Death of a best friend
posted by Quokkagirl I received a moving email the other day from a friend telling me that Archie, her beloved and faithful old Westie had finally lost his battle with cancer. The last time I saw Archie was a couple of months ago – looking older but still the feisty little man he had always […]
Quote of the day
“If I live ’til I’m 80, I fully intend to reacquaint myself with the world of opiate drugs. I think it’s ideal for the elderly. It should be there for the asking. If you’re over 70, you should be able to go and say, ‘Just give me some diamorphine and I won’t mither you any more.’” “Increasingly, […]
Thoughts of a funeral-goer
Posted by Lyra Mollington Three days ago I decided it was high time I donned my ‘mystery mourner hat’ again. There was quite a large crowd gathering which boded well for an interesting service. However, I felt slightly uneasy when I saw that the people standing outside the crematorium chapel were nearly all twenty-somethings: pretty […]
