I started this blog in October 2010, with no particular theme in mind, and set off by having fun, usually writing light-hearted, some might say silly, posts about whatever took my fancy at the time.
11 months later, in September 2011, my younger brother John, aged 33, died suddenly (in his sleep – reason unknown) and suddenly my life, and my blog, were difficult to get my head around. Light-heartedness was miles away from my mind for many, many months.
At that time, all I could write about was my feelings on losing my beloved brother. I didn’t care to read or hear about anything else, other than other people who had experienced something similar – the shock and grief experienced at a sudden death, and/or the death of a sibling.
So, dear reader, if you found yourself at this page, or on this blog because you are in that situation, my heart goes out to you. I’m so very sorry for your loss. I hope that it might be a very small help to read someone else’s thoughts and feelings on losing a much loved brother. Therefore, on this page are links to any posts I’ve written about the loss of my brother, from right after his death, to posts 3 years later, and any that mention my experience of grief.
For you, John.
Even the lino makes me think of you
Why my brother died – we may never know
It’s Like That, And That’s The Way It Is
The above posts were basically, in order, each post I wrote from the time of his death, until I was finally able to write about about something else months later. The following posts about grief have popped up since that time….
We Tell Ourselves Stories In Order To Live
You Always Take The Weather With You
3 Days (remembering John)
Blathering About Nothing 
Blather away!