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
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
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!
Christina had to have a knee operation and wanted to celebrate my birthday ahead of time with me beforehand, so we went to the Ritz Carlton on 28th Feb and were staying overnight. She had all sorts of wonderful surprises for me and really spoilt me, but unfortunately whilst I was crossing the road in… Continue reading YaYa’s “Diamond Jubilee” – 60th Birthday
Well another year has come and gone, as we learn to soldier on with the “new normal” for our family. I can tell you they are wrong when they say “It will get better in time” or “Time heals all wounds” – that might be the case for many things but not for the death… Continue reading 7th Anniversary of Kyle’s Death
The rollercoaster of trying to get on with life in the “new normal” whilst still struggling without Kyle being here with us, or being able to see his son, Cash, continues on this 7th Christmas without him – it just doesn’t get any easier really. That said we do try to still enjoy what was… Continue reading Christmas 2022
It’s funny how one day can both be happy and sad at the same time. I am so glad that my Father, Jock Herriott, is still with us as it was touch and go the year Kyle died (2016) when Dad fell through a roof in Darwin and was in ICU. He’s had some ongoing… Continue reading 4th Sept 2022 Father’s Day
