Cotton on (phrase): To begin to understand something Sunday marked five years since Summer was born and died and it was the first anniversary where it felt lighter, with zero tears my end. It’s started to feel like an out of …
Five
Five (number): Equivalent to the sum of three and two Lustrum (noun): A rare literary word that means a period of five years As it approaches five years since Summer was born and died (it’s her birthday, this weekend) there are two particular …
The Fourth Day of Summer
Kooky (adjective): Strange or eccentric I should have written this blog immediately after Summer’s birthday, but life – it’s busy. Which pretty much sums up how Summer’s 4th birthday felt this year actually. There wasn’t a lot of time to …
The Third Day of Summer
Third (number): Constituting number three in a sequence Bittersweet: The Dates There’s only one word for it: bittersweet. Earlier this month – the 9th of March – marked exactly three years since Summer was born/died, but it was also exactly …
Summer of ‘22
Bittersweet (adjective): Arousing pleasure tinged with sadness or pain Today marks the two year anniversary of Summer’s due date, the roundabout date that we should have a two year old with us. I said last year, that I’m still trying …
f-RUN-draising!
Fundraising (noun): The seeking of financial support for a charity or cause I’ve written a couple of blogs about running, both here and here. The last one, was about the London Summer run, which James and I completed in September …
Mumoirs Second Birthday
Portmanteau (noun): A word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others Mum (informal, British, noun): One’s mother Memoir (noun): Historical account or biography written from personal knowledge It’s been two years since launching this website and I’m going …
Birth Flowers
Unrequited love (phrase): A love that can’t be acted upon or is not openly reciprocated It was our 10 year wedding anniversary last week and James booked us a trip to the Netherlands to cycle the tulip fields, seeing as …
The Second Day of Summer
Second (number): Constituting number two in a sequence; coming after the first in time or order It was Summer’s second birthday earlier this month, but it’s taken me a while to sit and blog about it, as we’ve been away …