Just back from the former mother in law's funeral.

I knew today would be difficult.
I'd known this woman for 42 years.

The place was difficult to find.
Woodland in the middle of nowhere. Even using GPS.

8 of us. Including her 2 surviving children in all.
It really brought home to me how few some of us have at the end.

The ritual bit over, we collectively went to a quiet restaurant and toasted the departed.
We all sat together and enjoyed a good meal while sharing memories.
It was nice.

Then the drive home. In silence.
I didn't even think to put some music on.

Seemingly endless roadworks; diversions and traffic jams marked the return journey.

And so passes another milestone in life