Less so these days as its over 25 years since i lost my mum to cancer, but the cancer sucks thread popping back up and poor Kits sad news did prompt some reflection. Dad less so, he passed when i was 11.

Nowadays its mainly younger family members who are curious that gets me reflecting, getting out old photos for the kids etc. One of my sisters and niece began researching our family trees, we are a complicated family and on one side they have got back to the c16th - but to be honest its not really my thing, i tend to like to live in the present but some of the ancestors were a bit colourful and not the Introverts that Katie has me pegged as.

I think as you age you recognise your own mortality and this can trigger bouts of sometimes maudlin thoughts, it did in my 40s for some reason but not so much now.