In a Word ... Old
I’ve always been fond of old things. Old shoes, long since trained to caress my feet. Old jeans that do the same for my expanding waist. Old coats. In student days a friend gave me his FCA coat and Mam dyed it navy blue. I ate, drank and slept in it for years. My heart fell apart with it. And I was very fond of my hardy mother, who lived to 92. No need here to explain the age-old special relationship between Irish mother and eldest son.
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