Monday, 25 April 2011

an Easter garden party

No, we haven’t been to Buckingham Palace - this garden party took place in Bristol at Steve’s mum’s house.  Over the...

Thursday, 21 April 2011

Hot and cold

Steve’s throat infection has turned into a common cold - how frustrating is that when the weather is so warm?  The...

Monday, 18 April 2011

a day of frustrations

Bar the occasional sniffle which hasn’t developed into anything, Steve has been very fortunate not to have come down with coughs,...

Saturday, 16 April 2011

DIY SOS

Well, perhaps SOS is a bit OTT - it wasn’t an emergency, but we have been fully occupied with DIY for...

Sunday, 10 April 2011

hot hot hot

Paint the sky blue, switch on the sun and turn up the thermostat - what a wonderful weekend!  The world came...

Thursday, 7 April 2011

packing up and packing it all in

Last Thursday was a day of packing up.  We took down and packed up the exhibition from the Gallery at Chipping...

Tuesday, 29 March 2011

ups and downs

After a start to the first day of the rest of our lives that lifted the spirits, we were brought back...

Monday, 28 March 2011

another cork for the collection

If you have visited our house you will be familiar with the sight of corks from bottles of fizz in big...

Thursday, 24 March 2011

Steve's "to do" list

We have a rather unusual method of jotting down things to do/buy/remember in our house.  It involves a stick of chalk...

Monday, 21 March 2011

Equinox

We’ve reached the spring equinox…  …The blossom is coming out on next door’s flowering cherry, there are green shoots all over...

Saturday, 19 March 2011

suspicious minds and a happy ending under a super moon

For a change, this isn’t about Steve and mesothelioma, me and my soon-to-be-finished job, or photography for that matter.  It’s about...

being positive

You probably haven’t heard of Stephen J Gould.  He was a paleontologist, evolutionary biologist and an influential and popular American science...

Friday, 18 March 2011

tears before bedtime

It’s been another emotional day, one way or another.I thought the pent-up stress of waiting for Steve’s assessment yesterday was all...

Wednesday, 16 March 2011

sweet dreams are made of this

We saw a new doctor at the hospital today as well as Nickie, Steve’s cancer nurse.  Before examining him, the doctor...

another step in the long goodbye

I start today’s blog with an apology. It’s a bit of a self-centred whinge, probably a symptom of feeling stressed about...

Sunday, 13 March 2011

another tick in the box

Although it was hard work last Thursday, hanging the exhibition in the Gallery at Chipping Norton Theatre went smoothly and we...

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

a legal landmark!

A decision in the Supreme Court today brings good news for mesothelioma victims who developed the disease as a result of...

tossing and turning

It’s Shrove Tuesday and Steve’s been tossing pancakes, without mishap!  Jolly tasty they were too.  After signing and sending back yet...

Monday, 7 March 2011

In Focus and a look at the bigger picture

Yesterday we took a break from working on the website (Steve) and preparing for the exhibition (me) to go to Focus...

Wednesday, 2 March 2011

One in a million

When I started writing this blog, I found it difficult to look very far ahead.  Life was lived one day at...

Friday, 25 February 2011

the power of positive; a thank you and a dedication

I recently read an article on how overwhelming it can be for people diagnosed with mesothelioma to deal with a poor...

Thursday, 24 February 2011

committed

The deed is done.  At a time when so many are facing redundancy or desperately job-hunting, I have volunteered to leave...

Friday, 18 February 2011

the significance of dates

Time seems to pass more quickly as you get older. However, since Steve was diagnosed with mesothelioma in June 2009, we...

Sunday, 13 February 2011

for my valentine

Who knows how long I’ve loved you?You know I love you stillI will love you all your lifetimeIf you want me...

Saturday, 12 February 2011

arrivals and departures

Our house been a bit like the arrivals and departures lounge at a transport interchange this last week. Katie arrived late last...

Saturday, 5 February 2011

when will they ever learn?

Steve is a happy bunny because England won the first of the Six Nations rugby matches last night.I am a happy...

Thursday, 3 February 2011

rabbits and bees

Happy New Year!  I started today’s post very late on the first day of the Chinese Year of the Rabbit and...

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