Sorry to hear that, Mrs W. It is tough when they are the only ones left. My mother lost four of her siblings in a very short space of time and finds it tough being just her and her much younger brother, who is closer in age to me than her.
Have PM'd you re restaurant.
Crepeys, I have a bit of a dilemma. My mother has, unexpectedly, gone into hospital for an operation today. I feel I should take some time off next week to go and see her (not least because it affects her mobility). My dilemma is that my deputy is off next week, so that will essentially leave no-one in the team, and I am quite sure that my boss will say that TYMWCDNW can cover my job (as he doesn't have enough to do himself), which is exactly what I don't want. So am thinking of taking two half days, going down one afternoon, staying overnight and going back to London the next day, as damage limitation. But this might not be quite enough. I guess I can go Tuesday/Wednesday and possibly again at the weekend, seeing how she is.