I (Dave) am feeling sad. Today I received the news that my Grandma has died.
It is a strange thing living so far away from England at times like this, when I would really like to go to the funeral of this extraordinary lady but simply can't because of distance / money / time etc.
I have not seen her for many years as she has been in a nursing home and has had dementia for nearly the last 23 years but I have fond memories from my childhood of her.
She is the only person I ever knew that has lived through 3 centuries (yep...not kidding). She was born in 1899 and lived until 2010. She was 111 when she died. Now that is an innings!