First up in the morning

There is nothing to work out here – just open the conversation and let it wander.

In every house, someone was up before the others. You heard the curtains drawn back, the kettle starting to sing and, outside, the milk float humming past before dawn. Then came the first cup of tea. At home, who was always up first – your mother, your father or someone else – and what did they do before anyone else stirred?

Your mornings, as they were