Diana Wichtel: Bringing back nostalgia

When it comes to nostalgia, it’s all about the delivery.

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12th May, 2012

I know, I know. Mother’s Day is a shallow consumerist sham, but it has always worked a treat for me. It seems ridiculous to complain about the commercialisation of motherhood in an era that increasingly knows the price of everything and the value of squat. So my Mother’s Day wishlist, apart from the sight of my beloved children and grandchildren, faces shining, one hopes, with something approximating gratitude, is as follows: Having spent whole years of my life at the supermarket, I would like to be able to go there and buy lamb, cheese and other things we produce here without ...

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