the versions of us
I realise I am at risk of this blog teetering into misery memoir and that is not at all my intention. I guess I kind of want to get the story over to start toContinue reading
the day the sky fell in
24 January 2019. The day after I wrote THAT letter. My husband took AJ to work. Somehow, he was just about hanging onto an apprenticeship at a leisure centre about 15 miles away. His managerContinue reading
two years in a single letter….
I have been wrangling with where to go next with our story....the thing is, I have a mixed up chronology, for reasons already rehearsed. In fact, I am not entirely sure that chronology necessarily matters.Continue reading
when you can’t find the words
I don't remember when I first noticed marks on his arms. At first I said nothing, I just looked, and looked again, hoping that I was mistaken. But I wasn't. Mostly on his forearms, backContinue reading
surrounded by people, yet all alone
Galway Bay, 2010 It would be fair to say that I find this photo really hard to look at. In fact, I put away nearly all family photos some time ago, as they reminded meContinue reading
the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree…
I can't think how irritating I must have been as a child. Which, I know, opens up all the possibilities for comment on how irritating I might be as an adult. Don't do that, it'sContinue reading
privacy and permissions…..
a brief word or two on this, before we get very much further. In writing about me, I also write about my family too, so it's important to know that we have talked about thisContinue reading
welcome to my tiny world, where everything in the garden is not always rosy
Thankyou for dropping by. It will be a miracle to me should anyone actually want to read any of this! My first post is going to be a bit about why I have set thisContinue reading