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Sophie with Thomas with Jessica's cushion in the middle

Siblings – August 2018

One of the things I always loved about joining in with the Siblings project is how it helped me capture so many of the beautiful moments with my girls. For…

Jessica wearing a princess dress and fairy wings, looking over a lake

Grief and life after Jessica: Some days you feel so far away

Some days you feel so far away. I look for signs that you are still here with me somehow and there are none. Just emptiness.   I long for you…

Letter squares and picture squares with a fabric bag covered in letter stickers

Creating an alphabet matching puzzle game

The theme for this month’s #BostikBlogger craft is ‘Back to school’. I was inspired by the letter stickers in this month’s craft box to create a fun alphabet matching puzzle…

A double rainbow over houses - "#365daysofgratitude"

#365daysofgratitude – Week 32

For the last two years, I have taken part in a daily gratitude challenge – sharing one photo a day on Instagram of something I am grateful for. It’s taught…

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

Country Kids 11/08/18

Welcome to Country Kids. Country Kids was one of the first linkies I joined in when I started my blog four years ago. It helped inspire me to enjoy so…

Chaotic - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 10/08/18 – Life amongst the chaos

Things have been quite chaotic around the house this week. We’re still in the middle of trying to sort out the contents of the spare room and finish putting together…

Me, hubby, Sophie and Thomas with Jessica's photo cushion at Jessica's forever bed

Thomas’s first trip out – visiting Jessica at her forever bed

We spent Thomas’s first week at home together, enjoying being in a newborn bubble. When we finally ventured out and about with him, there was one place we had to…

A double rainbow over houses - "#365daysofgratitude"

#365daysofgratitude – Week 31

For the last two years, I have taken part in a daily gratitude challenge – sharing one photo a day on Instagram of something I am grateful for. It’s taught…

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

Country Kids 04/08/18

Welcome to Country Kids. A huge thank you to Fiona at Coombe Mill for running this linky for the last seven years. Country Kids was one of the first linkies…

The word "bittersweet" with doodles of Jessica and Thomas

Friday Focus 03/08/18 – A bittersweet first week

I can’t quite believe that baby Thomas is a week old already. This past week has been an incredibly bittersweet one. Thomas has brought us so much joy but there…