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There is someone missing and missed
Comments (1)lovely daffs....See MoreI miss my brother
Comments (33)Yes, feeling a little low tonight as I think of my brother Michael. Taken away from us many years ago now, but still very present. He was hit by a drunken driver on his way home after work. The driver ran away immediately afterwards. Saw an old picture a couple of days ago and it only just dawned on me the impact this had on the whole family. In the picture, I felt we were a whole family that had never experienced any major grief. Life was good in our middle class lives. The person that fatally hit my brother was taken to court and we were award a small amount of money. He laughed when he was aloud to go free. He was the top tax man in the South West of Avon in the UK. Free mason and so they do take care of their own there. I knew nothing about this organisation when my father spoke of it, but being a Policeman my father and his colleagues knew who they were. My father was so disillusioned with this experience he retired early and moved to NZ where we still are. The happiness of family life never returned. My father stayed out working for most of the time and we the family felt abandoned in a new country actually living in a isolated spot with no transport. From being surrounded with family and friends from childhood security was always there. The locals seemed quite hostile to us being from the mother country, this is almost no existent now due to the number of Poms now living here. When I was older, I returned to the homeland to meet some of the Police who convinced me of the strength of Freemasons and their influence. I have been offered a couple of times here, but politely refused. Going back to the picture, the loss of my brother, the grief feels so overwhelming. I ask for prayer to help me to sleep, I will indeed pray. My brother was training to join the Household Cavalry. He was officer material the Sargent had said and we were all so proud of him. The man that killed him had gone back to the pub that night and created a cover story in case the police found him. Apologies for jumping like this, just not feeling too happy, and this feels like a good outlet. It has been a long time since anyone wrote on here, but just releasing some of the pain into cyber space just may be a good outlet for me right now. It is 1am in the morning and I must go to bed soon. The horror and grief this person has put us through. Never an apology, even by letter ;o(. Little things the number of my brothers private gun 19, his number 24499694. Memorised since the age of 12 years, I am now 46. The picture has him wearing his favourite jumper and the watch received on Christmas day - he was wearing both of these on the day he was taken from us. They obviously looked very different following this incident. My father once told me, that my brother apparently made a lot of noise - maybe not the best thing to know. We were not there for him, we were warm tucked away in our beds, whilst he suffered in agony. Can you hear my pain? My father has now passed away, my mother becoming more frail and the memories shared.............................. I miss you Michael. Thank you Ian...See MoreI sure miss my fresh veggies....but certainly dont miss the bugs
Comments (0)or the blasting heat...... Miss my fresh KY wonder......um yum yum and fresh yellow squash and zukes.... still got some mustard greens going in my two raised beds... and those were from the bolting ones that dropped., seeds Yummm Yum... Nothing like your own greens... I would have planted more if I could find my open packets of kales, collards, mustard greens. seeds...Hecks its been so unseasonably warm they would have did just fine in my "potato bins" If Hubby ever gets the time or energy. (Unfortunately I bought some feather girls and they take so much time,,,,,) May get a greenhouse.. got plenty of windows to do it... Just need the time...and energy even bought the larger outdoor unit " Hardy"to heat a greenhouse. but Hubby cant do it all Unfortunately he planted close to the house so smoke comes in some ... I know he does so much already. Just a wishing...See MoreWe will miss you woodyoak
Comments (44)Wow. I'm sitting here pretty stunned. I've been away from the forums for a couple of weeks and thought I'd pop in tonight and I can't believe this thread. I am so very saddened. I can't add much that hasn't already been said, but can only echo the comments here about woody's knowledge and generosity, her beautiful garden, her gentle, thoughtful, helpful, kind postings and wonderful photos. Thank you, rouge, for letting us know. PM2, I was really touched by your thoughtful post. About ten years ago I lost a friend and at a memorial gathering - which was packed - someone made a comment about how surprised this friend would have been at all the people, and at all the kind and wonderful things they said about him. While I know they were referring to his shy and humble demeanor, it hit me - WHY? WHY would he be surprised? Because we never told him while he was here that he was loved and valued? At that time I decided I would always try to let people in my life know that I appreciate them, because everyone deserves that. So let me first say that I do appreciate and value all of you here, for your generosity in sharing your knowledge and experience, your gardens, your humor, and sharing a bit of your lives. While I don't post a lot these days, this forum has been a quite large part of my life. So thank you all. And I hope woody knew that. I hope she knew that we valued her and appreciated her, that we admired her and her gardening skills, that we loved to see her photos, and that we counted her among our "online" and "garden" friends. To her family, I offer my condolences and wish you peace and comfort. Dee...See Moremaifleur03
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