So after 8 weeks we start our journey back. We set off as five and return as four, the journey of life still rocking our very existence. I have had time to practice the techniques I learnt during my EMDR therapy and whilst I was very skeptical, I can honestly say it was extremely beneficial… Read More Forgetting Is Not An Option – Living Is
In our orchard we have Orange, Lemon, Peach, Fig and Olive trees and our fruit bowl is forever filled. We open the doors in the morning and are surrounded by nature and it’s beauty. The breathtaking mountain ranges, the view of the orchard and the crystal clear blue swimming pool. It certainly makes up for… Read More Fruit & Mountains
Oh joy, I am beginning to get the hang of Bin Dipping and tonight’s trip proved eventful. I spent the evening with my Spanish neighbours at the monthly auction in aid of a local dog rescue, where I managed to successfully bid on 3 saws, (very useful for cutting up the wood for kindling), a… Read More Living The Dream
This time we are here for the winter months and have packed our warm clothes, the finca has a wood burner in the lounge but that is all and it gets a tad cold in the bedrooms at night. We are back to basics, in order to keep warm, Mark aka Paco, has to chop… Read More Bin Dipping
Handing my notice in was hard and a bit frightening, especially as I had no other job to go to, but it had become apparent in the last few months that I needed to rethink everything and learn to adjust to this new existence. So I decided that I would devote the whole of 2019… Read More A Resignation and An Engagement
Four days ago Major came home and is back where he belongs, forever in our hearts.
We arrived in Spain and within the hour our beautiful boy Major was suddenly taken ill and suffered a heart failure and we lost him. He died in our arms and again our hearts broke…. We are in that raw, disbelieving fog that descends with loss. Our faithful, devoted big lad and my shadow has… Read More A New Year and More Heartbreak
The majority of the last 3 months have been extremely hard, but there have been times of great joy and laughter and spending time with my grand daughter and grandson has been precious. December finally arrived and I started the specialist Trauma therapy and attended with an open mind. The intensive EMDR therapy throughout December… Read More A New Year and A New Chapter
The 10 things that I have learnt in the last 18 months are:- 1. Time does not heal (you don’t heal from this) 2. I have found out who my true friends are (and I have some really good friends) 3. I hate platitudes…In a better place…Only the good die young…..He wouldn’t want you to… Read More My Mask
Whilst existing in my darkness, on the 6th October, my first grandson made his appearance, a healthy bonny baby. I could not hide my joy when my son told me that they were naming him after his brother. That day, for me, was a ray of sunshine and his arrival reinforced the fact that I… Read More October – A Ray Of Sunshine
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