I enjoyed being back on stage again last weekend for a musical theatre concert and getting to perform a solo along with a duet and several group numbers. It was a good distraction in some ways as the concert was on the anniversary of Jessica’s funeral, but it was also emotional too, especially as one… Read More

It’s been quite an eventful week on the whole with a busy bank holiday weekend with a dance festival, outing and sleepover for Sophie, rehearsals for me for next weekend’s concert and my birthday (which was a little more eventful than I’d planned).     Last Saturday was a very busy day with an early… Read More

It’s been quite a mixed week overall. There’s been some nice moments, a fair few stressful moments and some intense grief bursts. It’s 13 years today since we found out about Jessica’s special heart. I’ll always be grateful that it was picked up when it was, and that we had the time we had with… Read More

We’ve had a few firsts over the last week. Thomas came home from Boys’ Brigade last Friday with a certificate for coming first in the Anchors’ inspection marks competition. Sophie had a busy weekend dancing in a festival, performing two of her dances for the first time – a song and dance duet and a… Read More

This last week has been intense. There’s been the all the emotions that come at this time of year as we passed the sixth anniversary of Jessica’s death, along with the busyness of a show weekend for Sophie. I was chaperoning backstage on the two evening shows and got to watch the Saturday matinee performance… Read More

It’s been a busy week this week with Sophie performing in two dance festivals as well as being in the theatre for tech and dress rehearsals ready for the opening night of Betty Blue Eyes tonight. It’s been full-on and hectic, but a lot of fun too.     I’ve also been doing some performing… Read More

This week has seen echoes of the memories of our last Easter with Jessica six years ago. Easter Sunday this year was just a day earlier than Easter Sunday 2018 and it feels like there have been a lot of similarities this year – from the weather over the Easter weekend, some of the activities… Read More