Kames Horticultural Society show Living in the country, there's always some kind of show going on, we headed over to Kames to see theirs...

John Burkinshaw, Mr Burkinshaw, Mr B, Johnners, Burko, and my fave and that of many others was simply to call him JB. There were others...

Here is Martin's beautifully heartfelt tribute to John, read out at the farewell service last week. When Liz asked me to say a few words,...

My favourite memory is with my dad so I’d like to share it with you today. My dad is a wonderfully committed man and I think this shows...

This is what Amber wrote for the blog, but I decided to also read out a slightly shorter version at John's cremation service as it was so...

This is my original version of what I wrote before it was edited to be read out at John's cremation service. I have put off writing this...

Enjoy this little video of December in Glendaruel to give you a little taster of what life here is like at this time of year - beautiful,...

Dear All, Please find below the details to log into the funeral service for John, along with details of when. This is a small, private...

And at last the final chapter has closed on John's time here. It was far too short and, in hindsight, it passed in the blink of an eye....

I am honoured to write a guest blog for John. It takes me back to trying to write the best man's speech for his and Liz's wedding, all...

Sent originally on 21 October Hi John, I wanted to write with just a few of the many memories I have of time we’ve shared over the...

Jess sent me this beautiful message to read out to John, which I think sums him up so succinctly and shows just how much he lives in the...

Where to start? 27 years since John came into our lives. Not long after Liz and John met she brought him home to meet us. Liz had told us...

We didn't think we would see the day, but he made it! 56 years old today and still here, although too tired to fight it now. He is mostly...

Enjoy this little video of November in Glendaruel to give you a little taster of what life here is like at this time of year - beautiful,...

This is an old post that we haven't gotten round to posting before now! We've managed to find a good range of tradesman who turn up, do...

This is an old post that we haven't gotten round to posting before now! It has to be said that John likes old bits of cast iron. In...

This is an older post that we haven't gotten round to posting before now! The last big project inside the house is the bathroom and,...

This post is slightly out of sync due to all the health updates we recently shared. It doesn't seem like that long since we saw Amber up...