So where are we now?

Unbelievably, it is almost a month now since the event that rocked our world to its foundations.  Some say “You don’t know what you have till it is gone” but this wasn’t true for us, but that isn’t to say that you can in anyway guess what life will be like once they are gone. 

So far we have:-

• Done about 80% or so of the paperwork that this kind of thing imposes one you
• Got my daughter back to Uni, and me back to work (I even did my VAT return on time!)
• Designed and executed the most lovely memorial service
• Kept the house clean and tidy
• Done the charity shop shop runs
• Looked after each other
• Laughed at bad-taste bleak jokes
• Even done many of those 101 little jobs that never got done like having the cat spayed and phones changed over!

People have been lovely and today a friend from Holland ‘saw’ me on Skype and called to see how I was.  Support has come from many unexpected quarters.  I was unsure about going into ‘print’ about all this and how it would be received, but it appears there a people out there that are getting something from these blogs and ask for updates.

However, when you emerge from under this mountain of stuff there are still unexpected tears, still that gut-wrenching feeling, still that little voice telling you that someone must have made a small mistake and she will be back…  And the rest is a strange mix; a blank sheet of paper, an empty cave, and all the joys and wonders that living offers…

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