Two things I observed today which made me wonder/smile/giggle:
1. Upon leaving the retirement home of my mum's cousin (around lunch time), we walked past the dining room and nearly tripped over a whole line of walkers parked outside. Was like a taxi rank for the over 70s... classic! And three of the ladies were tucking into rather large glasses of wine with their lunch. Now THAT'S the kind of retirement home I want to go into when I'm old and grey!!
2. Attending Kathleen's funeral, I noticed a young boy (maybe 5 or 6) go up to the altar with his family for communion. As his mother and siblings remained kneeling, he stepped back up and took a walk around the coffin - just observing. The expression on his face was priceless... I was half expecting him to ask "so... is she in there?" Brought a smile to an otherwise sad situation.
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Well, this sort of summarises a few of the posts :-)
I actually left a comment here before but it seems to have disappeared.
Anyways, there is a Kate Bush song called All the Love, and its about waiting for affection, love etc...
And it's bookended by a broken answering machine which only captures the last part of a message, essentially a goodbye.
ie. people calling just to say goodbye.
which is like funerals, where people dont see you forever, and they come just to say goodbye.
Maybe the lyrics will make this clearer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlmSYZkv1pA
and
http://thegospelaccordingtorichardcroft.wordpress.com/2010/02/24/451-kate-bush-all-the-love-1982/
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