This time last week we were just finishing our first day of NFE2022. For those that don’t know, this is the National Funeral Exhibition, organised by the National Association of Funeral Directors, held every two years at Stoneleigh, near Kenilworth. Although, thanks to Covid, it had been three years since we were last there. When […]
Today would have been my lovely brother’s 50th birthday. I’m stealing my sister’s words from Facebook today as she put our memories and feelings into words far better than I could have done: “It’s good to remember how lucky we were to have him – his loving, happy nature was the greatest. He really was, […]
A very belated Happy New Year to you all! It feels like such a long time since posting, and even longer since having a guest. However, today I’d like to introduce you to the lovely Lesley Berrington and her collection of books, Hattie and Friends. I’m sure you’ll join me in wishing Lesley all the […]
20th December 2021 – Santa, Jesus and my Brother, Andrew On this day, thirty one years ago, my brother died. I remember the phone call vividly. There must have been a call earlier in the evening to tell us it was close but I don’t remember that. I just know that, at the age of […]
7th December 2021 – A Moment of Realisation As has become tradition in the Shaw household, the first film of Christmas is always The Polar Express. It is particularly special to me as it is one that always reminds me of my brother. He loved Christmas! Despite being eighteen when he died, due to his […]
28th October 2021 – Sandi Millichip-Massocchi of Family Comforts It’s been a while since I’ve welcomed a guest onto my blog. In fact, it’s been a while since I blogged at all! Between the summer holidays, building work and volunteering, time has raced away somewhat. However, what a lovely way to get back into sharing […]
8th July 2021 – Leanne Brown – Daniel’s Dreams: Monster Mountain Leanne is another of the wonderful authors who are part of The Sue Atkins Book Club writing about children’s mental health. Read below about Leanne’s nervous wait for reviews of her first book. The Honesty of Children “Children are not things to be moulded […]
25th June – Cheryl Dodd – BizKidz & Teenpreneur As I continue my guest blog series, today I’d like to introduce you to Cheryl Dodd of BizKidz® & Teenpreneur® Academy. I’ve known Cheryl for a few years now and really admire her business drive and achievements. Having successfully set up and grown Starz Ballet® and […]
7th June 2021 – Elke Thompson – Is it still ok to have cuddles? I met Elke a few years ago at a conference she was speaking at. Her story had such an impact on me that she’s stayed in mind ever since. When I decided to run a series of guest blogs from people […]
29th May 2021 – Louise Mercieca – How Food Shapes Your Child Louise is one of my fellow authors in the Sue Atkins Book Club and is a Nutritional Therapist (amongst other things – see below). I invited Louise to guest blog about her work, including her lovely book How Food Shapes Your Child and, […]