I haven't been able to saying anything for a week but very sadly my step-father, Tony, died last Sunday. I didn't want my Mum to find out via my blog while she was away on holiday even though they have been divorced for some time now. Tony had young onset dementia and was only 66. He was a great step-Dad in that he never attempted to be a father to me at all. He loved the horses and was mad keen on all kinds of contraptions like his restored Landrover, hydraulic log-splitter and anything that seemed particularly oily. His handle in the heyday of the C.B. radio was Chaffcutter. Hopefully there will be a lot of his friends and family at his funeral which is arranged for 8th March, 2010.
