crashing waves
A friend emailed me this morning after reading something he thought I might like to see. ‘Now in my defence,’ he began, ‘I never send you stuff like this, but I stumbled … Continue reading
blue eyes
This is a guest post by Michael Hand and is the fourth in this blog’s Inspiring Friends series. The morning after I first met Desreen I came home and told my flat mates I’d met … Continue reading
poster girl
This is a guest post by Nancy Linihan and is the third in this blog’s Inspiring Friends series. At my wife’s funeral I gave a eulogy entitled Being Desreen. Throughout the tribute I invited the congregation … Continue reading
desreen dress
This is a guest post by James New and Jessica Richard, and the second in this blog’s Inspiring Friends series. My wife loved fashion. It was not only what she spent most of her … Continue reading
our desreen
This poem is a guest post by Gareth Williams and the first in this blog’s Inspiring Friends series. When I first met Desreen nine years ago I lived in a shared flat … Continue reading
inspiring friends
A few days after my wife died I opened up a new email account and asked people to send me their memories of her. At the time the messages I … Continue reading
best friends
This is a guest post by Anya Hayes Anya first got in touch with me after seeing my son in the park with his grandmother. She recognised him from his … Continue reading
