There is no getting around it, this has been a crap year. All of us have missed loved ones, missed birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, concerts, conferences and of course, missed the chance to say goodbye to those sadly taken from us.
One of my earliest and clearest memories is as a seven-year-old going out with all my primary school to watch the Gordon Highlanders parade through Inverurie.
Andrew has posted a message in the run up to Remembrance Day this coming Sunday, in the message Andrew speaks of his personal disappointment at not being able to attend a ceremony this year.