Thank you everyone
I didn't mean to do an 'announcement' of mum's death on the blog, but as I have written about her quite a lot recently I thought that it was right to do this. Thank you for the messages and emails, it has been a comfort to receive them. I used to be a member of the 'coping' brigade, stiff upper lip and all that jazz. It doesn't work though, so mollycuddling myself, howling when I felt the need has all been very comforting.
One day I will write about mum's escapades in life and my goodness it makes good reading. As yet I am feeling too raw, suffice to say that I have her watch to throw over Victoria Falls - does doing something twice make it a family tradition?