It’s often said that after a few months people stop asking how you are, ringing you up for a chat, asking you to meet or sending a thoughtful email. This is not my experience. I have some wonderful friends and a family who are there for me when I need them to be. Saturday afternoon was an example when Wendy and Ian picked me up and we went for a 7 mile walk. I think we will always remember Simon when we walk as he enjoyed teasing Wendy and was always in his element, relaxed and happy.
Lower Barden Reservoir - it wasn't quite like this yesterday but just as beautiful
Since I wrote two weeks ago I have been learning how to use Simon’s Nikon SLR digital camera. I got in lots of practice when the Minister of State for International Development came to Craven - I had organised an event for him to meet organisations, groups, individuals, schoolchildren and teachers who are promoting international development and Fairtrade. It went really well. There’s an article with three of the photos I took in the local online newspaper, the Yorkshire Times.
The permanent link is here http://yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/International-Development-Minister-visits-Craven-Summit
It still feels very strange going into Simon’s office library and I am certainly not ready to start sorting through his things there. He did so much and it is there in profusion, very important to him but probably of little importance to anyone else. My dad was saying the same thing about his possessions when I visited him today. He has spent so much time researching family histories and tracing old maps of the village in which he has lived all his life. It will be one of his legacies and a very interesting and valuable one for me, my children and their children.
It’s going to be another busy week. On Thursday Eve and the children will be moving in for a few days as the builders are taking over their home. Before then I’m going to a conference in Birmingham. Perhaps the boys will help me write next weekend. Have a good week.
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