…in which I recount a typical day, look back on those three dates I managed to squeeze in before mum’s escape from the care home and Maisie the dog pays a visit, along with daughters and ex-wife…   Episode ten, The Longest Day…but before I begin, let me just say the clue is in the …

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in which the past comes alive over a cup of tea only to vanish in the face of present woes and future concerns…   We’ve made it from the care home to the bungalow without a hitch and now we’re sitting side-by-side looking out on the garden…We’ve been teleported from one world to another quicker …

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in which I launch a daring daylight raid on the care home and, to my surprise, meet little resistance in liberating  both my mother and her rather splendid orchid…   It’s homecoming day. Can you believe it? I can’t. But there it is on the classic motorcycles calendar bought from the pound shop and pinned …

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