I gather up the first collection of photographs of my mum and flick through . . . What all these pictures have in common is they show how Mum lives every day - like it really, really matters. Mum's suddenly started giving me life's vital lessons: how to make Bolognese sauce, how to put on make-up, how to make rules my brother can cope with . . . She's even given me her old diaries. They're really funny - and actually sort of helpful. But I feel like there's something she's not telling me . . . A story to be felt and not forgotten.