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Elizabeth Kubler Ross was an amazing, but maybe slightly strange or different, person who helped define our cycle of feelings towards death and dying (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance). When my Mum was alive I talked to her a lot about this. My Mum was full of faith (Catholic) and she agreed with this cycle

I have just got back from a great family holiday on the French island of Ile de Re (just off the French west coast) – it is totally stunning. But never have I felt so poor. Every Brit we met owned loads of houses – the classic moment was when one person said “we own

So on Radio 4 I heard (not for the first time) “60 is the new 40” – does this mean we are not ready to be asked for a charitable legacy until we are 70+++ . How much does age affect giving?

Here I am watching the Olympics. Why do I like the discus and hate the shot put? Why do I like athletics and am bored by football? Why do I like the idea of a cash legacy and NOT a residuary legacy? Cash legacy has a sense of control. The discus is beautiful the shot

Just back from 4 days at the Cambridge Folk Festival (or Folk Vegetable as my two young daughters called it). AWESOME and camping is just so “family buidling” (I mean getting on together rather than having another child!) BUtthe worst moment was an older folk singer – he was just so dreadful it was said.

I asked two friends today which stories they remembered from the free newsaper Metro. Both said the story of the man who was arrested with 25 tins of spam in his trousers. Does this mean our legacy communications should all start with the strangest legacies? The answer in my view is definitely YES

It is Saturday morning and I am out campaigning against an “environmental development”. As I wonder through a village collecting surveys what reaction do I get? I see this man waving at me whilst he ignores my knocks. I see people cowering behind doors. “Are you a Jehovah’s witness?”. NO I just want your completed

Amazing to hear on Radio 4 that 8 million of us in our current UK population are likely to reach 100 in age! SCARY How lives have changed. I heard this on the way ot the Lake District (on business). I got to my hotel . 14 people in the restuarant that evening; 13 people