Tag Archives: Mothers & Daughters

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

A Mother’s Love: Day 4 Black And White Photo Challenge

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

This Sunday in the UK, families everywhere will be honouring Mum on what we call Mothering Sunday. When I lived in America, I lost track of when this special day occurred, since Mother’s Day, as it is called there, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Hops, Mothers & Daughters, My California, Photos | Tagged Black & White Photo Challenge, Blog Hops, Boating, California, Family Memoirs, love, Mothering Sunday, Mothers & Daughters, Norfolk Broads, Tell 5 Secrets Blog Hop | 99 Comments

The Dark Side Of Asperger’s Syndrome

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Tomorrow my daughter, Aspie D, will celebrate her 22nd birthday and I will have all my chicks back home in the nest together again for the first time since Christmas. Hip hip hooray! The plan is to go out to … Continue reading →

Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Family Life | Tagged Anxiety, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, depression, Family Life, Females with Aspergers, Health, Mental Health, Mothers & Daughters, National Autistic Society, Women | 101 Comments

Far From Okay But I Want To Be Happy

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Do you ever feel so weighed down that you want to stay in bed, pull the covers up over your head and go to sleep for days on end? That’s how I’ve been feeling lately. No spring in my step, … Continue reading →