Claire marries Simon after organising the day with the same attention she gives to most family arrangements.
Life entries from the 2010s
Entries from the 2010s
Margaret meets her first grandchild and discovers that Claire has her own clear instructions for handling a newborn.
Margaret’s knee pain is diagnosed as mild osteoarthritis, leading to exercises, practical adjustments and selective acceptance of help.
Margaret’s first smartphone proves useful, irritating and capable of turning a reply into an accidental telephone call.
Joan continues using buses on her own terms while Margaret notices the practical adjustments her mother refuses to call help.
Margaret records the week between Joan’s severe stroke and her death, including the hospital visits and practical questions shared with Peter.
Elliot’s first Christmas brings a new baby, Ruby’s practical objections and the family’s first Christmas after Joan’s death.
Michael and Leanne announce that they are moving in together, arriving with answers to most of Margaret and Alan’s practical questions.
Pauline’s retirement prompts Margaret to consider her own working life while their friendship begins moving beyond school-office conversations.
Margaret has a cataract removed from her right eye and approaches the recovery instructions as another process to check.