Mary Killen Mary Killen

Dear Mary | 9 August 2008

Your problems solved

issue 09 August 2008

Q. My daughter has left her appalling husband and come to live with me while her new house is being made ready. Today a parcel arrived with the usual sort of impenetrable wrapping which needs to be cut through with secateurs. I attacked the packaging with gusto and threw it on to the fire.

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