
"A woman who is forever ready for 'take off' whenever the fancy takes her is never going to stray too far from the mark of probity in all that she undertakes. There were two activities that my mother loved; one was dancing and the other was ironing. Her eldest daughter, my sister Mary, seems to have inherited these twin towers of maternal affection from our dear mum, albeit with one noticeable distinction; Mary never quite managed to master performing both activities simultaneously!"William Forde: December 10th, 2012.