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#366daysofgratitude 2020 – Week 15

At the start of 2016, inspired by a friend, I started a daily gratitude challenge – posting one thing that I was thankful for each day on Instagram. I enjoyed…

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Friday Focus 17/04/2020 – Sharing some joy for Jessica

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…

Two photos of Sophie holding a photo of Jessica and sitting on top of the Little Tikes car with Thomas sitting inside it

Siblings – April 2020

Last month’s siblings photos taken at the park feel like they were taken a very long time ago now! We’re now into our fourth week of staying home due to…

A smiley Jessica on a fairground ride

Grief and life after Jessica: two years on

Darling Jessica Two years. How can it be two whole years since we last gave you a snuggle; since we last looked into your beautiful blue eyes and heard your…

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#366daysofgratitude 2020 – Week 14

At the start of 2016, inspired by a friend, I started a daily gratitude challenge – posting one thing that I was thankful for each day on Instagram. I enjoyed…

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Friday Focus 10/04/2020 – A couple of unexpected hiccups

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 toilet roll rocket, a tin-foil lunar module, a miniature American flag and a tiny astronaut on moon sand in a tuff tray

Learning through play: Moon landing crafts for small world play

After learning about Christopher Columbus and his voyage to the Americas, our next topic was Neil Armstrong and the first Moon landing. This provided another good excuse for some space-themed…

A very smiley Jessica on the rocking horse at the park

#givejoyforjessica – spread a smile on 14 April 2020

Next Tuesday is the second anniversary of Jessica’s death. Last year, we marked the anniversary by doing things to bring joy to others and encouraging other people to join in…

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#366daysofgratitude 2020 – Week 13

At the start of 2016, inspired by a friend, I started a daily gratitude challenge – posting one thing that I was thankful for each day on Instagram. I enjoyed…

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Friday Focus 03/04/2020 – Riding the storms of grief

Last week, I think the novelty of having my husband and Sophie home during the day helped get me through. This week has been a much bumpier ride. The novelty…