Margaret records the practical first weeks after Alan’s death without repeating the private details of his final morning.

Margaret agrees a reduced three-day working pattern at Millbrook following Alan’s death.

Margaret completes her final day at Millbrook, hands over fourteen pages of notes and leaves the office without moving a changed tray.

Pauline takes Margaret to an Emsworth local history meeting where disputed dates and incomplete memories prove more interesting than the buildings.

Margaret collects Poppy from school, hears her read and explains a childhood without tablets, mobile phones or paused television.

Margaret records her present routine in Emsworth, including family visits, gardening, local history and continued work on the Life Archive.