Hi Gerry,
I love and miss you so very much.
I thought i would write to you as i am thinking of you constantly. I keep crying over the loss of you and our beautiful faithful dog DI. I am so very lost and lonely without you both.
Last Friday night I went to Christchurch to se Darren perform,he did the first half of the show and then it was the ELO Community tribute band. Jamie, John, Wilma, Geoff and me went. It was packed around 400 people. Darren was prenominal in his performance. So very talented, so versatile,so professional. He blew me away and the rest of the audience. He did a special dedication to you, sending him his love and admiration for you. He then played your song Hotel California. I cried all the way through remembering all the times your played it and requested it on our holidays. Lots of people spoke to him afterwards and said they knew and remembered you. Parents of and drum students. People who followed Shred and your famous legendry drum solo's and from working with you. They all remembered you with love admiration and pride. ELO were good but not nearly as good as Darren and lots of people commented the same.
Yesterday Sunday 3rd March all our family went to the Sally Pussy as Wootton Bassett for a carvery Sunday lunch to celebrate Jamie's 44th Birthday. We all had a great time , but you were dearly missed. We gave him £100 in his bank account as i did not know what to buy him. We also gave him the Saouya light and projector. Its the same as Darren bought me for Christmas. We also gave him a big, fat , juicy rump steak.
Thank you for looking after Genevieve when she had pneumonia last week and for making her a quick and full recovery. Its wonderful to know you are watching over us and being our perfect guardian angel, bit we all wish with all our hearts, body and souls that you were still here.
The weather here is absolutely lousy still. So bitterly cold, wet and dull. There is little signs of spring weather yet.
I still have to wait another 10 days before I can take the car in for repair. Its so hard being stranded.
Darren is picking me up on Wednesday afternoon to babysit for him while he and Kelly go to Bristol by train to have dinner and see a comedian there. I will probably have to get a taxi home or stay the night and bus back the next day.
I was thinking of cutting the grass today but i decided its a bit too early and cold so I will wait until the middle of the month.
I sincerely hope that you came to collect Di when she was put to sleep. I fell so guilty for not doing it sooner and sparing her the distress. I also wish I had kept the house warmer for her and not left her out in the cold and rain for so long at night waiting for her to have a wee. I am not a very nice person anymore. I did do my level best apart from that to keep her safe and well and to attend her needs as much as i could. I hope you are both together now, going for lovely long walks, in the wood, forests,beaches and swimming together in sea. I think of you both being happy, fit returned to full health and vitality. Playing tug of war, hide and seek and ruff and tumbles together as well as fetching the balls and sticks.
I hope you are having the most wonderful time ever, living the dream.
Until we meet again, p;ease always remember, that I always have, and always will, love you forever and always.
I can't wait to be in your loving arms again.
All my love forever and always,
Maggie XxX