Dr Cath Feely
Cultural historian of modern Britain. Senior Lecturer at the University of Derby and Councillor of the Royal Historical Society. All views my own.
- Today I was my aunt's funeral, which was weird enough without people coming up to me casually saying 'Hi Cath' who I haven't seen for at least 35 yrs, FIVE former teachers in attendance and a personal message from Vincent Nicholls, Cardinal of England and Wales. Well, it was something of a send off!
- Nichols, sorry. Honestly the (rare, young, Mancunian) priest's face when he revealed he'd got the message from the Cardinal. Catholic top trumps.
- It's my aunt's funeral on Tuesday. She was housebound for the last decade and her hairdresser of 30 years came round every week to do her hair. I just found out that she did her hair one last time at the funeral directors. One of the most moving things I've heard in a long time. True everyday love.
- God, life can be so damn unfair. In related news, when you exchange texts with old friends saying 'we should meet up' you should actually meet up because you have absolutely no idea when will be the last time.
- Going to have to start Schitts Creek from the beginning. Again.
- Oh no! No!
- Fascinating. I've just started on the Ibsen on iPlayer and it is glorious.