Heartbreak Archives - Rocky Wanderings

A view of the Grand Canyon from Hopi Point on the South Rim. Leaving the glitz of Las Vegas behind, we drove into the sunriseLured…

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The highs and lows of the Grand Canyon

The highs and lows of the Grand Canyon

A view of the Grand Canyon from Hopi Point on the South Rim. Leaving the glitz of Las Vegas behind, we drove into the sunriseLured…

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Notre-Dame, Paris, on fire: Memories and melancholy.

Notre-Dame, Paris, on fire: Memories and melancholy.

Part of Notre-Dame as seen from le Petit Pont, Paris WRITTEN ON 16 APRIL 2019 I have many vivid memories associated with Notre-Dame: • Being…

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The appeasement of Barber’s Adagio for Strings

The appeasement of Barber’s Adagio for Strings

Stormy sky over the island of Samson, Isles of Scilly WRITTEN IN JUNE 2018 Marking forty years of marriage, anniversary roses sway in the breezeAs…

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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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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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