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Sophie wearing a flower crown made from hawksbeard

#30DaysWild 2018 – Week 4

#30DaysWild is a nature challenge run by the Wildlife Trust. It aims to encourage people to connect with nature through doing wild activities every day throughout June. We joined in…

Me, hubby and Sophie in the garden holding the cushion with Jessica's picture on

Me and Mine – June 2018

It feels like we are in a strange kind of limbo at the moment. A time between two different family lives. Having to prepare for the arrival of a new…

The word hot drawn with a sunshine in place of the 'o'

Friday Focus 29/06/18 – Feeling hot, hot, hot

It’s been lovely to have so much sunshine this week, even if it has been a little too hot for my liking at times! Sophie’s preschool always have a couple…

A scan picture of Peanut at 32 weeks

Pregnancy after child loss – 32 weeks

I’ve now hit the point in my pregnancy when it has suddenly dawned on me that we really are about to have another baby – and how soon that moment…

Miniland seen from the Sky Rider ride at Legoland

Fun with friends at Legoland

Legoland has always been one of our favourite places to visit. Our days out there are much more infrequent now that we no longer have annual passes though. Sophie’s preschool…

The cover of "How to Grieve Like a Champ"

Book review – How to Grieve Like a Champ

Grief is a journey that none of us want to take, and yet nearly all of us will find ourselves having to navigate it at some point in our lives.…

A double rainbow over houses - "#365daysofgratitude"

#365daysofgratitude – Week 25

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…

Sophie taking a closer look in the garden with her magnifying glass

#30DaysWild 2018 – Week 3

#30DaysWild is a nature challenge run by the Wildlife Trust. It aims to encourage people to connect with nature through doing wild activities every day throughout June. We joined in…

Questions - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 22/06/18 – Unanswered questions

The end of the week is always the hardest part of the week. It’s at this point in the week that the memories of those last days with Jessica come…

Sophie and Jessica asleep in a big bed together

Grief and life after Jessica: in dreams

Last night I dreamed about Jessica. She was wearing a hand-knitted green and white cardigan that she’d had as a toddler, although in my dream she was the age she…