Sorry to hear your news Lizzie, It always hits harder to a person who can't be close at hand of a family loss. Can your stepdaughter come down to you for a holiday ... or has she a family to care for. Special Hugs Marlene ``````````````` > Just had a call from my stepdaughter to say that > her Mum (the first Mrs Calar) died suddenly a few > days ago. A ruptured aortic aneurism. She was 66, > a year older than me. I'm sitting here in shock. > My poor wee lassie! There is nothing I can say to > her . and tomorrow would have been Calar's birthday > too, and we always find that difficult. > Can't write any more now. I'm going to make some > cocoa and drink it under the frosty night sky. > I'll watch the starlight over > the hills and think of the elves conducting my > predecessor on her way to the West. Her true name > was Edda, same as the great Norse epics. Tolkien > would have liked that. > > Lizzie > ___________________________________________________________ Support the World Aids Awareness campaign this month with Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/