La vida

**Sand Through the Fingers** The silence in the house was thick as treacle, broken only by the crackling

**Thursday, 12th March** A dreadful discovery came about purely by chance. My little four-year-old sister

The Sand Through Her Fingers The silence in the cottage was thick as treacle, broken only by the crackling

“Im not cooking for everyone anymore! Just for me and Annie.”“Why on earth not?”

“I just dont understand you, loveyoure a woman, after all. Whats the poor girl done wrong?

**Diary Entry** Half my life, Ive lived alone. Well, not entirelyI was married once, but my husband walked

Early Spring Little Emily, a four-year-old girl, was eyeing the “newcomer” whod recently

My son-in-law declared I wouldnt see my daughter again unless I sold my mothers house. Ive spent half

Oh, Ive got this story to tell youits a bit of a rollercoaster. So, Ive spent half my life on my own.

Seems like youve forgotten this flat is minebought before we even got married! I said coolly, hearing