Strong roots

Today we celebrated the life of my Uncle Ian and I felt the strength of my roots. I'm very blessed and proud to have such a wonderful family. Everyone was fantastic, each supporting the other. It seemed the entire town came to pay their respects, with more than a thousand in the church. Ian touched the hearts and lives of so many people, and he will be very much missed.

The minister was fantastic - a real man of the parish who cares about the people of the town whether they're Christian or not. I liked the way he hugged all the family at the end of the service.

I've come away with many, many stories about the family. I really must write them all down. I fear I can't share them here - I'd be in so much trouble!!