Chapters
- Was your llife ever in danger?
- When did you first fall in love?
- Do you believe in fate?
- Where are your parents/grandparents from? Do they speak any other languages?
- How has being a parent changed you?
- If you could give your younger self advice, what would it be?
- What was the most profound spiritual moment of your life?
- What country that you’ve travelled to has surprised you the most?
- Preface
- January
- What did you want to be growing up?
- What’s the first major news story or political event you remember living through as a child?
- May
- What do you remember about your family home?
- What are your memories of primary school?
- June
- Were your parents strict?
- Have you taken part in any demonstrations?
- July
- Remember your first car?
- Why Bee?
- Have you lived through any wars?
- August
- What are your memories of university/college?
- September
- Have you met any famous people?
- October
- Etc …
- November
- What’s the most important piece of advice anyone gave you and why?
- December
- Describe your father and write one favourite memory about him.
- Conclusion
- February
- Describe your mother and write about one favourite memory with her.
- March
- Did you have any serious accidents as a child?
- What was/is your relationship with your siblings? Has this changed?
- April
A Life Well Lived
Describe your mother and write about one favourite memory with her.
Minnie Dutton
1914, Minnie Dutton as bridesmaid for her brother Joe and his evil wife, Lily.
1904 Minnie Dutton aged four.
How to choose a favourite memory of such a well loved Mother? I was the baby of the family so, by definition I had far more of my Mother’s time than my siblings and so we talked, endlessly, about everything; her past, my future, fashion, wallpapering, how to dance, what music sounded like … we never stopped. Memories? She was a giggler, from her stopping to laugh when we were running for a bus, her unable to help me for laughing as I struggled to wallpaper a ceiling or us giving each other ‘the look’ at a visitors fashion sense ( usually Auntie Emma’s ). Happy days.