[Billie]

Rus asked about the 12th night traditions on yesterday's thread earlier today and I posted the history which a school in my county have put together with a very nice presentation on a website.

I will post this info here in a few minutes in case others have not seen it this morning.

Good morning, snugs. I would like that. How are you and your dad doing?

[snugs]

I am doing fine but dad is somewhat down. It is not helping because of Christmas/New year holidays and snow arrangements for the funeral and registering the death are taking for ever.

Because mum died before 24 hours were up after entering the hospital the Coroner's Office (police) had to inform the Coroner in case they wanted to do a Post Mort em. They decided no but this took all morning (today being the first working day in Britain since Christmas). So finally hospital had death certificate ready this afternoon because of weather conditions dad asked me not to go till tomorrow when forecast is better.

I then found out you have to make an appointment to register the death you cannot just go to the registry office like you used to be able to. I cannot get them on the phone looks as if they either had an extra day off work or wherever the call centre is cannot be reached because of snow and ice.

The undertakers phone has been engaged all today, so all in all no arrangements yet done towards the funeral. Tomorrow is another day, I will collect death certificate and actually call into the the Funeral Directors shop as this is on the way home from the hospital.

Thank you for your kind thoughts everyone has helped so much.