100 not out….

by | Apr 28, 2018 | Blog

In my mind my Dad is 100 not out. I marked this milestone in a slightly unusual way. My Dad would have turned 100 on 21st April and he would definitely have approved with the way I went about celebrating his big birthday. On his birthday I would normally have had a...

1554 days on …

by | Apr 2, 2018 | Blog

A quote by T.S. Elliot inspired me to write this blog today. “We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time”. He further advised to find the still point of the...

The impact of grief…

by | Feb 12, 2018 | Blog

Four years on since my father’s death I know I have done really well to survive but sometimes when I least expect grief knocks on the door of my soul and hits me sideways. The other day while travelling on the train I had a shaky moment when I saw a gentleman...

Year four…

by | Dec 19, 2017 | Blog

As I  approached December I did so with a degree of dread but thus far I have got through without crumbling. Wayne Dyer, the esteem philosopher said what we see is not real what we don’t see is! I definitely feel my Dad is with me but I can’t prove it. I...

Almost four years

by | Nov 27, 2017 | Blog

I am close to the fourth anniversary of my father’s death. It is 3 years, 10 months and 28 days to be precise since he died. I look at myself and I am amazed I am here still and that too in one piece. If I could I would remove the month of December from the...