Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Wow, two years already?




I would also caution you not to read this post.












Mum: "Yes. You didn't know that?"
Mum: "Can you go get it?"
Mum: "What about tomorrow?"
Chappie: "Tomorrow is Sunday."
Me: "People don't usually die on Sundays?"







He would certainly think so.


  1. Thank you for a moving –alternately sad and funny -- piece about the death of your father. The thing about tragicomedy is that you never know if you should be laughing or if you should be crying, with the tragic accentuating the comic and vice versa. Please also accept my condolences on your loss.

  2. Forgive me. I got the giggles. Recommend Shaw's letter on his mother's cremation.

  3. What a wonderful, moving recollection of your father, indeed! So sorry for your loss, but I can already see your fond memories are going to provide you and your family with comfort.

    I hope every time you think of your dad, you get the giggles--I'm sure he would be pleased.

  4. What a great send up for your dad. Sounds like quite the interesting guy. I lost my dad this summer so I can relate to what you're going through.

  5. I'm so deeply sorry for your loss.

    What a beautiful tribute, sad and funny and touching, all at the same time. Giggle away! He would love that, I'm sure.

  6. What a wonderful tribute to your father. I am so sorry for your loss! I hope you get everything straightened out! This was such a beautiful and poignant post.

  7. Thanks everyone, you are all very kind. It's been quite a few days, and thank heavens I have always hung on to my English stiff upper lip. It's been jolly useful this week!

  8. That picture of your dad will forever make me happy.

  9. This was a very entertaining post. I do understand why you posted the disclaimer, but I'm one of those people who look at death as something we all will experience, though some sooner than others. It's nice to see other people who are able to share their healthy attitudes towards it.

    I also fear that I will someday break into giggles at a very inappropriate time.

  10. Please accept my condolences, and my gratitude for your beautiful writing about "this humble, honest, antlered man."

  11. I am sorry...I didn't realize your father had passed. Thank you for this post. I think it is an appropriate gesture to him, showing beauty in love, loss, and good humor.

  12. What a wonderful post! I won't pretend and say he'd be proud since I was never lucky enough to him, but as a fellow giggler, I'm pretty sure he would have been shaking and crying early on while reading it.

    1. An excellent remembrance, DAC. Please accept my sincere condolences.

  13. Thank you for republishing this. It is a beautiful tribute to your father and living proof that it is possible to smile through tears, somehow. You are a great writer.

  14. Thanks, Mary, you're kind. Oh, and I hope people have stopped shooting up your neighborhood. ;)

  15. That's the sort of Dad everyone should have. I envy you. I'm sure you miss him a great deal but it seems to me he passed on a valuable trait. Laughter. Well maybe three in my book. Also a love of France and champagne. Wonderful. So are your writing skills. Inherit that from Dad also?.

