Week 3 Pt2.

What's happening in this course is I am being taught how to write historically correctly. I am also being taught how to research properly and how to link my research to my writings. When I say link I mean put in place what are called footnotes. Footnotes are lines that associate any of your research to your own piece of work. They have to be done in a very precise way and that of course is part of the education and learned skill sets. I am working very hard to ensure that I do it 100% correctly. It isn't an issue to me at the moment but due to finding so many new subjects coupled with very thrilling case studies plus,  as I find out how to research more I find other secondary slices of history that are so interesting that  I am confused about what to do! What a great place to be in! It is a confusion that will of course pass, unlike dementia that I feel this could stave off.
My mother passed away at the age of 88 about two weeks ago. Living in Ireland, the funeral is very fast.  You have the removal generally on the same day, but definitely if not the day after, and then the following day you have the funeral. I believe that is a wonderful way to do it. From the death of my mother to the funeral was two weeks, I did believe this makes it all a bit tougher on the family, too long to plan it. At 88 one is not so much mourning the passing but more celebrating 88 years on this planet,  and 88 times going round the Sun!  The funeral was lovely we had a little cry and a lot of laughs. I read the eulogy which is rather special as we only have one mum. As dad had already passed away two years ago!  The most thought provoking part to myself my brother, and my sister, is that we are now orphans!        Rest in peace mum!

Week 3

After being away for one of the lessons I have finally caught up just today. Last Wednesday's lesson was superb.  It may be strange but I feel a change in me already. It's been a long while since I've been at college and I'm not into the routine, where as others coming straight from their degree will be used to the discipline. However even at 58 it's coming back. In fact to be truthful I don't think 58 is any age at all. I do feel I look a bit older but any person going on in years would say they still feel like a teenager and of course this is no different for me. I do believe being vegan helps me substantially with the levels of energy required to do your work and also to go through the learning system where 50% of your time is taken up researching and the other 50% somehow trying to transpose that research. Transpose it into words and sentences but not only makes sense but put across an atmosphere within the text of being knowledgeable and interesting.  The bigger  problem is that after all my years,  I tend to think I am interesting. It is why I write in the way I write, but that is only my opinion. Some people do say to me they love my writings but what percentage of the population is that? I do not know. It's very flattering that someone might say nice things, but just like the existence of God or the big bang I do not know. I do know what is sensible to believe. I do know what I want to believe. I am moving away from the topic at hand. Currently I'm finding out many historical things