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Had a hot day yesterday after the haar cleared. I went to the Helix Park at Falkirk with the family. It is a massive eco park where the Kelpies sculpture is. https://www.thehelix.co.uk/about-the-helix/ Cleo enjoyed all the new smells and sniffs. I am pleased how she coped with it all as there were lots of dogs- all very well behaved I must say- and plenty walking. We all walked further than we have walked for a while. There was just enough breeze to make it pleasant. Then we went out for dinner.. Today is proving just as hot so I have walked Cleo early. Summer might not have forgotten us after all. .

Hi Everybody, Sue was cremated on the 26th and I was pleasantly surprised to get a phone call today asking if it was convenient for her ashes to be returned today. So now she is home. Her daughter Mandy is going to be taking some with her to Greece in two weeks time so that they can be placed on Koukounaries beach on Skiathos and for the Aegean sea to wash her away as she asked. Some will be sprinkled around her beloved Cherry tree in the garden. I may make a journey up to Roos where she spent the early part of her life and where her father is buried somewhere in the Roos churchyard. Sue's son, Mark came up with his eldest son, Aidan, and we went out with Mandy and her husband to have a meal. We toasted Sue's memory and there were a few tears, but all in all a happy occasion (though I am sure I heard Sue's voice saying " That duck is overcooked, go on complain. The price they are charging for it you want it right!") So now I am very close to closing the story of Sue's life. Just a few more lines to write, then I will keep walking carrying her memory with me all my days.. Peace and Love to you all, I hope you enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend and that the weather is kind to us all!