The Oldie

A moving story – my mother’s goodbye to Wales

I have always been sceptical about those surveys that maintain that moving house is one of the most stressful ‘life events’.

Divorce, death of a loved one, being sacked – surely these catastrophes must trump a house move?

(The word ‘stress’ of course is much over-used. I myself have just informed Mary that I am suffering from stress on finding that Waitrose has run out of cucumbers.)

Another recent survey by Legal & General announced that, with the average Briton moving four times in their life, ‘The main driver to up

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