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Sophie and Thomas standing on the beach at Torquay in matching blue coats. Sophie is holding a picture of Jessica.

Siblings/Me and Mine – February 2023

I’m combining my Siblings and Me and Mine posts this month as February has been quite a hectic month. We’ve had a week of dance festival for Sophie during half-term…

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Friday Focus 24/02/2023 – Theatre

We’re in the theatre this week for show week and the first two performances of The Drowsy Chaperone are done and dusted with three more to go. It’s been so…

The word 'costume' in aqua writing with doodles of two dresses above the word

Friday Focus 17/02/2023 – Costumes

We’ve had our last rehearsals in the studio this week for ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ – doing run-throughs with costumes and polishing things ready for opening night next Wednesday. I’ve got…

The word 'Gatherings' with Lego figures inside the letters of the word

Friday Focus 10/02/2023 – Gatherings

This week has been book-ended by gatherings – an upbeat (albeit bittersweet) one last weekend for the Land’s End – John O’Groats Association annual awards and a sadder one yesterday…

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Friday Focus 03/02/2023 – Rehearsals

Show rehearsals are ramping up for me now that we’re less than three weeks away from the opening night of The Drowsy Chaperone. We’re at the point now where I’m…

Me, Thomas, Sophie and Daddy (holding Jessica's photo cushion) snuggled up on the sofa

Me and Mine – January 2023

Last January, we started making time in the mornings for ‘snuggle time’ – a few minutes of cuddling up together on the sofa before the start of the rush to…

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Friday Focus 27/01/2023 – Productive

I’ve had quite a productive week this week, catching up on various jobs on the to-do list. Some of them were things that I’ve been putting off for a while.…

Thomas snuggled up to Sophie under a blanket on the sofa with a photo cushion of Thomas, Jessica and Sophie wearing fairytale costumes next to them

Siblings – January 2023

It’s very weird to think that Sophie and Thomas have now had more time together than Sophie and Jessica did. Another one of those tough milestones that come with life…

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Friday Focus 20/01/2023 – Preoccupied

I’ve been quite preoccupied this week with various things going on that are taking up a fair amount of headspace. Nothing bad, just a couple of curveballs that have come…

The word 'milestone' with a doodle of Jessica and Sophie holding hands above the 'es' and a doodle of Sophie and Thomas holding hands above the 'on'

Friday Focus 13/01/2023 – Milestone

Today is a milestone moment on our grief journey as Thomas reaches the exact age Sophie was when Jessica died. From now on, Sophie and Thomas will have had more…