about their childcare plans.