Lesson learned number 27- second chance

Lesson learned number 27- second chance

As the year comes to a close it is time to reflect on the year, and appreciate all the highs, and lows, which inevitably all of us will have experienced. For me the end of this year and month is made even more poignant. This time a decade ago life was precarious. I...
73 days to go….

73 days to go….

In 73 days, I will reach the tenth anniversary of my father’s passing, yes, his death. It is still hard to acknowledge his death. What have I learnt in these intervening years? A great deal about myself and about us, and about the kindness from people I least...
How to get through your loved one’s birthday?

How to get through your loved one’s birthday?

  In two days, I will mark what would have been my dad’s 105th birthday. Does it matter since he is not on planet earth? It does to me.  I have become a dab hand at this now as I have been navigating anniversaries, birthdays, and other milestone, all without him...
How to get through your loved one’s birthday?

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...
8 years in 8 days- the 8th anniversary!

8 years in 8 days- the 8th anniversary!

“The sands of time will never wash away the love that I have for you. Your sweet memory will remain forever in my heart.” – Louise Hay It will be my dad’s 8th anniversary in 8 days time on 30th December 2021.  8 years since he passed away but the words he...