Goodbye, Aunty Win

Aunty Win and her brand new great granddaughter Amira Rose.

Sorry that I have been very quiet lately - most of it has been busy-ness. The school Halloween party, lots of messed up schedules thanks to swine flu, Harry may or may not have had it..... I will get round to writing more about those things I hope but for now, the main thing that has sent me into blog silence was the death of my Aunty Win on November 1st. She was very ill and it was time for her to go, but I am so sad. She was my favourite aunty when I was small because she was always so bright and cuddly. She laughed a lot and with a loud cackle, and she loved all family so much, especially the little kids. I used to look forward to going to stay with her in the summer or winter holidays because she'd make me "fairy sandwiches" - little bacon sandwiches cut in quarters with the crusts cut off! And midget gems in a paper bag from the sweet shop. (I didn't actually really like the taste of them that much, but she thought that I liked them, so I ate them!)

I'm happy that she is no longer tired and in pain. She was very ill the last few months of her life, and it was hard for her. And I'm really glad that she managed to hang on long enough to see her great-granddaughter Amira's birth. She was so thrilled to have a girlbaby in the family again.

Now, just like last year when my Granny died, I am wishing I could go over for the funeral, but with the swine flu being so rife, it would be bad to take that over with me. Not to mention with Yoshi already having lost three weeks of school since September, and my own school schedule being totally out of whack, I simply cannot take any more time off until the new school year now. I'm feeling very far away from home right now.....