Earlier today, sometime during the afternoon, I happened to glance at my watch. It was precisely 15h05, the time at which Mike took his final breath. Today is 8th August…
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Main photo - 1948 - aged 10 Right up until his death, Dad was still in touch with four of his friends from his early Huddersfield days. Some of them…
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This week I am at Kate Cowie’s Life Writing Retreat, held at the magnificent La Garriga de Castelladral, about an hour inland from Girona and Barcelona in Spain. It’s where…
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Image by AI based on photos of dad and me Almost six months ago to the day – on 23rd December 2025 – my elderly parents spent a full day…
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A few days ago, we received the post-mortem on my Dad’s death and it has sent questions and reverberations through me and others in my family. Some of the language…
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My friend Kay Young has just completed all of her Munros - a marvellous accomplishment, and one I feel zero need to do myself. Not least living near an entirely…
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My father died not quite two weeks ago, on Sunday 3rd May. He was aged 88. He was with fellow walkers from The Arthur Ransome Society (TARS), of which dad…
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My dad died today, 3rd May 2026. He fell to his death on the Scottish Island of Lewis in the Northwest Hebrides. I’d been out on a short walk with…
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