Can you spot the significance of this photo? I took it from behind, as this was a group of strangers and I didn’t want to intrude. Bringing up the rear is a lady with slightly greying hair, and in front of her is presumably her husband, both I would guess in their 50s. The pair…
A window pane had fallen out of the back of our little greenhouse during the cold winter months, and we noticed a robin flying in and out. Then, a few weeks ago we discovered a robin’s nest containing six eggs tucked safely inside a flowerpot. We’ve been watching Mr and Mrs Robin come and go…
This is a practical post for those grieving the loss of a partner, reflecting on how to cope with some of the many adjustments to be made. We have a future to be reached step-by-step.
Victoria’s bedside picture. Grieving in the way that feels right to you.
I’m walking again. Not as far or as easily as before, but I’m able to cover a few miles. This time last week I was in Derbyshire with my husband. He was spending the day fishing. I was going to try a new walk, somewhere I’d never been before: the Cromford Canal. There isn’t much left…
A beautiful example of continuing bonds. The Independent: Grieving husband plants sunflowers along highway in tribute to wife. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw7vKdqiA
COPING WITH THE LOSS OF A PARTNER (This is an article I wrote that has been published in Dovetales, Issue 26 – Spring/Summer 2015, page 6, a magazine published by the Dove Service, a counselling charity. I wrote this for the benefit of the Dovetales readership – I do not have personal experience of this type of…
