my mum and i
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The Birth Blessing: Pomegranates and Rosewater from alinah 770 days old
It's autumn now and i am almost fully pregnant we planted a pomegranate tree in the front garden, it was like planting my mother as i have such strong ...
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The Sound of a Wave from alinah 927 days old
We spent Saturday on Camber Sands. It's a childhood summer haunt of mine, but Leo and Delia's first visit. It was sunny and blissful, being on a vast ...
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A whole world from alinah 927 days old
When mum died, a whole world died with her. Last week, I visited what remains of part of her world - her friends - and I took Delia to meet some of her ...
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Nowruz mobarak! from alinah 968 days old
Dear Mama, It was your birthday yesterday and today is the eve of Nowruz (Persian New Year), your absolute favourite time of year. I have made a Haft ...
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Two years on today..(letter to my Mother) from alinah 1052 days old
Boxing Day-second anniversary of your death. We did a latihan (spiritual exercise we do in subud) for you I sang out the sorrow of a thousand deaths, ...
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Snow falling in an empty house from alinah 1067 days old
(From journal, 22.3.005) Dear Delia, today we drove (You, I, your dad, our friend Brianne who has come to be with us) to Papa Jaaan (my mothers) house ...
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The smell of saffron. from alinah 1112 days old
Have been away in switzerland and france, travelling on trains with leo and delia. It was quite a journey, inside and out. On returning home, from sunny ...
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Dreams all around us - saying goodbye from alinah 1160 days old
(from journal 19.2.2006) I dreamt about mum again (what a time ). Me, simon, fariba, farid and Reg (her boyfriend who survived) and Mum were all together ...
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Dreams all around us - saying goodbye from alinah 1160 days old
(from journal 19.2.2006) I dreamt about mum again (what a time ). Me, simon, fariba, farid and Reg (her boyfriend who survived) and Mum were all together ...
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Dreams all around us -continued from alinah 1160 days old
(from journal 8.2.2005) I dreamt of my mum- she was cooking in the next room and i came in, in case she disappeared.She was in pink. I told her 'i love ...