Well, what interesting times we live in. So many planned for events hanging in the balance, it takes courage to make a decision, so much easier if someone makes it for us. I think that those of you who have opted to postpone until next year will find it easier than those who are playing the will we/won't we game. This summer would have seen many weddings in outside venues - the weather has been perfect too grr! I have been busy walking my dog and the flowers are stunning which got me to thinking about colour. Often a bride will say to me that she would like red as the principal colour in her design, the colour of love, a hot passionate, statement colour ... these two flowers are in my garden at the moment. The strong crimson peony and the bright, orangey scarlet of the poppy. They are so different and yet they are both red. So when you are planning an event are you clear about what you really want? The choices are as marked as the two flowers you see. You might choo
These are unprecedented times, how can we help one another? Life throws us curved balls all the time. How we deal with those is what makes us who we are. Just imagine that someone you love dearly is dying; under normal circumstances there would be a steady stream of visitors calling to pay their last respects, kindly neighbours with a tin of something, cards, phone calls and flowers. Then imagine what it would be like to deal with that alone, there are still the phone calls but the human contact is at a distance, remote and frustrating. Frustrating from both sides ... underlying guilt, real sadness and unbelievably lonely. I cannot visit you any more than your wider family and community can, but I can talk to you via Zoom or Messenger, I am not the same as your family but you don't have to be brave and stoical with me. I trained as an end of life Doula to support both the dying and their immediate family. If you need support and I can help you, let me know