Ninth anniversary…

Ninth anniversary…

As I sit by my laptop, I realise it has been some time since I wrote a blog here. I do still write but recently I have been writing a regular column for our regional paper, the Yorkshire Post. In front of me is a photograph of my father taken at a studio when my...
And another loss …

And another loss …

It has been a while since I wrote a blog.  A dear friend of mine died three days ago, she was 90 years old. My friend was a lovely soul and we spoke 266 times over a period of 6 years.  Each week on a Wednesday evening  my mobile phone would remind me to call my...
Grief visits us again….

Grief visits us again….

The nation is mourning the passing of its beloved Queen. Losing the Queen for me is like losing a parent. Those who have lost their beloved parent will probably revisit their own grief as well as grieve the loss of a constant figure which is what our Queen was.  She...
Oscar’s blog

Oscar’s blog

Hello human, thank you for joining me and for reading my first blog, a dog’s perspective on life.  In just a few days time I will have been with my DMP for a year.  I think it’s a good time to share with the world how life is for me, you know, humans think...
Imagine life without your father….

Imagine life without your father….

“A Dad is an ordinary man turned super hero through his extraordinary love for his child”  Daxa Manhar Patel I could not imagine even a day in my life without my father and that is still the case even though he is no longer in my physical world. Today many...
Grief visits us again….

What is missing is you!

These were the first words that came to me as I sat down this morning in the garden with my cup of tea.  It rained last night so the day began with a freshness that you see when all the trees and plants are lush and watered.  The air is fresh and first thing in the...