Making a day of it

Yesterday's funeral turned into a day's event.

I picked Be up from Edgecliff Station at 9.45 and drove us to Northern Suburbs Crematorium. It took only about 15 minutes using the various tollways/tunnels and most of the other mourners were already in attendance for the service which got underway at 10.30.

Hn had arranged a beautiful service. Je, Ae, Ty and Ce all delivered delightful eulogies/recollections. The celebrant spoke well and set a nice balance between sadness and joy for Ds' life and passing.

The wake was arranged for the nearby Atlantis Restaurant, a Chinese cuisine venue. They also specialise in catering for wakes being situated only minutes between two cemeteries. There was a tasty selection of hot savouries, sandwiches and rolls.

At about 2.00, those of us still in attendance at the restaurant adjourned to Hn's for an 'after-wake' wake. Lots of reminiscences and laughs followed until we decided to break up the party at 6.15. I dropped Be of at home rather than just dumping him at the station and then got caught in the awful evening peak traffic on Cleveland Street when returning home.

Back to the hospital today where it was a relatively quiet day for admissions. I was able to finish by 3.00. Back home and I was feeling pretty frisky. Luckily a mate was online so I engaged him in a bit of a cyber chit chat 'with extras'.

Now that that's done, I've started on the week's laundry and will settle down later for some crime night viewing on ABC1.