Thanksgiving with Pookie

(Topic: holidays, grief, Pookie) Hi Friends! Overall, this was an enjoyable Thanksgiving. Pookie was dressed and ready for the occasion! I couldn’t resist this little suit! Unfortunately the turkey beanie didn’t fit his head without looking ridiculous, so he asked if he could wear a different hat that matches the suit. I got out all

Buffalo Trip – With Pookie

(Topic: Weighted bears [grief], travel) Hi Friends, Recently I had the opportunity to travel to Buffalo. In fact, we’ve been traveling a lot, so there will be quite a few Pookie Travelogs sprinkled in over the next few weeks! This trip to Buffalo was in mid September. This will be mostly pictures with captions, showing

Fun themed birthday party

(Topic: Birthday party themes, reclaiming self) Hi Friends! Recently it was my birthday. This being a Saturday post, I don’t want to delve too deeply into the life-after-loss side of things, but I will briefly mention that choosing themes for my party, based on MY interests, is something I’ve decided to do post-loss, as a

Dover Trip – With Pookie

(Topic: Weighted Bears, adventures/travel) Hi Friends! Lately hubby and I have been travelling a lot (work, mostly) so while he’s busy, Pookie and I explore! If you haven’t met Pookie, he is a weighted bear representing our son Charlie (you can read more about our loss story by clicking on the tab at the top

New Folia Cowl, post 2

(Topic: Knitting) Hi Friends, One picture for this update! I’ve managed to complete the first full repeat of the lace pattern on my new cowl. Going well so far! Yours, Sarah To subscribe, find the “subscribe by email” note in the left column and enter your email there. Posts will be emailed directly to you

Wave of Light, October 15, 2018

(Topic: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day 2018, wave of light candles) Hi Friends, I want to thank every one of you who lit a candle for a baby that was not your own, especially if you haven’t lost a baby yourself. If you think that one candle doesn’t make a difference, it does –

Completed Cedar Leaf Shawlete

(Topic: Knitting) Just a quick update today. I promised completed pictures of the Cedar Leaf Shawlette, and here it is! Completely blocked and beautiful. I’m thrilled with how it came out! Yours, Sarah To subscribe, find the “subscribe by email” note in the left column and enter your email there. Posts will be emailed directly

Empty Arms, Weighted Bears (And Bonus Halloween Pictures!)

(Topic: Weighted bears, grief, grief recovery, infant loss, also Halloween!) Our Molly Bear, one weighted bear option Introduction This is another shareable post! Please feel free to share the link to this blog or this post specifically. In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, I am focusing on topics that will help friends

WIP Leafy Cowl

(Topic: Knitting) Hi Friends, I know I just finished the other and don’t have pictures of the completed, blocked Cedar Leaf Shawlette yet, and no pictures of me modelling it for you yet, but I promise they’ll come soon! Probably next week 🙂 However, my needles have not been idle. The next new project is

How common is Pregnancy Loss?

(Topic: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Statistics) Introduction This is another shareable post! Please feel free to share the link to this blog or this post specifically. In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, I am focusing on topics that will help friends of families going through the loss of a baby, geared toward