Barb had an amazing send off last week at her funeral in Carterton, followed by an enthusiastic wake in Greytown that went on until the early hours. Rob brought a DVD of the funeral service back to Sydney with him and so I was able to watch what was a moving, funny and fitting tribute to his mum. Lots of different family and friends got up to speak about Barb's love of family, wine, and argument, her open door policy and lots of late nights playing cards. I was especially proud of Rob overcoming his fear of public speaking to deliver a fantastic eulogy. Despite going to bed late on Saturday morning, Rob and his siblings got up and drove down to Wellington, to Island Bay where they grew up, and scattered Barb's ashes in the ocean.
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