In the summer last year, when I was feeling overwhelmed, still, with the loss of my parents, I emailed my
Continue readingGrieving and reflecting on life, being creative to remind myself of who I am...
Winter…
My quote a day calendar is really in tune with me at the moment! Today’s is perfect for my state
Continue readingLearning to knit…
I have a “Quote a day” calendar, which is often VERY apt… Today’s was particularly so – see the end
Continue readingVisible Mending…
So, my road to recovery continues, with the help of my old passion for sewing and my new interest in
Continue readingHealing stitches…
It’s my 52nd birthday today… We moved to France mainly to offer Textiles and Sewing Holidays, and for me to
Continue readingRecovery…
I’ll be 52 years old on Monday… It’s two years since both my parents died of cancer, 8 days apart,
Continue readingThe Missing People in our lives…
They say that when someone you love dies, time eventually heals the pain, and eases the aching in your heart…
Continue readingSaying goodbyes…
We drove to my parents’ flat from the country pub hotel… It was early, quiet, foggy and VERY cold… There
Continue readingEve of the Funeral…
“A Reflection on an autumn day I took up a handful of grain and let it slip flowing through my
Continue readingSilent Night…
In the silence of this Christmas Eve I look back gratefully on all the Christmases I have spent with my
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