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turpsUncle George had a good send-off this morning
He served in the Durham Light Infantry so had an honour guard on the way into the crematorium and a flag draped over his coffin. I learned a lot about his early years but I think the most powerful part was towards the end of the service when members of his former troop, all of whom must have been in their late 80s to early 90s stood up and sang "Just a Song at Twilight" one member did the main parts then the rest all joined in the chorus and it was pretty hair raising to hear, then that was followed by the last post on the bugle.
After that and it was off for the wake when I met up with relatives I only see at funerals these days, which is a sad state of affairs. Uncle George's daughter said I'd never changed but considering the last time I saw her had to be over 40 years ago I suspect she was being very kind.
Some amusing parts to the day. James had a white shirt emergency and we ended up having to stop at a Sainsburys on the way to the funeral. I don't think we've ever moved so fast in the shop, getting a suitable shirt then he had to quickly change shirts in the carpark.
Then at the crem I had to nip to the bathroom and the stalls were tiny. As I'm rather big of leg I sort of got wedged trying to get the door opened, and was faced by another lady who was very sympathetic and commented that just happened to her too.
But yeah, a sad day but one with laughs and good memories, too
Bodhi sitting went well yesterday. We went up for 6:30 am and Lucy was home just after 10. Many episodes of Peppa Pig were watched and many toys were played with and I was reminded that toddlers are a lot of hard work.
The day before that we'd taken Pauline for her scan and while there Kayleigh phoned saying she'd taken her cat, Aeriel for what she thought would be a routine appointment but they thought she'd gone into heart failure and needed her to be sedated so they could do tests. Aeriel is 18 so Kayleigh was worried about her waking up so wanted me to come with her and I felt terrible I couldn't. It did all work out in the end, Ariel is fine, on painkillers and thyroid meds now which the vet suspects could be the issue making her heart work so hard, but that was a dicey few hours.
Now James has a phone meeting with work in an hour then my MiL wants us to take some flowers to James' aunt as it's the anniversary of her husband's death tomorrow.
Meanwhile, I think I need some coffee as I had some delicious cheese pie at the wake and it's made me want a nap.
He served in the Durham Light Infantry so had an honour guard on the way into the crematorium and a flag draped over his coffin. I learned a lot about his early years but I think the most powerful part was towards the end of the service when members of his former troop, all of whom must have been in their late 80s to early 90s stood up and sang "Just a Song at Twilight" one member did the main parts then the rest all joined in the chorus and it was pretty hair raising to hear, then that was followed by the last post on the bugle.
After that and it was off for the wake when I met up with relatives I only see at funerals these days, which is a sad state of affairs. Uncle George's daughter said I'd never changed but considering the last time I saw her had to be over 40 years ago I suspect she was being very kind.
Some amusing parts to the day. James had a white shirt emergency and we ended up having to stop at a Sainsburys on the way to the funeral. I don't think we've ever moved so fast in the shop, getting a suitable shirt then he had to quickly change shirts in the carpark.
Then at the crem I had to nip to the bathroom and the stalls were tiny. As I'm rather big of leg I sort of got wedged trying to get the door opened, and was faced by another lady who was very sympathetic and commented that just happened to her too.
But yeah, a sad day but one with laughs and good memories, too
Bodhi sitting went well yesterday. We went up for 6:30 am and Lucy was home just after 10. Many episodes of Peppa Pig were watched and many toys were played with and I was reminded that toddlers are a lot of hard work.
The day before that we'd taken Pauline for her scan and while there Kayleigh phoned saying she'd taken her cat, Aeriel for what she thought would be a routine appointment but they thought she'd gone into heart failure and needed her to be sedated so they could do tests. Aeriel is 18 so Kayleigh was worried about her waking up so wanted me to come with her and I felt terrible I couldn't. It did all work out in the end, Ariel is fine, on painkillers and thyroid meds now which the vet suspects could be the issue making her heart work so hard, but that was a dicey few hours.
Now James has a phone meeting with work in an hour then my MiL wants us to take some flowers to James' aunt as it's the anniversary of her husband's death tomorrow.
Meanwhile, I think I need some coffee as I had some delicious cheese pie at the wake and it's made me want a nap.
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Date: 2023-07-16 08:04 am (UTC)Toddlers move so hecking fast, they're like little tornadoes on legs. Mentally and physically.
Yep. I only looked after Bodhi for around four hours and was ready for a rest by the end of it.