Saying goodbye to my Grandad

A list of things I am grateful to my Grandad for:

• His love ❤️
• How to be generous with your time ⌚
• His hard work and sacrifice in his younger years ⚒️
• Always being there for me, my brothers, and cousins 👪
• Loving my Nannan his entire adult life👵
• Having high standards for how I interact with other people 👴
• Teaching me good manners 🙏
• Teaching me how to fish 🎣
• Teaching me how to be resourceful, recycle and make useful things to solve problems ✂️
• Taking me fishing, every weekend for over a decade of Saturdays in the bullet fishing club 🐟
• Your used copies of Angling Times Magazine 📰
• The packed lunches 🥪
• The stop off at the sweet shop 🍬
• The word 'Mester' aka Mr 👨
• Teaching me fly fishing techniques on a field 🪰
• Teaching me how to fish for trout, fillet and cook them 🍳
• Teaching me how to grow food 🍅
• Teaching me how to make a fire safely 🔥
• The endless tales about working down a mine ⛏️
• How to cook 'Ash' - usually corned beef 🐄
• Never letting me leave the house without a gift, even if it was just an apple 🍎
• Showing his pride for his family 🌈
• His generosity and always open house 🏡
• The fishing trips to Ireland 🏝️
• Showing how to make people laugh 😆
• Showing what a Spitfire Airplane was - my love for aviation started there 🛩️
• The trip to Silverstone to watch the F1 🏎️
• The Trip to Cleethorpes in the caravan with my brothers 🩴
• Taking me golfing on the weekends ⛳
• Teaching me that when I fail, to just keep at it and it will come 📈
• Showing me how to tie a Tie (properly) 👔
• The walks in the woods gathering chestnuts 🥜
• Roasting the chestnuts on the fire 🔥
• Reading your Britannia Encyclopedia's with me📚
• Teaching me a range of useful knots 🪢
• The last time I saw you and the big hug you gave me🤗
• The last time we spoke, on your birthday 🎂

You were a superb role model, I'll always miss you x