As a child when we would visit from abroad, I remember your big house with all the cats and the ‘secret’ attic where one of them used to hide. That was such a cool house for a child to explore. When I was older, we saw quite a lot of each other at the time when I was based in Kent, and I used to enjoy coming to see you and Rupert, taking him for walks along the seafront. You always had a great selection of bikkies 😉 You were always supportive through my time training as a vet, through my marriage (I chose arrival of the queen of Sheba as I remember you and my mum Jane playing it at your house) and life changes when I decided that wasn’t for me. Busy life meant I hadn’t seen you for some time but we had kept up with each other via correspondence. I know you enjoyed Somerset and being close to Kate. Hope you are organising the heavenly choir!!