Margaret records the family accounts of her birth at St Mary’s Hospital and the different details each relative remembered.

A family story about three-year-old Peter asking whether his new baby sister would be staying.

Margaret recalls the rented Copnor house, sharing a bedroom with Peter and the routines of early family life.

Margaret remembers moving from Copnor to a three-bedroom council house in Portchester before starting junior school.

Sunday visits to Nan Wells reveal the family’s fixed routines and George’s quieter relationship with his mother.

A childhood caravan holiday at Hayling Island, remembered through packing, beach routines and four people sharing a confined space.

Margaret recalls a damp family week in Weymouth, with boarding-house routines, wet shoes and competing versions of the weather.

Margaret and Denise spend Saturday mornings considering records they can rarely afford, while Peter treats musical taste as a test.

Margaret and Alan marry at Fareham Register Office and begin married life in a flat still filled with boxes.

Margaret records the final week of her father’s life after a severe stroke and the practical decisions that followed his death.

Margaret records the week between Joan’s severe stroke and her death, including the hospital visits and practical questions shared with Peter.