Rhianna’s Flowers
If you have been here a while you will know that through March we always have some flowers in the house. It was something BB started a couple of years ago, just by mentioning in passing how nice it would be to have flowers in …
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Rhianna’s Christmas
It is so hard to find something smaller enough for Rhianna’s grave every year. Every year we always search and search. Wreaths are generally too big and cover Rhianna’s whole grave. And with the bits that she has on there all year it is hard …
Rhianna’s Winter Shelves
Rhianna’s shelves are still one of the focal points in the garden and they will remain that way. Last winter they were just left and when the spring hit we really had to give them a bit of a sort out and make them lovely …
Rhianna’s Shoes
When we got married the men all wore canvas shoes. All of them were all different colours and it took a long time to decide on the colours. I had some gorgeous shoes for the wedding and then moved into my white canvas shoes for …
Holidaying With A Child Missing
Going on holiday is a fantastic time, I think with most families. But when you are missing a child holidays can be hard. You can be enjoying every single moment of the holiday and then suddenly the realisation that one of your children is missing …
Today You Are Seven
I hate going to bed the night before your birthday. I hate waking up to silence on your birthday. I hate that there is no excited girl running into our room. I hate there are no presents wrapped downstairs. I hate there are no balloons. …
The Reality of Grief
One reason I started to blog about Rhianna was I needed a place, a place to pour out my feelings as I found it so much easier to write than speak. But over the years the reasons I blog about Rhianna remain the same, but …
Rhianna’s Flowers In March
So it is finally March. Our worst month. One that I dread starting but one that I also hate finishing. Starting the month means it is Rhianna’s birthday in a few short days. Ending the month means it isn’t Rhianna’s birthday for another year. Grief …
Mummy Please Leave Her Tree
Last week we took down the Christmas decorations and the boys were desperate not to take down Rhianna’s tree or move her table away. Boo was the first one to ask if we could keep her tree and table, and then BB agreed and then …