DAD KNOWS BEST

Happy Father's Day to a man who can identify an incorrectly parked car from three streets away but can't find the butter directly in front of him. Your contribution to family life includes checking the thermostat, explaining the route after we've arrived and making a noise every time you sit down. You've never met an instruction manual you couldn't ignore or a barbecue you couldn't supervise with a drink in your hand. Somehow every story begins with when I was your age and ends with a price nobody believes. Still, you've shown up, worked hard and loved us in a hundred quiet ways. Behind every terrible joke is our favourite dependable old nuisance. Love you, Dad. More than we'll ever let on. Roast with love x