Centre: Mum and me. Left and right: Two British pastries we sleuthed together

Several years ago, my mother and I were in the hallway at her small flat on Steeles Rd. in NW London (UK) about to go out for a bit of food shopping. I was visiting her, as I did once or twice a year, from my home in Toronto, Canada.

She was wearing a plain navy blue coat with a hood. I was wearing leopard. Read more…