Hidden Treasures
My mother's old baby clothes shown together with the family photos. Soon a hundred years old
Snowdrops
Taking in snowdrops from my garden Reminds me of my mother She was gentle and modest Always thinking of us and of people Who might need a letter or a call At her funeral stories were told of her kindness
Looking Back on Losing my Mother
On the subject "What to do in times of crisis" I share my feelings at the time I lost my mother
Bill & Ruth
I have updated this post originally published December 30, 2014 We didn’t have television until the beginning of the sixties. One day my parents and my twin brother and I were watching something. Suddenly Montgomery is seen in his open car coming slowly through a street in Copenhagen with four British soldiers on motorbikes at each side of the […]
A Series of Vignetts: Being 15
Looking back at the age of fifteen in three generations 1938, 1966 and 2000
Helping Children overcome Loss
You never get a routine in dealing with deaths in families, but it's better to get involved that to ignore their suffering
Dealing with the Grief of losing Someone you Love
On the 13th of July I always think about the many lovely birthdays that my mother had. She always arranged and cooked everything herself....
Gone, But Not Forgotten
Inspired by this text at the “photo challenge” I immediately thought about by parents who died some years ago. The first picture symbolises my father’s creative skills. He was very shy due to things he had gone through and expressed himself in creative ways and in my childhood I just knew he could make and fix anything. The other […]
Skin Care regarding Babies
The most simple things work the best, but has to be taught and shown and passed on.
Bill & Ruth
My mothers experiences during the war has had a great impact on my whole life.
From one Heart to Another 