There’s no place like home

Elaine Storkey unpacks the time cousins Mary and Elizabeth spent together while pregnant, showing us the importance of being ‘home’ for one another

I wonder how often you’ve had the ‘home from home’ experience. For some of us it’s quite common, as we think of home as being several places – the place we live in, the house we grew up in where perhaps our parents still live, or the home of a sibling or old friend whom we visit regularly. Sometimes, the experience can take us by surprise, such as when we accept the hospitality of someone new and find ourselves engulfed in the sense of being completely at home in their presence and surroundings.