On this day 5 years ago my mother celebrated her 80th birthday. She was several months late doing so, but had always wanted a summer rather than a winter birthday party. There was a big family gathering and we thought we’d be back for her 90th. Sadly she only had two more.

On this day 65 years ago the Allied forces were setting off for the D-Day landings on the 6th that marked the beginning of the end of WWII.

On this day 47 years ago my mother got confused and thought her new daughter had been born on D-Day.