When a child dies, people tend to ask, “How’s the mother?” They mean well. They picture the pain of carrying a child, raising them, and then having to say goodbye far too

We went to Newcastle for J’s 24th birthday recently. He took us to a little music festival at The Hamilton Hotel, which the hubby and I enjoyed way more than we expected!

In July we did something we’d never done before — our first big trip without the kids. It felt a little strange at first, just the two of us, but also exciting as