Beautiful. Food is always such a glue of connection - I love the symbolism in texts whereby the fractured family refuses to sit and eat together, or the guests leave the table, the food uneaten

We never really felt poor.

A good childhood is not about money, but love. It may be on the periphery but is not the definer.

Loved this loving recollection @jayna. I have binned my draft upon reading these creative memoirs and will think about the style a little more.