A friend recently and relatively artlessly started talking to me about this OTHER firend that she has – he’s in his early seventies, he’s “also” widowed (twice, as it…Continue readingRe-pair…
Look, I name EVERYTHING. OK?I have nicknames for gadgets in the house, all the time. I’m in line with the “Naming of Cats” thing from T S Elliot – everything…Continue readingThe naming of cars
You can have many kinds of grief. You can grieve the loss of a job, a dream, even things (accidentally dropping and smashing a favourite mug will give you a…Continue readingThe Nature of Grief
Dear love, It’s been two years, today. Two years since you left me. Two years since your body failed you (although your courage never did). Two years since you passed…Continue readingTwo years
It’s weird, but grieving is… waiting. It’s waiting for the minutes to add up to an hour, for hours to add up to a day, for days to string together…Continue readingWaiting
An Epic Multisensory Van Gogh Exhibit Is Coming To Seattle Many years ago now I walked into an art gallery in London and was faced with Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. I…Continue readingSunflowers, and a future
it’s been a while since my last post. There are reasons. It’s four days to Christmas. Let me bring you up to speed. So, on November 16 my husband picked…Continue readingOf Ransom and Time Travel