Grand Staircase

My father died on 2nd Feb.
 
He hated formality and ceremony, so today we had a small gathering of his closest family to share some cherished memories and say goodbye at the crematorium.
 
We all stayed together in a hotel afterwards (rather grand staircase pictured) so we could have dinner in a private dining room and enjoy each others company and support.
 
He doesn’t feature much in my journal because he hated being photographed and was instinctively a very private person, but he does appear in a couple of places.   
 
This photo from 2017 is the first of a number of times CyclopsJnr and my dad picked apples together.  Every time we’ve been to their house since CyclopsJnr has to checks the tree to see if there are apples, or at least if apples might be on the way.
 
My dad was much loved and will be sorely missed.