Last update from England

[janedavitt]

We fly out tomorrow morning and should get back to the girls (missing them so much) around 7.00 at night

Comments

[yasminke]

Sounds like a lovely ceremony, Jane. Glad you could be there with your family.

[janedavitt]

Thank you! It was very moving if, like the whole week, a bit surreal.

[curiouswombat]

That is it exactly - that feeling of surrealism - my father dies when he was a few years younger than I am now, and yet I still remember that feeling.

It does sound like a very good farewell to a very good man, though.

I can just imagine you all trying to avoid Granny Ward - and it is the sort of tale that will stay with you and make you smile when you look back, even if she is a very nasty piece of work.

The thing that always sticks with me about such funerals in our family is the way we always end up laughing and smiling as we reminisce - I hope you can all do this around your bonfire tonight.

[janedavitt]

I sit in the front room and keep expecting him to pop his head around the door and ask if anyone wants a cup of tea.

Heh, it was a nice bit of comic relief with GW even if it's sad that she didn't know her eldest son was dead and may not know for ages unless one of the small children lets it slip...

Yes, lots of laughter all week as we told stories about Dad.

[paratti]

{{{Oh, Jane}}}

He sounds a wonderful man.

And I understand completely about his mum. My cousin's in that position with his.

(((Hugs)))

[janedavitt]

Families...we've all got these feuds and such, I guess. You can't choose your relatives after all :-)

::hugs you:;

[flaming_muse]

It sounds beautiful, Jane. I'm so glad that you had wonderful support and a heartfelt celebration of your father.

We've been thinking of you, and we were there in spirit.

[janedavitt]

It's been such a comfort and so appreciated. I can feel the support and good wishes like sunshine, if that makes sense. ::hugs::

[gamiila]

A fitting farewell to someone who was clearly much loved and appreciated by a wider circle. I hope you and your family can draw some comfort from the knowledge that his loss is mourned by many.

[janedavitt]

Thank you! It's so good to realize how much he meant to people outside the family too.

[wesleysgirl]

I'm skipping over the words you wrote right now, because it's first thing in the morning and I don't want to start the day crying. I'll come back and read them later. I'm so glad the funeral went well and that your dad's mother didn't turn up. I'm sad that I didn't get to meet your dad -- I know I would have loved him. *Hugs and loves*