Grief Archives - Rocky Wanderings

Disorientation in Dubrovnik                        

Disorientation in Dubrovnik                        

A cannon on the city walls of Dubrovnik, overlooking the Adriatic Sea. Creaking and swaying, the ferry slowly pulled away from the port of Bari…

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Thoughts on snow and slowly-shifting grief

Thoughts on snow and slowly-shifting grief

Le Parc de l’Ariana, Geneva, 1 March 2018 WRITTEN ON 7 MARCH 2018 I love snow! Realising, as I slowly wake up, that the usual…

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Three years on from the demise of my Dad: The ongoing journey of grief.

Three years on from the demise of my Dad: The ongoing journey of grief.

Boisterous boys on the beach WRITTEN ON 23 AUGUST 2017 Two boisterous little boys on the beach. — My Uncle Colin (left) and my Dad…

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A birthday tribute to my Dad

A birthday tribute to my Dad

At the rugged north end of the island of Tresco, Isles of Scilly, 21 June 2013 WRITTEN ON 28 JUNE 2017 Your parents’ birthdays —…

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The Via Spluga, the Viamala Gorge and Grief

The Via Spluga, the Viamala Gorge and Grief

The Viamala Gorge, Switzerland WRITTEN IN JULY 2016 Setting out on the Via Spluga reminded me, in many ways, of the journey of grief which…

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A birthday and bereavement

A birthday and bereavement

Sunflowers near Jussy, Switzerland, 28 June 2015 WRITTEN ON 28 JUNE 2015 My Dad would have been 67 tomorrow, having eased into his retirement a…

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