Where do you start, December 16th should be about ‘9 days to go until Christmas’ a joyous occasion, but this year it not. Debs father passed away on the 8th and the funeral was today.
I know it is hard having lost my own father but I still cannot fully feel what Debbie is going through other than I know she’s hurting a lot and all I can be is there for her when or if she needs me.
Noel was good man who always made you feel welcome and nothing was too much trouble. He loved his Horse Racing, loved fishing and genuinely loved life.
He was also sad in that there was a long period where he didn’t get to see Deb and always apologised for not being there – alas this happens in marriage breakups.
Deb spent the last few weeks basically driving from home to Gosford Hospital and later Wyong Hospital spending the day with dad and then driving home.
Noel would ask Deb to take him outside so that he could have one last beer; the nurses won’t know he would say.
Sadly Noel Lawless passed away on the 8th December, he was 81; he would have been 82 later this month on the 21st December.
To Debbie, your brothers Noel and Matt I am so sorry for your loss. To Noel RIP mate at least you’re not in any more pain.
As I mentioned earlier, he loved his Horse Racing – so his coffin had Horse Racing on the sides, a fitting tribute.
Anyway I have rambled on for too long, hey if you see me out on the road say gday or hit me up on UHF Channel 40
Till next time, take care, yours in country music – Leigh
This Christmas is going to be different to virtually any other Christmas that I can remember. This Christmas I would say will most probably be a lonely Christmas for many as they cannot visit loved ones or congregate in numbers and maybe not even attend mass or church.
I’ll bet even Santa will have to wear a mask🎅🏼😔
The really sad part is that the elderly that are in a home or the young children won’t understand. Many activities have been cancelled, our borders have been closed which leaves the families dealing with a lot of stress.
Some children may be lucky and actually get to be close to Santa as in the picture above…
But others will be behind a plexy glass screen like the one that the Elf is cleaning below…
I know that Christmas in 2020 will be strange, I mean we have already seen people driving to their loved ones address, stay in their car and wave to them – I mean really, that’s sad and yes I know safe as well.
Could you imagine if Santa caught COVID-19, I mean what if he actually caught the Corona Virus and died… imagine the look on the kids faces 😭
I know we will get through this, both Christmas and the pandemic, we just have to do things differently that’s all… social distancing, washing our hands and having more alcohol on them than down our throats – oops sorry about that; and wear masks! kinda simple really.
Most parents want to maintain the status quo, they still want to have family holidays, they still want the family Christmas photo, the family Christmas lunch or dinner and we all can, just in 2020 a little differently.
Anyway I have rambled on for too long, hey if you see me out on the road say gday or hit me up on UHF Channel 40
Till next time, take care, yours in country music – Leigh