The reason for my radio silence

If you follow any of my socials (links at the bottom of the screen somewhere), chances are you'll be up to speed.  But I haven't really sat in front of my computer for the last month or so.  Rather than typing it all out again, here's a screen shot of my instagram announcement from 1st March 2025

It's been a bit of a blur.

Last Thursday we held Dad's open service, with a very private cremation on Friday. 

So this is the first Monday 'after it all', and time to get back to some kind of normality. 
Waiting three weeks for burial/cremation seems to be normal south of the border, but here in Scotland, it's usually all completed within about 7-10 days.  As it was, we had a limbo of 3 weeks to navigate, and the funeral was the day after Mum & Dad's 46th Wedding Anniversary :(

But it all went well. By the time the day came round, Mum and I were both ready and able to speak the words we'd each written for Dad, which I don't think we'd have managed any sooner. 

We're both doing OK. We're sad. We've cried. We will cry more! But mostly we've shared a gentle ease, which, if you know Mum and I, is something that hasn't always come naturally between us. Dad would be affa proud of us both! haha

I loved Dad forever, and I will miss him forever. But I will also live, and love, and laugh, and fart, and appreciate the little things, for him, and because of him. 

No regrets, no what ifs, no I wish we'd. Just pure love. We adored each other. And I know just how lucky I am, to have been the apple of my Daddy's eye; and he was forever the apple of mine!