Sometimes I feel so ‘full’ that I could burst. I’ll look around & see people enjoying themselves; shiny happy people as 'REM' coined them. I feel overcome with a sense of enormous emotion , you know the kind? Warm ,fuzzy and all consuming. You are so glad to be alive, surrounded by the most amazing … Continue reading L I F E | dancing for the both of us …
July ... what does it mean to you ? For me it’s the start of a long hot summer [hopefully] alfresco ‘everything’ in the garden , weekends away, my best friends birthday. It is also a painful reminder that in just a few days time, 2 years ago , my mum and best friend died. … Continue reading L I F E | grief diaries
Morning , I'm posting something a bit different today ... Please bear with me and let me know what your think ; also let me explain. I have mentioned this on previous occasions, so I'm sorry if you feel I am going over old ground; but there is not one day since we lost mum … Continue reading MUSINGS | the poem
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It’s funny how things change isn’t it? I used to spend every Saturday morning having coffee and putting the world to rights with my Mum.
I wasn't sure whether to write this post . I fear I'm just going over the same old ground, repeating myself ... but then that's grief for you. You are constantly reliving moments , remembering and dealing with them. How you felt at the time. How you feel now. I guess that's what it will … Continue reading One year on …
It's been a year of firsts. Next Sunday it's another. It's Mother's Day , the first one without my beloved mum. I'm dreading it. I'll be Mum-less on Mother's Day. I don't think I'll ever fully get my head around the fact that she's no longer here. It feels most days like I am living … Continue reading Without Mum on Mother’s Day
It's been just under a month since we said our last goodbyes to mum. Despite the boyfriends pleas that I don't talk about it [ to the world that is ; he's been a rock and is a great listener] apparently I am being morbid. I am single handily depressing and boring the blogosphere. I … Continue reading Life goes on …
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