Family goodbyes

It seems as though I've spent the past 12 hours in a car, train or plane today, returning from Holland after the funeral. It has been tremendously sad but also in a strange way such a touching and unmissable event, a celebration of life and a relationship. It's also been nice to catch up with so much family, some who I have not seen for years. Strange, the ways in which we are all linked, a network of people stretching over borders and seas, meeting up to mark the passing of someone who will be sorely missed.