We have made great headway in sorting things out for Elfin's funeral. We have produced a very nice order of service, downloaded all the music and everyone who might want to see the funeral has all of the information and the files with order of service and music too. It took us a long time to get it all sorted but we work together and we just get on and do it.
Nigel is also kept very busy notifying all of the relevant bodies and he will start probate next week. It will take a great deal of time but it is the final thing he can do for his Mom. I think one of the things that will hit him when that is done is the void left. He has been the main input into his Mom's care (and I mean the care of all the extraneous things) since his Dad died 39 years ago. He was always the contact for anything that was needed from picking up bulky items, taking to places she needed to be to helping her sort things out and in later years sorting the day to day care, the banking, bills, shopping, admin, bureaucracy etc. Ad he never ever minded it - it was just what he did. And I think he will really notice it when it is not there. At the moment, as is always the case, I think grief is kind of put in limbo when you are the people doing all of the things. I always said when I lost my parents that you don't really start to grieve properly until the funeral is over because up until that point you are busy and need to be organised. Once that is done, life for everyone else carries on as normal and you are left witht his huge hole and the grief kicks in. I will be there to support him as I think he will really need it after next week, and after probate is sorted. Nigel is one of life's carers and organisers - always has been and I guess always will be.
Other than sorting things out I have also still been scrapping. I really need to keep busy and scrapping has been my salvation and therapy for almost 20 years. It occupies me and helps me de-stress.
These were all made for the FTLOPP challenges and I am proud that in just a week I managed to complete all 21 challenges ... and some were very challenging
I was quite chuffed with this one as I made the boot stencil
Today I am thankful for
- a wonderful two and a half hour zoom session with my family last night which made us laugh uncontrollably and was just what we needed for a few hours
- scrapping as a great theraputic hobby
- sunshine and daily walks - we may not go far but it is good to get some fresh air.
and I have to share this
Can cats really stand up like that? For very long? I've never seen such a thing before. Didn't you have a photo of your furbabies standing like that at a window?
I will say an AMEN! to scrapping being therapeutic. I belong to a group of scrappers called the Lea France Academy. The group leader, Carine, holds 3 virtual crops each month. The crops usually had no more than 15-20 scrappers each time. But since so many places had lockdowns beginning in April and March, the crops have expanded to nearly 45 people each time! We have all felt the need to be with others of like mind and use our creative juices to unwind and de-stress. It has been very helpful to me. I really don't know what I would do if I didn't scrap. I used to needlepoint and cross-stitch. But my eyes are getting weaker, and sometimes those crafts call for really good sight.
Oh my goodness! You MUST tell how you made the boot stencil. That is truly amazing, and I love the effect it adds to the page.
Posted by: Barb in AK | May 23, 2020 at 10:05 AM