Uncle Brian's email

Hello all,

Was showering yesterday and found myself singing an old tune ......I suddenly realised it was one of the old tunes we used to sing around the piano........and had not thought of for years+........I am sure it was Nirelle telling me all was well.... I have heard of similar occurrences as the soul sometimes keeps in touch to placate those left....

I had good news when I saw my specialist on Monday morn. Blood tests improved, and nothing radical with the MRI......GP told me today my dizziness of late could be caused by my new anti-convulscent.....terriff!!!!....but it may be only temporary.

Love to all......B

Will miss her

This is a great idea Colleen. Thank you.

How privileged we are to have known this wonderful woman. I'm still struggling to accept that she is no longer around to tell me how bold I am. Or that she won't be here to just suddenly break into song and start clapping along!

Selfishly, I'm just going to miss having her around. I would have liked her to be here for a lot longer.

I think we should try to do a bi-annual get together of any family in the area who would like to catch up. We could try to organise these to coincide with any visits from those up north.

Unfortunately there will be one very special person missing though...

Hoorah! I made it to the blog page. Not very adventurous at this stage

With a smile...

When I picture Aunty Nirelle I always see her laughing, to the point she would often be crying, shoulders shaking and always with that smile. I loved spending a couple of weeks with her at the Redcliffe house in my early 20s, and visiting her there often. Might be just me but she was always so happy and proud of that place, it was gorgeous, and so her. She came and visited when I was in Biloela and as Colleen said, we always got into the deepest conversations, about anything and everything! Here was this woman trooping around doing whatever she wanted to, again I was in awe of her... travelling so much! But it is the "How are you kid?" comment by Colleen... that got me... that was Nirelle.

This is a photo taken at the Bell Reunion, from Terry and Yvonne I think?

Dear Colleen,

Thanks for the "invite" and lovely words.......will post on here what I meant to say last Friday.......ie I forgot some blocks of it even with my cheat-sheet!!

It was a truely wonderful celebration and I should have been ready for the size of the crowd but it got to me......

will post the aforementioned soon but it hurts to type just now.......hurts to do any dam thing really.....

Love to all........Brian

connection and reflection

Dear family

Aunty Nirelle's funeral on Friday was a wonderful celebration of her life, while obviously also a very sad occasion. At the same time, it brought many of us together again, to share tears, grief, but also joy in the wonderful memories. For many of us the gathering was all too short - a cuppa together, then back to the busy-ness of life.

I have been wishing we could sit and share some memories - all of us, including those who were unable to come to the funeral.

The Wooburn blog came to my mind - maybe we can revisit it for a while, to share thoughts and memories. So here goes -

Aunty Nirelle was one of life's warm, wonderful people. We were all the richer for her being single, as it meant we could all share in her wonderful gifts more fully. She always welcomed us with her lovely smile and a big hug and a 'How you going kid?'. And it was so easy to have the deep conversations.

Miss you Aunty Rell. Tons of love.

Colleen

Catering and conference facilities

Conference centre booked! Seems the catering is a go, just need to ask if anyone has any particular food allergies or requirements before we select the "two" options. Hope people understand that we pick two options out of the list provided in previous email, then they serve them alternately around the tables. So let me know if there is anything anybody cannot have, easy way to eliminate some choices!