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Our second Christmas at Coombe Mill

02/01/202003/01/2020
Sophie exploring the fairy garden at Coombe Mill

Christmas is a tough time for us since Jessica died and we haven’t yet been able to face doing Christmas at home the way we used to. Instead, we headed to Cornwall to spend our second Christmas without Jessica at Coombe Mill. Last year, it was just the four of us, but this year Grandma… Read More

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Ten things we loved about our Butlins holiday

22/06/201623/06/2016

Butlins is a place that is full of happy memories for me – from various days out and holidays there when I was a child, to hen weekends and trips to Spring Harvest as an adult and then seeing it again through my nieces’ eyes.  We spent our last family holiday as a trio at… Read More

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Cregneash Village, Isle of Man

21/08/201521/08/2015

Visiting Cregneash village on the Isle of Man is like taking a trip into the past. The village, with its thatched crofters’ cottages, is described as being a living museum which gives an insight into the traditional Manx way of life.  Entry to the village and cottages costs £5 for adults and £2.50 for children… Read More

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The Olympic gold postbox challenge

31/07/201501/06/2016
The Olympic Gold Postbox Challenge - Little Hearts, Big Love

It all started back in August 2012 – just a few days into the London 2012 Olympics, with our friend Bryan posting the following Facebook status: I don’t think it crossed my mind to take part in the challenge when I first read it though. It wasn’t until hubby and I were planning a late… Read More

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The Paralympic Gold Postbox Challenge

10/04/201512/05/2017

During the London Olympics back in August 2012, Royal Mail announced that each gold medal winner would have a postbox painted gold in his or her home town. At the time, we didn’t really take much notice of this until a photo appeared on Facebook of Jessica’s godfather Bryan standing next to a gold postbox… Read More

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The Friday Focus 10/04/15

10/04/201512/05/2017

It’s been a bit of a week of transition – getting used to being at home again on my own with the girls after a lovely trip away and so much family time together. Jessica slept in a single bed when we stayed at ‘the moon’ most nights during our holiday and so it seemed… Read More

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From the mouths of babes #14 – A trip to the moon

06/04/201511/06/2021

From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post, old or new, about something your children have said. Perhaps they have just started babbling for the first time, or said their first definite word. It could be something cute, or funny, or incredibly embarrassing – whatever it is,… 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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