death and destruction

Not been blogging much because I'm busy moving house
and I'm miserable.

My neighbour Pierre Mestrot was killed on his bike by an
overtaking car - driver also killed - and this coming on the heels
Carla's death has cast a gloom over this corner of Tilling.

Pierre left the army at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to care
for his wife, who has had a stroke. She says being married to
an army man you are ready to accept sudden death.

He was in his early 60's and in good health, despite the bomb
he took in the Lebanon which had him hospitalised and at
deaths door for a month.

He was such a nice bloke!