We really should, more often, all of us. In what is sadly an ever darker and darker world, as a friend of mine once said, ‘we need to light more candles’. But, it also pays to remember what we have to be thankful for.
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Last Sunday myself, Luke and Orla went to Goodwood Revival 2009 at Goodwood, naturally. Now, we don’t normally do the Revival because having been once before (we are locals), we didn’t really enjoy it as much as the Festival of Speed, reasons why will be explained later. We were meeting our friends Nick and Rachel, to which I looked forward as I had not seen them since Orla’s Christening, and we had not been able to make their wedding two years ago, due to Orla being in hospital. Nick’s Uncle was there as an exhibitor and had given Nick free tickets for us.
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My little girl started school today. For weeks and weeks, nay months I have looked forward to and dreaded this day. Excited for her, and all the wonderful things she is going to do, the new things she will learn, and the friends she will make. But, for me…some sadness. She has been my constant companion for four and a half years. Other than the last year and a half at Nursery for two hours of a morning, I have never been without her. In fact, I don’t know a world without her.
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