The loveliest thing about leaving is that you get to see everyone you love, and then you leave.
The problem with leaving is that you see everyone you love, and then you leave!

We take so much for granted and a trip away like this makes me realise this so much. It’s so easy to assume people will always be there and so we may see less of them as a consequence. But take away the possibility and you come to realise how special your friends and family are to you. We’ve had some wonderful days/evenings reminiscing and this made me feel quite nostalgic.

As part of the cleansing process we decided to get rid of the boxes of photographs that had sat gathering dust in a cupboard, rarely seeing the light of day. So we spent about three evenings sitting at the dining table surrounded by piles of photographs trying to divide them up. And gradually we have been able to give them to people and it’s been wonderful seeing their reactions as some of the photos were over twenty five years old. I would recommend this to everyone, if you haven’t used it/worn it/played with it for over a year get rid of it or give it to someone else, who’ll keep it for years and probably never use it, but at least then it’s their problem.

We are really going to miss you all so much!