I’ve always felt that it’s important to be open about death, after all, it’s not something that any of us can avoid. Planning for the inevitable shouldn’t be a taboo subject, and when my parents emigrated to Spain over fifteen years ago we talked quite openly about what would happen when it’s time to say…Continue reading Planning for the inevitable shouldn’t be a taboo subject
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Project 366 2020 Week 19
Project 366 2020 Week 19 Day 124 – 130 Another week of lockdown and school at home for my son. The week we lost a member of our own family to Covid-19. Sunday 3rd May – Day 124 And then there were five butterflies. We managed to miss the moment when every single one emerged…Continue reading Project 366 2020 Week 19
A death in the family – Covid-19
We all watch the news, read articles on the Internet, see the images from around the world. Life isn’t a great deal of fun for anyone right now is it. I long for normality, to not think before I do anything or go anywhere. To be able to hug people, see people, go for long…Continue reading A death in the family – Covid-19
The Alphabet Photography Project E is for Emotional #alphabetphoto
Week 5 of PODcast‘s linky The Alphabet Photography Project and today is a tough date to get past for me, there could only be one subject to cover today. The Alphabet Photography Project E is for Emotional. This is a bit deeper than a normal #alphabetphoto post. 15 years ago today my ex and I received a…Continue reading The Alphabet Photography Project E is for Emotional #alphabetphoto
Another funeral to attend
My poor son has been to more funerals in his short life than I went to in the first twenty-five years of mine. I guess that is what comes of having older parents and also Daddy P being nearly twenty years younger than his brother and sister. Sadly, Daddy P lost another relative this week,…Continue reading Another funeral to attend
My saggy old cat Monty
I’m joining in with Animal Tales over at Eco-Gites of Lenault but thought before I could share tales of our 2 and half-year-old cat Brewster, I should share an old post about his predecessor. This was written in June 2013. A year ago today, I had to say goodbye to my saggy old cat Monty.…Continue reading My saggy old cat Monty