Woman & Home South Africa

My first year WITHOUT MY MOM

On 25 February 2019, it was the first anniversary of the death of my mother, Penny Vincenzi.

Over the course of that year, I learnt that it’s all about the firsts; you are desperate to get these over with. Your first birthday without the person who gave birth to you, the first kid’s birthday party without her there to marvel at the rather unremarkable things your offspring are doing, the first Christmas without her French onion soup and overly laden brandy butter, the first anniversary of her

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