My Window on Widowhood

My journey from grief to contentment

Tagged: grief

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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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Random Thoughts / Travel

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 / Random Thoughts

Spring is on its way!

Spring is on its way!  The snowdrops are out and the spring bulbs are slowly emerging from the cold earth.  Catkins have appeared on the trees and the days are gradually getting longer.  My...

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Grief / Random Thoughts

Anniversaries

Tom and I got married during the “silly season” on 28 December.   Not only was it between Christmas and New Year, but it was also mid-summer in Cape Town.  Most of my teacher friends...

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Family History / Grief / Random Thoughts

Climbing My Mountain

I am sure that there is no-one of my generation that doesn’t know the song sung by the Mother Abbess in “Sound of Music”. Climb every mountain Ford every stream Follow every rainbow ‘Till...