Changing the world - Day 30

My good deed for today came about rather unexpectedly (as they often do). My Dad came up to visit and since the weather was so delightful I dragged a big rug outside and we took Noam out and mucked about in the sunshine. Perfect.

Dad and I started reminiscing about lots of things...particularly different funerals we'd been to. One of my earliest memories (because my memory is so shite) is of going to my Grandpa's funeral in 1988 (Dad's Dad). I thought my Grandpa had died at a young age but Dad told me today he was actually 80. I had no idea. I also had no idea that Dad had written a eulogy but was too sad to read it so a family friend did it for him. How nice.

We also discussed my Mum's funeral, which was almost 15 years ago now. I remember very little from the days before or after and next to nothing from the actual funeral itself but Dad told me today that a family friend did the eulogy for Mum too. I had no idea.

We discussed a few other funerals (we've definitely had more than our fair share) but rather than being sad and depressing it was actually a really nice conversation and I learnt a few things that I didn't know or had forgotten.

It inspired me to write it all down and herein lies my good deed. I am going to keep a journal of all the little tid-bits that Dad and I discuss so I won't forget them. I want to be able to tell Noam things about his great-grandparents and his grandparents...and I want to be able to recollect them for myself as well.

That's my newest project and my good deed for today.

Until tomorrow do-gooders xx