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Thanksgiving for a life well lived
Today was the funeral and thanksgiving for my mum’s eldest brother, John Colville. It was lovely to hear the memories of him and tributes paid movingly by brothers, sons, friends and colleagues. My memory of Uncle Johnny was of him playing the piano, impressively and effortlessly, without any music, on a Christmas evening, at the…

A quote I try to live by
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On the 8th day of December….. some Christmas reds! We
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Some firsts in our family
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