We took Lenny and the new puppy, Mac up to Bamborough beach. The weather was great but we knew the weekend would be difficult (Mother’s Day 2022), especially for Mim. So we decided to travel up to Scotland and stop off for some beach time. When we arrived the sea mist was so bad we couldn’t see the castle! – typical. We walked down to the beach and Lenny opened the sky, brought us sunshine and a very excited puppy…
The famous snake pass road over the Pennines was closed after storm damage for some of March and April. Many cyclists took advantage of this beautiful car-free road. We took Lenny of course, along with our friend Bri. We were a little apprehensive as we were told it was closed but, to be honest what’s the worst that could happen? Lenny has given us so many things, he has taught me to give less of a f**k and just go…
Am I grieving? What is grief? Am I doing it right? How do I know if I’m doing it right? How long will it last? These are questions I continue to ask myself, and I don’t think I’m alone! As a father to a child who died I have wanted to try and “fix the problem”, but I cant. I have been on a journey of grief since our boy Lenny died on the 18th December 2021. But to be…
We took a trip to Scotland, this was our first trip away after Lenny had died. We were pretty apprehensive, we went to just have a ‘time’ not a nice time or good time, so it turned out better than we thought. One day we took Lenny and Mac up a Munro. The puppy got very cold and had to be put in my jacket for the journey down, it was about -5 on top. This was Lenny’s first Munro,…