Category Archives: tribute

Five benefits of sharing your cyberloss story

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

Hi, friends. Sorry it’s been quiet around here, but I’ve been busy with university work and having started the book. I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again…I’m learning through writing the book that there’s a lot to be … Continue reading →

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Preparing to share my cyberloss experience in a new way…

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

…or in the old-fashioned way, depending on how you look at it. Today was a very productive day, as I began to outline the book I will write in the future. Loving your subject    obviously makes time fly by. … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo: A Mo(u)rning Poem

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

I decided to take today’s Poetic Asides prompt- ‘write a morning poem’ in a different direction. Mornings have mostly been something to be grateful for, with a couple of notable exceptions. So, without further ado, a mo(u)rning poem. Mo(u)rning Poem … Continue reading →

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Birthday greetings

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Not really sure what to offer today, except to say that my thoughts are with Chris’ family today as her son turns 17. I’m sure he’s grown up to be everything his mother would want him to be. Wishing him all the very best today, and always. It wouldn’t be NaBloPoMo without a poem, so this is for him. Continue reading →

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Five years on…

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

Today, April 8, 2012 marks five years since my dear friend Chris Thomas passed away. I intend to share a number of projects I have undertaken in tribute to her over the course of the day. This is the first, … Continue reading →

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I’m no Shakespeare, but…

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

Hi, folks. I hope this post finds you all well. Poetry continues to be a good way of getting through this pre-anniversary feeling, or the absence of any logical feeling, just weird emotional numbness. I wouldn’t have thought about a … Continue reading →

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Ten years since we lost George Harrison

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

              I’m writing this on the eve of the tenth anniversary of George Harrison’s passing. George is an inspiration to me, in the way that he expressed himself through music and generally made the … Continue reading →

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Gifts from way back in my memory…

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

Yesterday was such a treat! Happened to be wandering around on YouTube don’t know why, just watching any old thing, basically. Beatles related, of course. Then I stumbled on a video of a Beatles tribute band called ‘Nube 9′ (Cloud … Continue reading →

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Car conversations

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Sorry I’ve gone so long without posting here. I’ve been ridiculously busy since starting university, which is probably a good thing, because it means that I am making a bit of progress, or getting better at avoiding it. Either way, … Continue reading →

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August 2011 – UNICEF ‘Month of Giving’

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

In honour of the fortieth anniversary of George Harrison’s iconic ‘Concert for Bangladesh‘, which preceded Live Aid by fourteen years, and was thus the first concert for a cause, UNICEF have declared August 2011 a ‘Month of Giving’.  A variety … Continue reading →

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