I had romantic ideas of the gift of a watch “Where did you get your Nurses watch from Mum?” “Argos in Basingstoke” “Oh”
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why England?
I always knew that Mum nearly went to Canada, but I don’t know why the change of plan – why England got lucky!
Mother’s day
Well today is the best day to start telling Mum’s story. Sometimes I call her Mum and sometimes Mama – I’m half Filpina half English it’s the influence of two cultures I suppose. Leaving her family and the country she grew up in must have been a heady mix of excitement and WTF am IContinue reading “Mother’s day”
Mum comes over in 1969 Sees snow for the first time Spreads english mustard on bread like butter Falls in love Starts a family and works HARD for the next 30 years in the NHS
Pearls of the NHS 