Its not all doom and gloom folks..but it sure does feel like it this morning, sorry! Got a real shock this week when reminded its been 5 yrs since we lost our compass, our north star, our voice of reason that we so sorely need in this family of nutjobs. I ugly cried this morning..and … More Grief..5 yrs on
I know i know shut up already about it..but no sorry. I found a new grief last night..it hit me like a bolt outta the blue and yep i made a tit of myself! I was watching Jo Jo Rabbit (cannot recommend highly enough and watch out if you haven’t seen it cause bit of … More A New Grief
Hi Mama, Happy bday my wonderful, tolerable, obedient, rebellious mama. I’m flooded with beautiful, funny and stupid memories of us this week that I want to remind you of… Do you remember when I was little and spent hours sitting quietly on your lap while you read or watched tv…I can still smell your perfume … More Do you remember…?
..here’s what I want to say to you but never have the balls to in case I upset you and I’m afraid I’ll cry on you. You know who you are. I’m so sorry. I’m so very very sorry that your baby will never know the beauty that is you and what it would be … More To the moms who lost their babies
I miss my mama Cath. Yup I said it. I don’t let it out that often in any real way because honestly the loss of her cripples me, cripples us. But yes I know it’s obvious. I’ve read a lot about grief and loss and spoken to a lot of people who’ve been through this … More Grief, 2 Years on
I have these two great aunts…actually I have many! What can I say we’re Irish, being great and being plentiful are our main selling points. But I have 2 great-aunts in particular, my GGG’s sisters Mary and Philie. I’m slightly obsessed with them! And by slightly I mean at GGG’s funeral I tried to move … More My Great Aunts…
Happy happy birthday to my godfather, the godfather, granny uncle Paul. Thanks for always letting us pick on and abuse you. For not actually moving and withholding the address as you’ve always threatened. For not calling an ambulance the time I dyed my hair red in your house and didn’t do the most stellar clean … More Ode to my godfather
So I haven’t blogged much since my aborted travels and abortion story. You were all so so kind. I heard from cousins I rarely talk to, strangers, friends I hadn’t talked to in awhile, all sharing their stories and I never really knew how to say thank you. So first off. Thank you. Thank you … More I need that excitement again…and your help
We lost the boss this weekend. The matriarch. The queen of all things Griffin. And my mama Caths mom. And I just want to say thank you. Thank you for idyllic summers. For picking nits out of our hair for hours painstakingly one by one with your nit comb. For letting ash headbutt the presses … More Thank you to Command Central aka the Matriarch aka Granny aka Peg aka GGG
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