Tag Archives: family

A Wilderness

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Sherri Matthews

Where to begin? Let’s try December 21st, 2021, with my last blog post. On Christmas Eve, three days after I posted, my Mum was rushed by ambulance to our local hospital with a stroke. Life for us both would never … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Life, Grief, Mothers & Daughters | Tagged Bereavement, Caregivers, Carers, family, Family Life, Grief, life, loss, love, Memoir, Mothers & Daughters, writing | 47 Comments

Time to Celebrate – My One Year Blogoversary!

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

So it happened, I did it and I honestly don’t know how. One year ago today, 9th January 2013, I published my first ever blog post. Perhaps rather fitting then that this is my 110th post to celebrate my one-year … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Writing | Tagged Blog, Current Affairs, family, Followers, One Year Blogging Anniversary, Photography, thank you, WordPress, writing | 117 Comments

My Dad – A Story of Alcoholism & Atonement

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

‘Bungling Burglar, Ex-Lag, Gun-Threat Pensioner’. Let me introduce you to my dear old dad. Please know, however, these are not my descriptions of my dad, oh no. These are headlines taken from newspapers. This is because my dad is famous. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcoholism, Family Life, My Dad's Alcoholic Prison, Writing | Tagged Addiction, Alcoholism, article, Atonement, crime, Dad, family, loss, love, prison, writing | 20 Comments

One Cold Day & A Frozen Mouse for Charlie Snake

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Well, here we are and it’s Friday already and time for a weather report. It’s cold. That’s it. No higher than 35 degrees farenheit (what’s that, about 3.5 centrigrade?) all day and it’s going to be bitterly cold all weekend. Brrrrr. … Continue reading →