Arrr me hearties, it be international pirate day...
Today would have been my Grandad’s 100th birthday. Unfortunately he never made it through the century and the excitement of receiving a birthday wish from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. My grandad died at the notable age of 92 back in May 2013. I’m not sure what Harry Maurice Eve would have made of the last 6 months, his generation had lived through much worse times than we are currently enduring but I’m sure the lockdowns and social distancing would have irritated him. So this Blog today is dedicated to a man who quite literally I wouldn’t be here without and who is missed by all who knew him. My Grandad shares his birthday with an international awareness day. The 19th September is International Talk like a Pirate Day! In a world which is often so serious this day can add the suggestion of some levity. This day was the brainchild of two Albany, Oregan gentlemen called Mark Summers and John Baur. The story goes that whilst playing racquetball in 1995 one of them exclaimed ‘arrrrh