Hi Lady V, wow , you paint a very sad but somehow lovely image with the memories of your dad in the empty home.
Loss is so difficult because it has to be set, we have no choice.
Right now any words i have wont help but down the road you have fantastic memories to remember. Ever since you first mentioned Aged Pa and his immediate dislike of that ex of yours and aged Pas threat to sort him out , i have been a fan. He lived a great life and raised atleast one , kind, compassionate, intelligent , tough , sensitive daughter.
I'm not religious in the slightest but i do believe his spirit is with you forever.
From your great stories and description of him , i think he is someone we all would have been lucky to have had in our lives and you got to have him as a dad, how lucky can you get.