Category Archives: Family

Lazy Sunday

Posted on 23rd March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Soup flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license Since before we were married I’ve been going over to Niall’s parents for Sunday lunch. When I first went it was very much a family event with both … Continue reading →

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My Dad, the Storyteller

Posted on 1st March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

My dad was a great storyteller. He loved to talk, and he also loved to listen. As a child I remember how he’d respond to a question about history, physics or classical music by pausing, raising a finger on his … Continue reading →

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Ducks and Fuchsias

Posted on 14th October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

I don’t believe in God, the afterlife, or supernatural forces. I do believe in coincidence, in seeing patterns in nature and finding meaning when you look for it. Mum loved ducks – there are ducks throughout her house. Pictures of … Continue reading →

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Mum

Posted on 13th October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

“Take something to remind you of her”, they suggest. “I already have”, I say. In the cookbooks you gave me, the marks of my cooking throughout their pages, In the jugs and vases dotted around the house, the result of … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Dad

Posted on 25th April 2023 by NomadWarMachine

The death of a loved one is always hard. With time grief abates, it shrinks and becomes manageable – but it is still there. As time passes, I find that I have more memories of my father when he was … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to 2022

Posted on 31st December 2022 by NomadWarMachine

Some people walk around talking to themselves, the world at large, or anyone who might listen. Others of us blog. I often use this space to work out what I am thinking by writing out my thoughts – as Laurel … Continue reading →

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