One of my favourite bits of furniture was an old 1950s(ish) green padded sewing stool. I wish I didn’t have to do it, but I…
Last weekend the world was really closing in on me. So much so that I had a bit of a breakdown at my folks’ place…
I made my way up to Spokane today for my biometrics appointment as part of my visa application for The Big Move to Scotland. You…
Back in April, I took Paul’s record collection and a turntable to my nephew, Parker. This was a much-loved gift and he’s since purchased a…
Today should be my sixth wedding anniversary. It’s the “candy” anniversary, so I should be on a sugar high by now. And Paul should be…
It’s been a bad day. It started good, but then something happened that caused me to come crashing down. I could tell you what that something…
We moved into our house on 15 May 2008. About a week later, all of the pink tulips planted along the front side began to…
Last month I decided to write a blog post about the one and only “mixed tape” that was ever made for me. Well, I say…
The thing I hate most about buying clothes (second only to parting with money) is trying on clothes. I hate trying on clothes. I hate it…
I’ve sold all of Paul’s old swords – finally. I’d gone through them with a co-worker back in February but hadn’t gotten around to doing much more.…
Well, folks, the Bloomsday 12K results are in. But I’m going to get all melancholy for a bit before I get to that part. You…
The Bloomsday 12K race organisers tell me (via email this morning) that I’m go for green for this weekend’s race. This makes me so happy…
It’s been two years since Paul died, leaving me here to live in this world without him. When we promised “Until death do us part”…
It’s been a hard day since the realisation that I will be leaving my house in less than three months. It’s so sad to know…
I’m sure you’ve gleaned by now that I’m very anxious and frightened about my future. And I bet some people wonder why I’m putting myself…
I whine a lot about all that I lost nearly two years ago when Paul died. And I’ll probably whine a lot more because I…
It was about a year ago when I first loaded music onto my nephew’s iPod. His mum didn’t (and still doesn’t) have iTunes so his…
Grief is one of those things you can’t really explain to someone who hasn’t gone through it. Even those of us who’ve experienced extreme grief…
Maybe you’ve heard me say it before, but when Paul died people said some pretty stupid things to me. And maybe you’ve also heard me…
A few weeks after we got married, Paul asked me* to make rice pudding. I’d never made it before but found an American recipe and…