Time for some retail therapy and some reader events to look forward to. Now that we're back at our desks and in a position to start planning again, I'm delighted to announce a reader trip that we've been working on for ages. Places will go on sale next Friday and there are only 17 - it's something I'm really proud of but I'll tell you about it at the end of the post. First let's talk about what's in [...]
I'm not yet up to writing one of my usual posts. I'm aware that quite a few new readers have found this blog through Instagram recently, so to you, I apologise and hope you understand that life events have suddenly taken over. My 'gearing up to sixty' campaign will be back soon. To the many of you who have been reading my blog and therefore been part of my life for years, I know you'll understand. Today's post is [...]
There's a particular kind of woman who heads a family and you only really see her properly once she's gone. Mal's mum died on the 26th of May. Her name was Delia, Delia Mary Garnett, born O'Connor in Gateshead in 1942 and as a family we officially say goodbye to her today. It's been hard to put this post together because how do you write about a woman who never struggled to know what to say herself? I'm not [...]
I want to say thank you for all of the thoughtful messages that you've left in the comments, in emails and via social. Realistically I'm not going to manage to reply to you but we've read them all and they've meant the world - especially to Mal. It's only a few months since I was having a clearout and came across all the cards that I was sent when my mum and dad died. I remember it being a [...]
