a few at the most… As I have grown older my Christmas has become more of a feeling , certain smells that trigger nostalgic thoughts ; a mix of memories that make me both laugh and cry. It can be as sad as it is happy . I have felt loved & happiness . I … Continue reading I T’S A D A Y
It's taken me 5 years to get to the point where I feel I want to 'do' Christmas again. Mum died in 2017 and along with it so did my love for Christmas . My mum WAS Christmas. The lady who wore deely boppers on her head everywhere she went from mid November , with … Continue reading ITS TAKEN A WHILE … Grief Diaries
O N E • of the best things about getting older [ I'm 51 if you are new around here ] is not giving a flying feck. I'm definitely embracing that and my Bag Lady Chic. When the BF tells me I look like I've got a bottle of vodka snook away in my hand … Continue reading M O N D A Y • musings
Like is like a box of chocolates - sometimes it's a chocolate truffle [yum] and other times a piece of liquorice [yuck] Saying goodbye to my mum was THE hardest thing I've EVER had to do. Leaving my husband after 7 years was the worst thing I've ever had to do to somebody else . … Continue reading M U S I N G S • Life is like a box of chocolates
Tomorrow I am being set free. For the first time in what seems forever I am sleeping in a bed ... and it's not bloody mine ! Sunday is Spa day with my closest friends to celebrate Rachs 50th birthday. I CANNOT wait. A non-event 50th of my own in December [ due to being … Continue reading M U S I N G S • escaping Sheffield for the Spa
It was my Mum's birthday yesterday. She would have been a beautiful 76 year old.I don't know why I find birthdays so hard , I guess it's another year older … or in our case another year without her.Before I go any further these posts are never meant to be mordly or written for sympathy … Continue reading L I F E • yesterday my mum would have been 76
I'm sat on my bed, my 4th, maybe my 5th coffee is on the go ... and my second outfit . Let's just say the weather put play to my first one. I'm listening to David Bowie and the heavy rain that is pelting against my window. Today June feels more like October [ sigh … Continue reading S T Y L E | 3 jewellery brands you need to know about
Life as we know it has changed. 2020 the year we thought would be A M A Z I N G has turned into somewhat of a giant turnip! Call it what you want ... but Covid19 is not going anywhere fast. Curse it for ruining your plans. I did yesterday . I know it’s … Continue reading L O C K D O W N | diaries day 15
the naughty forty diaries 