The First Anniversary of Gar’s Death
So many demanding things happened to us, as a family, in the first year after Gar took his life, in July 2021. Having moved to Devon, six months later, in early 2022, Gill and I marked the anniversary of his death, with lunch in the restaurant at the Gara Rock Hotel in Salcombe, where the […]
No one Here is Me
The shock of Gar’s death, immediately hit family and friends, in both clearly visible and, more concerningly, invisible ways. Grief is a shockwave, with a wide and scattered impact, jerking some of us into immediate action and others, like me, into a shell shocked, protective state, from which we are only able emerge slowly. I’m […]
Empty Headed Days
There are some days, when you feel as if all of the wires in your head have been unplugged and reconnected back, in a completely random order. Your Numbskulls* must have been startled awake in the middle of the night and panicked into action. They’ve done their best to set you up for the day, […]