Closure
As I prepare to visit South Africa probably for the last time after a forty-year association, I have been reflecting on closure. This journey is important to finalise banking matters after the premature death of my daughter in 2020. It will be a journey tinged with sadness yet so many happy memories of my children growing up will linger. The bible teaches us that there is a season and a cycle for everything. It is difficult to grasp when you are young. Childhood seems to go on forever as you long to be a teenager. In your twenties you dream of either babies or a career. Time passes so quickly so before you know it, you’re in the ‘twilight’ years. It’s strange isn’t how one theme carries over to many areas of life. My garden is going through my summer closing down procedure. The pots are washed. The greenhouse and potting shed have been tidied. Half-hardy and delicate plants have been put inside. Just a little while longer and the dahlias will be cut back and dug up for st...