It’s been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster of a week as it was the two-year anniversary of Jessica’s funeral on Monday. Both Sunday and Monday were very tough days with grief hitting us very hard. Jessica is so very much missed by us all, and always will be. Even though I expected those two… Read More

It’s been nice to have reasons to celebrate this week. We’ve made use of our ‘party tent’ in the garden and enjoyed a couple of little garden parties which has been fun, and helped break up a little of the monotony of life in lockdown.     Last Friday was the 75th anniversary of VE… Read More

We might be staying home, but life in lockdown feels very busy at times with me juggling a lot of balls. Home-schooling Sophie, working from home, keeping Thomas entertained, doing all the little chores around the house, being involved in helping keep our church community together remotely. Some days I feel like I’m managing to… Read More

Although we are still very much missing being able to see family and friends, it is so good to be able to stay connected thanks to technology. I’ve been having conversations with my mum almost every day through FaceTime and Sunday nights have become group family chat nights with my siblings, nieces and nephews joining… Read More

We’re back to (home) school this week. The start of the summer term in Year 1. A new milestone for us – one that Jessica never reached. We’re missing her a lot this week. Not that we ever stop missing her, but this week especially so. It’s the awareness that we are now in a… Read More

This week has been a tough one with the second anniversary of Jessica’s death. We tried to focus on the joy that Jessica shared during her life and mark the date by doing little things to #givejoyforjessica and encouraging others to do the same.     Sophie and I made and decorated salt dough hearts… Read More

I’m feeling more settled into lockdown life this week and enjoying the family time, although we have had a couple of unexpected hiccups along the way.     Thomas took a tumble in the hallway on Saturday evening and bumped his head on the corner of the post at the bottom of our stairs. It… Read More