Perfect match

STARING out of her window at the small garden, Gemma sighed. It was nothing like the large rambling garden she’d had at her old house and there were times when she really missed it. If she were honest

Annie*, 63, never imagined she’d be dating again. ‘I had to find the confidence to re-enter the dating scene having been widowed after a 25-year marriage. This meant it was an awfully long time since

AFTER a while, the hole in the bathroom floor became as familiar to Mary as her own reflection in the mirror over the sink. She contacted six tradespersons she found online before one agreed to even c

LESLEY patted her tearful granddaughter’s hand sympathetically and tried desperately to think of something to cheer her up. What could she say to a fourteen-year-old who thought her life was over beca

EVERY so often, someone arrives in your life unexpectedly. And before long, it’s as though they have always been there. You struggle to imagine life without them. That’s what happened to me, almost se

MUM?” Becky said. “When did you know Dad was the man for you?” “What? Pretty early, I think,” Frances replied, taken aback. “It’s so far in the past, I can’t remember.” “It’s important. Try and think