Two years today since you passed away. It doesn't get any easier, but I'm trying to remember all the good times we had rather than just the sad time at the end.
Thinking about the donkey rides at New Brighton, and standing in our wellies in the waterfalls in Wales...and choosing horrible pigs trotters from the meat market, and walking along the battlement walls in Chester, you and mum lighting the gas-lamps in the caravan, xmas mornings buried in toys, all the easter eggs on the windowsill in order of importance, you teasing mum with the pet spider.....
You were such a great Dad, and we'll never stop missing you.I heard someone quoting Tennyson yesterday.."But oh for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still!"
Love and miss you....P.xxxx

Linking into craigs memory, Young Tommy and Irene would play hairdressers...We would stand behind Dad (who was sitting comfortably in his chair) and part his hair...we each had our own side...there would be a variety of equipment used, including slides, rollers and hair cream. Sometimes Dad would fall asleep...He got a funny look one day when he was hastly awoken by a knock on the door...he just couldn't understand why he was getting the funny looks until he saw his reflection in the hall mirror, there he was in all his glory...3 very large pink rollers!
Patsy and Graeme would later carry on this tradition...

I have recently heard of the pasing of Tommy. May I offer my sincere condolences. Tommy was a good friend when we both worked in Bibby's, I used to often pop into the boiler house and have a good natter. Tommy and I were also good drinking buddies, many a time we would have a good bevvy in the 'King Eddie'.
Tommy was a great lad. I am sorry to hear of his passing.

Today would have been Dad's 78th birthday. Last year, he said he was "77 Sunset Strip" and next he would be "78 trombones"......
Every birthday we would have a tea party at home, and Dad would create his fantasy menu for mum to prepare....the house would be so crowded with family members that we usually would spend most of the day in the garden, eating and joking and telling stories. Dad would always get some novelty gifts, such as funny teeth, false moustaches, glasses with eyes on springs, curly straws etc, and he would keep the kids in the family amused for hours..... We'll all miss him especially today.....

"Loving you is easy, we do it every day. Missing you's a heartache that will not go away..."

Tom was a great swimmer, and when his kids were young he used to take us to the Harold Davies pool, and also swimming in the sea. In later years he enjoyed the paddling pool in the garden with Jacob, as shown here, and would tease us all by pretending to wear a knotted hanky for the full seaside feel....

Tom had a seriously thick head of hair throughout his life....this was his last passport photo, which he didn't like at all, as he thought it made him look bald!!!