Laid to rest

Wednesday was a very difficult day being my birthday, having "Highfield" valued for probate purposes and laying my Mum's remains together with Dad's and Nan's under the tree in the back garden! However we got through it all and I have to say I felt a great relief that we had done what she would really have wanted. Elaine our 96 year old neighbour brought arouns a yellow rose from her garden which i thought was really sweet of her. The basket of flowers sent for the funeral by Unison's Scottish LGBT Committee had pride of place in the spot as well!

So we move on with the practicalities of living in a changed time with a real gap in my and others lives. Strange the things you miss, like the early morning phone called I made and the 6 o'clock call to check if everything was okay with her. Nice to see from Mum's diaries how much they meant to her and especially the comments in 2000 when Frank and I went down and took her to Kettlewell! "Highfield" needs a lot doing to it and already we have arranged the sweep to come to clean and check the chimney for the log fire and Rayburn cooker which is supposed to do the cnetral heating, domestic water and cooking! Skipton Glass have quoted for the replacement of the failed double glazing and I hope will be there next week and Frank has his brushes and paint at the ready and I suspect is going to get on and freshen the place up. We have asked for a quote for East March St to buy the house there so it looks like we are heading for Austwick sometimes after Frank reached retirement in the meantime keeping it as our get away holiday retreat! We will see!