everyday memories

You open your phone to find the name of a favourite café, a family birthday detail or the idea you wrote down after a conversation,…

You find a half-finished family recipe book in a drawer, a box of unlabelled photographs in the wardrobe and three seedlings still waiting to be…

Someone brings out an old photograph and asks, “Was this before you moved to Wellington, or after?” You recognise the people and remember the day,…

A familiar song begins playing, and within seconds you are back in another room, another year, perhaps even another version of yourself. A book can…

A family gathering is being planned, and someone asks whether you would prefer a busy table full of conversation or something quieter with only a…

You find an old photograph of yourself standing outside a house you once knew room by room, and suddenly remember the sound of the gate,…

A family member asks what you were like when you were younger, and the room fills with different answers. One person remembers your terrible singing…

You are halfway across town when someone rings to ask which day the rubbish goes out, how much food the cat gets or where the…