Yesterday was the village gala in the small rural community where we have lived for the past 20 years . My daughter aged 13 attended school here , it has been her home since she was born . This annual event heralds the start of the summer here . For a few years it was cancelled due to Covid . We missed it last year as we were away . The last year , 2022 she went with her Dad and I stayed back. He died in October 2022 . She didn’t want to go yesterday , and looked so sad , my heart felt...

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