Not this year....!

outside the rain is now falling gently,
the town is quiet,
the dogs are curled tightly  against the chill
of this extraordinary summer
and the house is murmuring, as old houses do,
in the silence of the night



Tonight is not a night for sleeping
it is a night for remembering

                                                 Grandfather and Granddaughter 

It is for remembering
all the
big and little things that made up my life with Top
the love
for each other...for the children...the grandchildren
and the dogs!
the sharing
the wonderful dreams
the laughter, the tears
the bad jokes
the good jokes
the singing
 the worry about the children,
 the joy of the children
the spirited arguments
(that I nearly always lost!)
the superb meals
 (that I did not cook)
the constant relocations
(good and bad!)

All the little and big things that make living together for 40 years so worthwhile

it's now

AUSTRALIA DAY

and it is his birthday
the first in 41 years that we will not be together

I think I might just give it a miss today


You have a wonderful family day