My Window on Widowhood

My journey from grief to contentment

Tagged: being yourself

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Random Thoughts / Travel

Orkney

Sometimes Facebook brings up memories that strike a chord in one’s heart.  The day before the anniversary of Tom’s death, the above photo appeared.  It was taken a year before Tom died and, as...

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Random Thoughts / Travel

One Good Turn Deserves Another

Search for “thin places” on the internet and one finds many Blogs and articles all describing the experience of being in such a place.  It was a term first coined by the Celtic saints...

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Grief / Hobbies / Random Thoughts

Keeping a Journal

With storm Eowyn, the first of 2025, raging outside and a Met Office warning to stay indoors, I have decided to keep warm and make use of my computer while we still have power. ...

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Family History / Grief / Random Thoughts

10 Years On

It is the tenth anniversary of Tom’s death today.  Ten years ago, I didn’t know how I was going to get through the rest of the day, let alone the next day.  The future...

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Kingussie

Towards the end of April, Suki and I had a week’s holiday in Kingussie.  Kingussie is situated in the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland and has several well-marked walks that start...

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Grief / Hobbies / Random Thoughts

Hidden Talents

It is coming up for two years since I started my blog and I feel that it is time for appraisal.  The first question that comes to mind is “Why did I do it?” ...

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Family History / Random Thoughts / Travel

What is home?

Five weeks ago, I set off for a holiday down south in Surrey, Cornwall and Tresco in the Scillie Isles.  I had a lovely time with friends and exploring new places. Unfortunately, both my...

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Random Thoughts

Be Yourself

I have finally come to the conclusion that I am inherently lazy.  Ever since I retired 7 years ago, I have found it very difficult to motivate myself, especially when it comes to household...