When a parent has to face putting away childish things, accepting that time moves inexorably forward... For Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1, listen to The Cot, by Michael Harding above.
She was born in the snow, the biggest snow for years at the end of February. Her tiny wrinkled face sideways on the pillow...
This essay appeared on the programme of February 1st - listen back here
