2026

Ju’s funeral service
We were all there to pay our respects at Lower Morden crematorium. It was a pleasant service with lovely memories and tributes.

John Virgo died, aged 79
John Virgo was an English professional snooker player and sports commentator.

Catherine O’Hara died, aged 71
Catherine O’Hara was a Canadian and American actress, comedian, and screenwriter, whose career spanned over 50 years.
See Wikipedia‘s page.

Valentino died, aged 93
Valentino was an Italian fashion designer who founded the Valentino fashion house in 1960. His main lines included Valentino, Valentino Garavani, Valentino Roma, and R.E.D. Valentino.

Hector’s first 6 monthly check-up
Jezz and I drove Hector to his first bi-annual check up at the vets, Creature Comforts in Putney. All is well except we have to cut down on how much we’re feeding him.

Hector has his own electric toothbrush
On one of the rare occasions that Hector was upstairs with us, he was staring while I brushed my teeth with my electric toothbrush. As is always the case, I show him everything so that he never grows up afraid, and so I put my toothbrush in his mouth while it was on. Instead of running from it, as I thought he might, he just let me do it! So, needless to say, he now his own electric toothbrush that we use every night.