Here is the October extract from the year of being sixty two, rather late in the month! Eventually we all become orphans, unless we die young and leave others to cope with the mess. It’s odd then that it should be such a surprise. My mother’s death though was a surprise. One day she was apparently well, if tired, coping with my father’s motor neurone disease cheerily, orchestrating a move for them into an assisted living flat with customary energy and skill. The next day we were driving desperately behind the air ambulance that was taking her to Exeter, my father talking determinedly about how they would manage her convalescence, me with a cold pit of fear in my stomach. A major heart attack. She was dead in her nightie on the bed in the recovery room when we got there, her hair askew, marks on her chest and arms from where they had tried to revive her. She looked very small and very alone and totally gone. ...
good for you - enjoy your peace and quiet!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a marvelous idea. Enjoy your break. xo
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your rest.
ReplyDeleteLook forward to your return
Chris
Australia
And why not? Enjoy the break and hope to see you back at the blog front soon!
ReplyDeleteLynne.
Be well. Look forward to your return.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great idea and with the predicted warm weather sounds like perfect timing. Enjoy, relax and return refreshed!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy xxx
ReplyDeleteDear Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteRelish your break. I will be waiting very patiently for your return.
Warmest wishes,
Stephanie
Yes, but....
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to come back, will you.
Worried of Somerset.
Sounds deluverly!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy it!
ReplyDeleteI understand perfectly. Enjoy the break!
ReplyDeleteRelax & have fun.
ReplyDeleteSounds good! Enjoy, and come back refreshed....
ReplyDeleteI shall think of you, taking time to watch the world float by, and wish I could do the same x
ReplyDeleteEnjoy - But come back!
ReplyDeleteHope that you are enjoying the break in this lovely sunshine Elizabeth. May be joining you soon looking up at the sky or floating on a cloud somewhere.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy, enjoy! Will look forward to seeing you when you get back!
ReplyDeleteSee you soon - enjoy the lovely weather!
ReplyDeleteYea, why not!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Lucy
Great to do something for no reason.
ReplyDeleteWe all need a break from time to time, enjoy xx
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