Turning 60

October 19, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

My husband turned 60 on Saturday. I was more excited about his milestone birthday than he was. That’s not to say he wasn’t excited. He was. In a no-fuss, matter-of-fact way. Which has always been his approach to his birthday. Yes, his birthday. Not mine😊. He gets excited about other things. Holidays that focus on mountains, […]

Home again

October 12, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

I’m home now. For me, it was not an easy, look-forward-to holiday. At least not the first part of our two-part, England and Scotland, holiday. It started long before my husband and I landed in England. I kept thinking of being in Ightham Road. And, how I was going to deal with not having […]

Now and before

September 21, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

My husband and I are in Pitlochry, Scotland. The first stop in our two-week drive holiday in Scotland. Pitlochry is a Victorian burgh or town, which has been described as a scenic gateway to the Scottish Highlands. True. It’s Insta-worthy or as I would say, postcard-perfect. The last time I was in Scotland, mainly Edinburgh […]

I want to …

September 7, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

My life has not been quite the same since 26th April. Not since my Sinnavan passed. Yes, I’m still here. Alive. Carrying on with whatever I do every day. Planning. Scheduling. Going places. Doing stuff. Keeping busy. All of that. I know I must live my life the best I can with and for the […]

Birthday on Wednesday

August 3, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

My Sinnavan would have been 74 on Wednesday. Not to be. She was a birthday girl. She loved celebrating her birthday. In fact, she had two. The first and actual one is on 5th August. The second is 10 ten days later, on the 15th. Apparently, this date came about because my dad had registered […]

Three months on …

July 27, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

Yesterday was three-months since my Sinnavan passed. Like I had written before, it seems like a lot longer. On Wednesday, a memorial service will be held for her. Sister number 1 and family, and brother-in-law number 3 will be there. Also attending will be her ex-colleagues from the hospitals she had worked in. Going back […]

Working on it

July 13, 2026.Reading time 7 minutes.

I know feeling sad doesn’t help. I know my Sinnavan is not coming back. Nothing is going to change anything; however, I feel. I know all that. And yet … it’s hard not to feel sad. Hard not to feel that sense of tragic loss. That ‘never being able to see, speak and spend time […]

Goodbyes

July 6, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

I don’t like goodbyes. Like I had written previously, I want to and like to be part of the welcome wagon. The wagon that invites and is full of smiles, bear hugs and happy times to look forward to. This time around, when sisters number 1 from England, and sisters number 2 and 4 arrived […]

On my mind

June 15, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

I’ve written six posts about my Sinnavan. This is post number seven. I feel like I want to keep writing about her. I want to keep remembering her. And, keep her present in my life. It’s somewhat like what sister number 1 said to me tearfully over the telephone, ‘If we can’t speak about our […]

Whatever, whenever

June 8, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

My husband and I got together with brother 2 and family to celebrate his birthday. It was a few hours of chatter, laughter and feasting. The company was good. Stories and happenings were shared particularly by the nieces and nephews. The food received many thumbs-ups with an ‘I will return for the sausages’ review. The […]