Mum gave me the greatest gift – three sensational sisters. When together, we cackle like kookaburras. There’s a lot of teasing too, mainly about which of us is top of Mum’s speed dial. Because we cherish our mum above all else.
Every moment with Mum, now aged 92, is precious. She’s the only one left of her four siblings and the last of her friends still standing. Mum treats this reality with wry, dry wit. (Her humour is drier than an AA clinic.) Educated at a selective girls’ school, she’s also a walking encyclopaedia. During Scrabble games, her word
