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Wishes and Ashes… a guest post from a concerned hill walker

September 21, 2013 By Ellen 1 Comment

Beautiful and wild – Great Gable (pic by Alan Cleaver via Flickr) I spend a lot of time walking the fells in the Lake District enjoying the views, ridges and fell tops and am increasingly aware of the presence of cremation ashes on the summits. This has led me to consider this relatively modern practice of […]

Filed Under: ashes, cremation remains, grief, guest post, Lake District, scattering ashes

Ready for a new year – did we leave anyone in the old one?

December 31, 2012 By Ellen Leave a Comment

A cup of sentiment and some ill-thought-out resolutions. Another new year is nearly upon us. Are you ready? Doesn’t really matter – the Bells will chime whether you put your head under the pillow or elbow your way to the front of the crowd. We’re moving into 2013, one way or the other. Only we can’t all […]

Filed Under: Christmas, death, grief, loss, New Year, New Year's Eve, NYE, Pete Seeger, Turn Turn Turn

Just when you think you’ve got a plan…

December 30, 2012 By Ellen 11 Comments

The nativity sheep So there I was staring the festive season squarely in its twinkly eye and making plans.Way back in December I had a lovely selection box of nights out and Christmas gatherings lined up – I even knew what I was going to wear to each. Then a chill blast of mortality gusted through. […]

Filed Under: bereavement, Christmas, cold, death, flu, grief, life, lurghy, Panther, plans

What did you to to remember your loved ones?

April 5, 2011 By Ellen 4 Comments

You’ll have noticed that we go on walks, but there’s also a bench and a cairn. Something solid to visit, commune with or at. X marks the spot. And while it’s easy to agree that things don’t matter a jot, what a comfort there is – for now – in a solid thing to visit. […]

Filed Under: blogging, grief, In Memoriam

A walk at the Whangie

March 18, 2011 By Ellen 2 Comments

Is it through the Whangie, to the Whangie, round the Whangie? If you don’t know what I’m on about, or you think that, perhaps, I’ve come over all post-watershed, I will explain. The Whangie is an odd rock formation in a corner of the Kilpatrick hills. We walked there this week and the sun shone. […]

Filed Under: brother, grief, mother, poem, Super Sister, walking, women, Wonderful women

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