These are my two cockerpoos, Sid and Peggy. Sid died in June, aged fourteen and a half years. Peggy came to live with us at the end of August, aged nearly four months. Amid my grief for Sid, I did what all experienced therapists do and googled ‘how long should I wait before getting another […]
Category Archives: loss
Along with the exhortations to ‘lose weight’, ‘dry out’, ‘get fit’, ‘save up’, which assail us from every direction at this time of year, come the calls to ‘clear out’. Declutter. Spring clean. To paraphrase William Morris, if it’s not beautiful or useful, dispense with it. If you haven’t worn it for a year, pass […]