Dave took his mum, Doris to the crematorium this morning to lay a wreath for his dad, Pip (Percy Stenbridge Humphrey, to be exact). I didn't go as I think this is a mother & son thing, but it has got me thinking about the people that will be 'missing from the table' this Christmas.
We have this sort of family tradition that just before we tuck into the Christmas turkey, we toast the people that are 'missing from the table', like Dave's dad Pip, my mum Bobby, my lovely Auntie Joyce and Steve (our eldest) - not that he's dead of course - very far from it - he's absolutely alive and living in Sydney, Oz and is in that 'pinch me if I'm dreaming' stage - but nevertheless, he will be missing from the table again - for the second year - and I'll be toasting him along with the rest.
...so if you have someone that's 'missing from your table' this year - try to think of them (as I do), not so much as missing because they are there, deep within your heart..
