Archive - Live, Love, Grieve by Nickie Aven

Two Go on a Summer Holiday

It is 6.45 in the morning.

Jul 5 •

June 2025

"Why?" Because Love

My 3 year old grandson has reached the 'Why?' stage.

Jun 21 •

Buckets and Burdens

There's a song we sing in the threshold singing group I lead - “Lay down your burden”.

Jun 7 •

May 2025

Best Laid Plans

A quiet walk in the woods, I thought.

May 24 •

Sometimes you know you’ve taken a step, something isn’t as it was, but it’s hard to put your finger on what’s changed.

May 10 •

April 2025

Apr 26 •

The Oyster and the Pearl

The soft, vulnerable mass of an oyster is encased within a hard shell comprised mostly of calcium carbonate (which is chalk).

Apr 12 •

March 2025

February 2025

The healing power of death

That sounds something of an outrageous claim.

Feb 15 •

"Nice colour, isn't it?"

I bought a new car this week, or, at least, a new-to-me car.

Feb 1 •

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