Happy Sad Day

It went much better than expected, despite the trauma of the A30 being closed off due to some incident and taking a scenic detour through Launceston and the surrounding area on the way there. I'm not religious and the service today had a very low R content. First time I've ever started a funeral smiling - 'Brothers in Arms' by Dire Straits played as the coffin was brought in. The readings included Desiderata and, 'All is Well' by Henry Scott Holland which some of you might know already. There was also a four line poem 'Life is not measured'. Other music: Jerusalem, 'Because you loved me' by Celine Dion and 'You raise me up' lyrics by Josh Groban (although not sure if he was the performer on the recording). It was a really lovely service.

Afterwards we went back to my late uncle's house and did the seemingly ritual looking at photographs. Apparently, he was an amazing hoarder and that included stuff that he'd kept of my grandmother's when she died. Leon had wanted to come too but couldn't because of work. Probably just as well. Not necessarily the best thing for him to be confronted with my family photos......

Once we were back at my parents' house in Dorset, and all 7 people actually stayed in the same room for long enough, I told them about my shiny Xmas present :o) The jewellers had rung while I was down in Cornwall to say it was ready to be collected. So, my brothers, having been photographed together wearing suits for the first time since my wedding in 1984 were told to hang on to them!