It’s been a while since I’ve written here; I’m writing this on a Eurostar train as I make my way home after a weekend in Paris. It’s a trip I’ve made 9 times in just over 2 years, the joys of my lovely daughter Alexandra living there gives me a good excuse! I must confess … More 365 Happy Days – A smile a day – Part 38
I’m sitting here wanting to write this evening but not really knowing what direction I’ll go in. As always Luke has been on my mind a lot, his brother is facing some adversity at the moment and to a degree that brings back that old feeling of panic that I felt so often, if I’m … More 365 Happy Days – A smile a day – Part 35
A few days since I’ve written here and if I’m honest it’s been a few up and down days. I had a need to move some things in my bedroom in preparation for a new carpet to be laid. I have a box in my wardrobe which is full of things from the time that … More 365 Happy Days – a smile a day – Part 34
I’ve written before about how those of us who’ve lost a child need to let our other children fly, let them be ‘normal’ if there is any such thing. With Alexandra living in Paris to a very large degree I don’t have sight of what she gets up to on a daily basis, but I … More 365 Happy Days – A smile a day – Part 33
The Christmas/New Year period can be a really difficult time when you’ve experienced loss, all that joy and happiness going on around you can be very hard to cope with. The start of another year without your child being a part of it seems somehow unbearable. New Years Eve is a night I’ve always … More 365 Happy Days – A Smile a Day – Part 30
As a big cricket fan the tragic death of Phillip Hughes the Australian batsman has been at the front of my mind over the last few days as I’ve watched the footage of him playing and talking, and read and watched the incredibly touching tributes to a star of the game. More importantly though in … More 365 Happy Days – a smile a day – Part 23
After a late ish night and a wonderfully busy weekend in Paris I woke up to some really horrible news. 5 young people, kids really, from Doncaster in South Yorkshire died after being involved in a car crash. Two were 18, the other 3 only 16 years old,no age at all to die and 5 … More 365 Happy Days – A smile a day – Part 21
Writing what I have so far has been very cathartic it’s given me a good chance to think about the last 5 or so years and has put Luke to the front of my mind. He’s never too far away and that will always be the case, while I can honestly say I’m happy, probably … More 365 Happy Days – A smile a day – Part 12
Having settled into my little rented house and enjoyed some solitude I was to be joined by both Jake and Shirley. This little dog of ours is a rescue dog; she was left tied to a tree when she was about 3 years old; for some reason as a family we decided we wanted a … More 365 Happy Days – A smile a day – Part 11
With a full weekend of rugby ahead of me – watching not playing – I’m going to get some thoughts down on ‘paper’. So, the living under the same roof lasted for 3 months,It’s very hard to have any privacy when you’re in the same environment. And for me that became unbearable so I rented … More 365 Happy Days -A smile a day – Part 10
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