Title: Margaret and me /
Authors: Thomas, William J., 1946-
Publisher: Stoddart,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Thomas, William J.,; Thomas, Margaret Mary McLean,; Mothers and sons Humor.; Canadian wit and humor.; Mères et fils Humour.; Humour canadien-anglais.; Mothers and sons Ontario.; Ontario Biography.
Contents: A woman of ominous origins -- Boy, how things have changes! -- My mother's two-word turkey recipe -- The shelter lady -- I've been reared in small towns -- Growing up, out of order -- I took my mother on my honeymoon -- How mom came to visit but stayed -- The senior citizen fitness workout -- Thinks I'd rather not explain to my mother -- "Don't think to me in that tone of voice!" -- Margaretspeak -- The worst day of my life -- Breast implants at eighty? Mon! Say it ain't so! -- My mother's not playing with a full deck -- Helpful hints for seniors -- A few supermarket tips for seniors -- Questions I used to ask my mother that my mother now uses on me -- I am not having an affair with Wally Crouter -- "Well, I never!" -- Things that Margaret would consider "just grand" -- Dinner with Marg -- adventures in doggy-bag land -- Never argue with your mother -- Things I wished my mother would stop doing -- Partying-we're just not very good at it -- How I helped my mother flunk her short-term memory test -- Merry Christmas, Marg. Wake up, we're home -- Things senior citizens really ought not do -- Ma Bell has nothing on Mas -- Margaret joins the club -- What worries my mother most is ... -- Happy Birthday, Margaret -- What most seniors really want -- Mother's day -- Things Margaret still believes -- You know you've become exactly like your mother when ... -- Argue with your mother at ninety and you'll never see sixty yourself -- Margaret and Amanda-two kids on the carpet of life -- Mama's got a brand-new club -- Things you hate to hear at a nursing home -- Seniors not going gently into that night -- Seniors' activities that are hereby officially banned -- Margaret and me on the grand walk for memories.