It’s that time of year when I become aware of an increasing heaviness settling on me. The weight of grief feels almost physical at times. Even though it was anticipated with Mother’s Day this week, and the fifth anniversary of Jessica’s death starting to loom on the horizon, it catches me unaware at times, hitting… Read More
The last week has been a very mixed one. We’ve had a few highs – attending the Action Medical Research 70th anniversary event, Sophie getting excellent results from her ballet exam and a good score on her 11+ assessment test and Thomas finally bringing home his first reading book from school. We’ve also had the… Read More
I’ve spent most of this week at home as Thomas has had three days off school due to being unwell. He’s had two bouts of sickness over the past week, both quite short-lived fortunately. We had one day back at school after being 48 hours clear from the first one and then the second bout… Read More
As the Man in the Chair informs the audience in the opening of The Drowsy Chaperone, “I’m feeling a little blue” this week. That’s not surprising really, after the high of show week there is always a period of post-show blues that follows on. It’s also not surprising that grief has bubbled back up to… Read More
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 good to be back on a big stage again doing a musical and I’ve really enjoyed this week so far. So far it’s going well… Read More
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 one quick change in this show but having now practised it a couple of times, I’m reassured that it should be manageable. My character is… Read More
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 being with my extended family for my Auntie Peggy’s funeral. It’s been an emotional week, reliving quite a lot of memories: our two end-to-end journeys,… Read More