“Time to say……..Goodbye.” In the first few days of the New Year 2021, that which I had feared for so long was going to happen did happen, when Elaine died. One of the consequences of her death was that ownership of her pick-up truck, aka The Skylark, passed to me. It was the third truckContinue reading “FAREWELL TO THE SKYLARK Part Three.”
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FAREWELL TO THE SKYLARK, Part Two.
“You might be surprised my son.” Although this is, in the most part, a stand- alone story it does follow on directly from Skylark part one, so it will make more sense if you read part one before reading this. ******************************************** Elaine and I had recently purchased the Nissan pick-up that, unbeknown toContinue reading ” FAREWELL TO THE SKYLARK, Part Two.”
Farewell to the Skylark- Part 1
I had originally intended this post to be a one-off concerning just the one particular truck, but soon came to realise that I was restricting myself far too much in this way. So, though the loss of the ‘Skylark’ remains the primary story, I have expanded it to cover a number of vehicles over threeContinue reading “Farewell to the Skylark- Part 1”
POLLYS PYJAMAS…Part Two.
I am aware that I’m being watched, no actually I’m being observed, by my doctor who has just come into the waiting room to call me through. He studies me as I brace to push myself upright, stand and then stiffly waddle past him to the open door of his office. Once there, I lowerContinue reading “POLLYS PYJAMAS…Part Two.”
a horse, a husband, and cancer 