Mother’s Day is always a difficult one for me – Happy (Neena and her family) and Sad (Kyle and not seeing Cash). We are still in the process of setting up the Memorial Garden for Kyle (along with Vince’s Parents and Cebar) at our new home but I still wanted to put some flowers there… Continue reading Mother’s Day 12th May 2024
We only left Perth on 5th March and moved into our new home in Mount Barker on 6th March 2024. Just 3 days later I fell very ill and was in an out of hospital in Mount Barker and Albany over the next few weeks, before they discovered it was actually Shingles (for the 3rd… Continue reading No Birthday & Back to Perth for another Funeral
Life has been difficult since Kyle died in many ways, and loosing my job, trying to make a small business work and health issues have all taken their tole. Turning adversity into opportunity we made the difficult decision to sell our home in Tapping and downsize to free up some equity, move somewhere cooler and… Continue reading Moving to Mount Barker
Today marks the death of my 30 year old son, Kyle, in a motorbike accident 8 years ago. A day that changed my life forever because part of my heart no longer walks outside my body – it went to the grave with him. Missing you every single day my baby-boy (and your little boy… Continue reading 8th Anniversary of Kyle’s Death
Another year gone without Kyle and Cash to celebrate Christmas with our family. It’s also my first without my faithful companion, Cebar (12yrs) who went to Rainbow Bridge on 16.10.23 after his fight with bladder cancer. Christmas Day is always busy at Pinnaroo, so we went on Christmas Eve with my Mum and Dad who… Continue reading Christmas 2023 & NY 2024
It’s been almost 8 years now without you Kyle, but I think of you (and Cash) every single day! This year we almost didn’t make it to Pinnaroo on your birthday due the out of control Bushfires in our area. We were evacuated late the night before (22.11.2023) and had to leave with just the… Continue reading Commemorating Kyle’s 38th Birthday
Another year without my baby boy Kyle (Yes, I know he was a grown up “Man” but he will always be my baby boy regardless!) and without seeing his baby boy, Cash! I tried my best to repair the smashed vase that fits inside the granite urns at Kyle’s Memorial Rock at Pinnaroo, including trying… Continue reading Mother’s Day 14th May 2023
When we last visited Kyle’s Memorial Rock in Zamia Court at Pinnaroo, we found the ceramic insert of one of his granite flower urns was broken. This had previously happened to the other one and I had repaired it sometime ago, but now previously intact one was damaged in the same way. Not sure how… Continue reading An Urn Gone Wrong!
Although we are not religious we do celebrate Easter with the Kids and Grandkids. As we have Daisy (our young French Bulldog Puppy) we have kind of done shifts this year. Vince visited his kids and grandkids on Good Friday and I spent time with Christina and my grandkids on Saturday. But Easter Sunday was… Continue reading Easter 2023
My Mum and Dad, and younger sister, Jacky, came down from Darwin to attend my “Diamond Jubilee” (60th Birthday) and stayed for a week in Perth. During their stay my Dad was very keen to have a family portrait – since it rarely happens that all of his family are together at one time. My… Continue reading Herriott Family Portrait – 22.3.23
