So my starlet munchins are at it again, bless them.

Not sure what order these will come out when I upload, but anyways I'll take a lucky guess.

So here is Amy literally today, and me doing what was supposed to be "spycam" as she danced with guitar to the Wiggles on the DVD player - BUT - do you notice that she actually knows I am recording and plays up to it, watch the face, especially when I laugh a little loud, ha ha. She cracks me up. Look at those little Michael Flatley feet going, River Dance eat your heart out!

The there should be 3 of Ollie on stage, yet again. This time one of the remaining Year 4 assemblies. Split to two sections of; "Year Four's Got Talent". So one being invidual/small groups and one being the whole 2 classes in Group singing.

I just LOVED the joke telling as he had been practicing these, but bless you Ollie it turned in to a Q&A session not you telling joke you monkey. We were all sitting in the audience not hearing the answer going huh, what was the joke answer cos the front row kept answering and we couldn't hear. Next buddy PLEASE tell us the answers too. But have to say it was so so funny, everyone was giggling and laughing mate, well done and see no book all done from memory, so he sings, he dances, he tells jokes and soon to come he acts for REAL on the stage with ticket sales and everything - more to come on that one followers - ha ha!

So there they are growing fast and showing great talent, as well as being beautiful, clever, loving kids - we're all so so proud of you, and especially me. Love you always munchins, Daddy xxx

My final one for today.

So as mentioned before away I went on the business trip, and whilst away Mizuyo came to help Mary with the kids. Whilst here she had a Naochan celebration too for the girls over lunch on Sunday 6th. I prepared a card for that event for the girls to keep and did some shopping, nd Miz wrote a lovely card and gave me a beautiful book to say thank you.

Now Miz did you realize this is a sonnet written by relatives of Craig and Dani Rossetti? Yes Dante Gabriel Rossetti (buried in Birchington, Kent - where my brother Darren lives now), is a long distant relative, and so therefore is the sonnet writer Christina Rossetti.

Quite amazing how again this world becomes just SO small.

Craig/Dani/Katherine this one for you too, and this needs typing and airing here as it is so so beautiful it really is! Thanks to your blood line, and thanks so much Miz too, here for all to see.

The moving sonnet written by one of the nineteenth-century Pre-Raphaelite movement, has bought comfort in bereavement to millions. It is a simple message of remembrance with no regrets, and the re-assuring message of it is better to "forget and smile" than to "remember and be sad".

Although I don't think we'll ever forget, but hope one day not to be sad!

It may help when guilt or even bitterness could cloud the thoughts of who we have lost. I hope you love it too.

Remember Me When I am Gone Away

Christina Rossetti

Remember me when I am gone away,

Gone far away into the silent land.

When you can no more hold me by the hand,

Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.

Remember me when no more day by day you tell me of our future you planned.

Only remember me.

You understand it will be late to counsel then or pray.

Yet if you should forget me for a while,

And afterwards remember do not grieve.

For the darkness and corruption leave a vestige of the thoughts that I once had.

Better by far you should forget and smile,

Than you should remember and be sad.

My final one for today.

The "other side".

And then I suppose here is the

"other side", the stones that now stand to represent two people I love, loved and miss desperately - Nina and my Grandfather Joe.

It was such a strange feeling to be stood there seeing Nina for the first time since April (despite still having some of her at home as explained earlier in previous Blogs), but is it seeing her? I was standing there with brother and friends and stared and stared but did not get it, this is a piece of stone I was thinking, she's in my heart not carved on here. But still it is so very important to have this stone, this reminder, this place to stand, this place to gather with friends and for that I am happy to have seen it and seen it with those that I also love and loved her.

The same goes for my Joe Joe too, so lovely to have time for Mum to pop me up to Margate cemetery to say Hi to him too. Cold cold cold though Joe. not good weather for the allotment this. Dear me!! But even so you can notice some beautiful flowers there on his grave, I tell this buddhism/shinto has some merit the more you think of it.

Well that's enough from me on this, I could go on and on, but I think you get the point. It was lovely to see you Nina, love you darling, miss you darling. And thank you to all my family and friends that came to see her with me to on this special day! All my love Bri xxx

The Portfolio Shots

Dear me Amy Boo.

So I come back last night from a rather long business trip to UK and Germany, and whilst in UK have a Nina (Naochan) celebration in London with family and friends, and get to see the gravestone. So as you can imagine was massively missing home and of course the wee ones. Mary says to me the CD's on the computer hun and here they are. OH MY GOD Amy Kennett you are such a beautiful girl, and yes babe so much like your Mum, juts stunning.

Need I say more everyone, here she is, and the more I look the more I know Daddy is in trouble later. He He!!!!

Love you Amy Boo, always yours Daddy xxx

HERE SHE IS

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SO CUTE AMY BOO!!!!!!!!!!

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WE ARE ALL VERY PROUD!!!!!