Tag Archives: life experiences

Grabbing life by the………….. :)


I can’t even begin to explain how excited and nervous I feel at the moment. In three weeks’ time my husband and I are going on a long awaited trip for five weeks to Ireland, Wales, the UK and Scotland. … Continue reading

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Ghosts : I am both a skeptic and a believer.


Last night Shai (my now 19 year old daughter) and I sat and had a long discussion for the first time about our experiences which occurred for a period of nearly two and a half years in the previous house … Continue reading

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Been a slack blogger!


Ok, so I’ve kind of fallen off the planet for a while. Slackness…and being swallowed in the vortex of time, which just moves TOO darned quick! My apologies for not at least keeping up with some of my favourite bloggers … Continue reading

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A post about death and dying – and choice.


Someone very dear to me has very recently lost a partner to suicide. I wasn’t going to blog about this because there are some things that ought not to be plastered all over the internet, but it’s been on my … Continue reading

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The sound of memories.


Tonight as I sat alone in the kitchen, the house silent except for the ticking of the clock on the wall above my chair, I wondered why I find this sound so comforting. It is a sound of memories, I … Continue reading

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Don’t rock the boat baby!


Wow, I “think” for the first time in the eight days since I have returned from my cruise adventure that the earth has stopped rocking. I don’t want to jinx myself, because I’ve had that feeling before and then the … Continue reading

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Irresistibly cute!


My daughter and grandson are staying for a few days with us at the moment. Life is busy. My daughter arrived looking like she was moving back home carrying in armfuls of toys, prams,bags and more bags, cots, more toys… … Continue reading

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This is a powerful, inspiring read!


Sometimes I read things and they really move me, but so is the world online where we skim over things because there’s so much to read, absorb, reply to, be moved by, that I get lazy, and selfish and keep … Continue reading

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Journeys.


It’s funny when you look back on the road map of your life, how the twists and turns bring you to precisely this very moment. Some are simply minor detours while others are main roads that you simply cannot avoid. … Continue reading

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