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Siblings – March 2020

16/03/202016/03/2020
Sophie and Thomas lying together in the spider swing at the park holding a photo of Jessica

Watching Sophie and Thomas together these days brings back so many memories of days out with the girls. As Thomas gets more able to join in with things that his sister does; as they start to play more and more together, I’m reminded of the beautiful bond that the girls shared and all those moments… Read More

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80 years young: my mum – the heart of our family

09/03/202010/03/2020
Mum looking at her birthday card with "Happy 80th birthday Mum" and a doodle of me and my siblings with her inside

When asked what she wanted for her eightieth birthday, my mum’s reply was “to have all my family around me”. Family is everything to my mum and the importance of loving each other and pulling together as a family, even when it is hard, is something that has been drummed into all of us. My… Read More

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Me and Mine – February 2020

29/02/202028/02/2020
Hubby, Thomas, Sophie (holding her JoGLE for Jessica T-shirt) and me in front of the trophy table at the Land's End - John O'Groats Annual Dinner

It feels like quite a long time since this month’s photos were taken. For once I was organised and made sure we got our family photos in at the start of the month; knowing that hubby was going to be away in Australia for a large chunk of February. Usually the run-up to a big… Read More

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Siblings – February 2020

17/02/202016/02/2020
Sophie standing leaning against a tree, holding a photo of Jessica in front of her, and Thomas's hand as he stands next to her with a field of snowdrops surrounding them

Standing in the garden, I listen to the giggles as Sophie and Thomas play peek-a-boo together in the play house. I watch as Sophie pushes her little brother around in the Little Tikes car. Back indoors, she picks up the iPad and I see two little heads bent together over the screen. Little moments that… Read More

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Me and Mine – January 2020

30/01/202029/01/2020
Hubby (holding a photo blanket with a photo of Jessica, and Thomas) and me holding Sophie outside in the garden

January tends to be the calm before the storm for us. A month where things are relatively quiet before getting back into the cycle of grabbing family moments in between hubby working on events. Since Jessica died, it’s been a tough month too. The start of a new year is a reminder once more of… Read More

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Siblings – January 2020

15/01/202014/01/2020
Thomas looking at the carving of Jessica on her memorial while Sophie gives it a hug

I love watching Sophie and Thomas together, seeing the beautiful bond they have with each other, and the way their bond mirrors the one that Jessica and Sophie had. So many little moments that remind me so very much of watching my girls together. Listening to Thomas giggling as Sophie holds her arms out for… Read More

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The end of the decade: reflections on the 2010s

31/12/201931/12/2019
(left) me and hubby back in 2010; (right) hubby holding Sophie, me holding Thomas and a photo of Jessica on Christmas Day 2019

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it… Read More

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I'm Louise, mummy of three - Jessica, forever six, who was born with half a heart and lives on in mine; and heart-healthy Sophie (born 2013) and Thomas (born 2018). I blog about living with grief after child loss, crafts, days out and the little moments of family life.

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