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John Burkinshaw
12 minutes ago3 min read
Updates - Clacheranmor meaning and St Modan's well mystery
Well, an interesting turn of events means that we now know exactly what the name of our house means! We ended up meeting the lovey...
John Burkinshaw
5 days ago1 min read
A Year in Our Garden
When we moved up in November 2023, the garden had had little 'love' from us for 12 months - we'd tried to do some basic maintenance. We...
John Burkinshaw
Dec 142 min read
Out and About
Kames Horticultural Society show Living in the country, there's always some kind of show going on, we headed over to Kames to see theirs...
John Burkinshaw
Dec 92 min read
Nigel's Tribute to a Colleague and Friend
John Burkinshaw, Mr Burkinshaw, Mr B, Johnners, Burko, and my fave and that of many others was simply to call him JB. There were others...
John Burkinshaw
Dec 82 min read
Martin's Tribute to a Friend
Here is Martin's beautifully heartfelt tribute to John, read out at the farewell service last week. When Liz asked me to say a few words,...
John Burkinshaw
Dec 72 min read
Charlotte's Tribute to Her Dad
My favourite memory is with my dad so I’d like to share it with you today. My dad is a wonderfully committed man and I think this shows...
John Burkinshaw
Dec 63 min read
Amber's Tribute to Her Dad
This is what Amber wrote for the blog, but I decided to also read out a slightly shorter version at John's cremation service as it was so...
John Burkinshaw
Dec 55 min read
My Tribute to My Perfect Husband
This is my original version of what I wrote before it was edited to be read out at John's cremation service. I have put off writing this...
John Burkinshaw
Dec 11 min read
December in Glendaruel
Enjoy this little video of December in Glendaruel to give you a little taster of what life here is like at this time of year - beautiful,...
John Burkinshaw
Nov 291 min read
Live Stream Details for John's Farewell
Dear All, Please find below the details to log into the funeral service for John, along with details of when. This is a small, private...
John Burkinshaw
Nov 236 min read
Goodbye to John
And at last the final chapter has closed on John's time here. It was far too short and, in hindsight, it passed in the blink of an eye....
John Burkinshaw
Nov 222 min read
Guest post by John's brother
I am honoured to write a guest blog for John. It takes me back to trying to write the best man's speech for his and Liz's wedding, all...
John Burkinshaw
Nov 205 min read
Guest post by John's sister-in-law
Sent originally on 21 October Hi John, I wanted to write with just a few of the many memories I have of time we’ve shared over the...
John Burkinshaw
Nov 162 min read
Guest post by Liz's sister
Jess sent me this beautiful message to read out to John, which I think sums him up so succinctly and shows just how much he lives in the...
John Burkinshaw
Nov 132 min read
Guest Post by Liz's Mum
Where to start? 27 years since John came into our lives. Not long after Liz and John met she brought him home to meet us. Liz had told us...
John Burkinshaw
Nov 107 min read
Happy Birthday John!
We didn't think we would see the day, but he made it! 56 years old today and still here, although too tired to fight it now. He is mostly...
John Burkinshaw
Nov 90 min read
John Burkinshaw
Nov 11 min read
November in Glendaruel
Enjoy this little video of November in Glendaruel to give you a little taster of what life here is like at this time of year - beautiful,...
John Burkinshaw
Oct 262 min read
Maintenance Jobs
This is an old post that we haven't gotten round to posting before now! We've managed to find a good range of tradesman who turn up, do...
John Burkinshaw
Oct 191 min read
Improving the Local Street Furniture
This is an old post that we haven't gotten round to posting before now! It has to be said that John likes old bits of cast iron. In...
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