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So a few days before Lent began, we all came down with the bug known as the " 40 day cough" with symptoms of tiredness, shivers and a hacking cough. I entered an involuntary period of abstinence as I had had absolutely no interest in my BFF's Merlot and Montepulciano. Valentines Day and Pancake Tuesday fell on the same day, early in my recovery, so without consciously considering it, I realised I had given up alcohol for Lent. Facebook had bitten the dust in January, my own " Frexit" and I was enjoying the extra hours in my day, but was unsure how the whole Lent thing would play out teetotal.Turns out this was not really the best Lent to give up the booze....or was it ? Day 2 and my mother in law got admitted to hospital VERY unwell. This in itself would not lead to anyone drinking but might be a reason to imbibe when one is in regular close contact with ones in laws. Luckily, this is not the case with my in laws, so I managed to stay sober throughout her near

Today I attended the funeral of a truly great man, a humble, generous, compassionate, charitable, hard working, kind, wise lovely man. His funeral was a true celebration of the gifts he gave to the world. This is not a flippant expression as this man actually gave gifts across the world. His charitable donations went among other places to Uganda and Moldova and his kind acts saved people the world over. Most people won't know this man as unlike those who broadcast their achievements across the world today, he kept his activities to himself, gave without expecting recognition and sought no congratulations nor award. Thankfully he was recognised, rewarded and awarded for his immensely christian acts but his family are still only finding out how much he meant to how many, their hearts touched and warmed by the number of people who came from far and wide to share their grief, offer their condolences and pay homage to a great man, a great friend, a great father and grandfather, a great