John's birthday

After my first wife and I split up, she had a son called John. He was a very lovely lad and he is sorely missed by his sisters. Today would have been his twenty-fourth birthday.

This is one of two especially difficult days of the year for the girls, so it's always good to be able to support them in any way we can. Izzy is off in Kyiv, of course, and Charlie is volunteering at a festival, but the rest of us got together in Leeds. Dan and I came across from Kirkby Lonsdale, Hannah came up from Salford, and Abi from Sheffield. 

And despite the sadness of the occasion, we had a lovely evening, eating al fresco, chatting, and generally enjoying one another's company.