31/08/2022

Today I brought Bluebell into work with me. This was her second visit as I try to prepare her for our 10-mile Love Hope Strength beach hike in less than 3 weeks time. On her visit visit it took her a while to settle and also to get her into the van. This time there

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30/08/2022

Grief and bereavement is a very personal thing, which affects us all differently and I’ve always believed that there is no right or wrong way to deal with it. Sadly, Mum died on this day 6 years ago.

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29/08/2022

Grief and bereavement is a very personal thing, which affects us all differently and I’ve always believed that there is no right or wrong way to deal with it. Sadly, Mum died on this day 6 years ago.

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28/08/2022

Throughout lockdown and to some degree since too, I have not been getting myself out and about socialising. I’ve gotten into the habit of staying in and it’s not been easy to break.

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27/08/2022

Tonight it’s a vinyl night and you can’t beat a bit of contemporary Australian punk rock music. The Chats are a brilliant band and their current album doesn’t just have a no-nonsense title, but the music is no frills punk guitar.

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26/08/2022

This photo typifies the wonderful support that I have had for my fundraising for almost 10 years. Barbara sent me this photo of her granddaughter with a Laura Lou teddy bear that arrived this week.

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25/08/2022

One of the fun ways to promote my fundraising items is to take them on virtual promotional tours. There are an infinite amount of places you can go, and it’s always fun when people can suggest places for me to go to. So hit me with some suggestions…

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24/08/2022

Bluebell is an American Bully and 1 years old. She is gorgeous and such a lovely dog. I am hoping to take her with me to North Wales next month for the Love Hope Strength 10-mile hike along the coast, so she needs to build her up her walking and vehicle travelling before then and hence why she is with me today.

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23/08/2022

Arriving home after 9.00 tonight it was a case of watering my little garden by the torch on my mobile phone.

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22/08/2022

Today would have been Mum’s 86th birthday. Following her death I had trouble moving past her 80th and final birthday in 2016 just a week before she died, as it was very bittersweet with a realisation that her time was running out.

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