Jessica standing in front of a tree looking out over a big branch - "Country Kids"

Country Kids 10/04/21

Welcome back to Country Kids. I hope that you are all keeping well and enjoying the Easter holidays. It’s been good to have been able to meet up with others…

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Friday Focus 09/04/21 – Time

The best thing about school holidays is being able to enjoy that time with Sophie and Thomas without having schoolwork to worry about. It’s been even nicer this week to…

Sophie finding Easter eggs in Grandma's garden with Thomas looking on

Easter Sunday fun: an egg hunt and learning to ride a bike without stabilisers

It was so good over the Easter weekend to be able to meet up with family living locally thanks to the relaxing of restrictions allowing groups of six, or two…

A very smiley Jessica on the rocking horse at the park

#givejoyforjessica – spread a smile on 14 April in memory of a little girl with a special heart

Next Wednesday (14 April) is the third anniversary of Jessica’s death. For the last two years, we have focused on this being a day to #givejoyforjessica; a day to do…

The word 'reminders' in pink with a picture of Jessica as the dot above the 'i' and a doodle of a vase of flowers on the 's'

Friday Focus 02/04/21 – Reminders

The run-up to Easter and the start of the school holidays are full of reminders of those last weeks with Jessica. This time three years ago we were on what…

Hubby (holding Thomas), me and Sophie (holding a photo of Jessica) out in the garden

Me and Mine – March 2021

Three years ago today, we were off on holiday to the Isle of Wight, hoping that the break would be good for Jessica and that she would start to pick…

Jessica standing in front of a tree looking out over a big branch - "Country Kids"

Country Kids 27/03/21

Welcome back to Country Kids. Spring is here at last, the days are getting longer and restrictions are starting to ease very slowly. We might still be under lockdown, but…

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Friday Focus 26/03/21 – Triggers

This time of year is a tough one. As the third anniversary of Jessica’s death draws nearer, the triggers for grief increase. Some of them are easier to anticipate than…

Jessica's memorial at her forever bed with a vase of orange, yellow and white roses

Grief and life after Jessica: Don’t tell me how to feel

We’re coming up to the third anniversary of Jessica’s death. This time of year is a tough one. This time three years ago, Jessica was already struggling with the viruses…

The word 'routine' with a clock as the 'o'

Friday Focus 19/03/21 – Routine

We all seem to have settled back into a routine again with Sophie at school during the day, Thomas at home, and me working from home. Hubby’s been going into…