This beautiful poem by Maya Angelou was sent to us by Cousin Nairy soon after Haig left us. Pitch perfect.
Tag: Legacy
Dad scootering in Brussels
It’s April 2019. We are at Parc Tenbosch in Brussels, in front of the small but touching monument commemorating the Armenian Genocide. He was 74 years old but had no compunction about riding around town in a scooter. It was a positive manifestation of his stubborn refusal to “act his age”. I didn’t tell him…
IKEA handiwork down the generations
I wouldn’t have called this a fond memory until today. Back in July 2000 (yes 21 years ago) Dad and I spent a weekend buying and assembling IKEA furniture for a new house he had bought on 20 Sedlescombe Road, Fulham in London. Now a weekend assembling IKEA furniture isn’t most people’s idea of a…
Thinking outside the box
I was just purging the loft the other day and came across this gem. Is it wrong that I can’t bring myself to throw the bloody suitcase away?? So, in September 2000 I was packing up to go to University. Dad was as proud as he was relieved. I thought I would capitalise…. Alex: “Dad,…
The Beatles Legacy
Ellie (now aged 7) has been mesmerised by “Beat Bugs” as of late, a kids show on Netflix based on music by the Beatles. Watching the show with her whirlwinded me all the way back to a family holiday in Rhodes circa 1990 (when I was aged.. 7). Haigy had just bought me my first…