Freddy and Carmela

THE BLOG

A collection of random musings about life, creativity, humour and wellness

Jul 25, 2021

Making Space for Grief

I have had this heaviness in me for the last week....this feeling of inertia, fatigue and rawness. And I just attributed it to a flare...

Apr 19, 2021

Breathe Mama

I need a break....I really need a break. We all need a break. One that gives us a pause from the inundation of stress and an elevated...

Mar 12, 2021

Grieving Fred

It has been almost 7 months since we said goodbye to Fred. I knew the grief of losing him was going to irrevocably change me. I knew it...

Oct 31, 2020

Halloween isn't the same anymore

Man but today is really hard. It is the first Halloween without our boy. He just loved all holidays...but particularly this one. Coz it invo

Aug 30, 2020

Tony the Crow

I've been nursing this Crow drawing for a few weeks now. I started it when Fred's health began to decline...when Bertha (my brain injury) a

Aug 27, 2020

From the mouth of Babes

It has been a week since Fred left us. A week filled with some very low lows. But that is not to say they weren’t moments of what I call...

Aug 25, 2020

Grief smells different

I wanted to thank everyone that reached out to us over the last few days. We really appreciste you. I won't lie....it has been...

Aug 20, 2020

Farewell my Dingo Baby Boy

Today is a good day. His work is done. His pain is gone. And we are all better for having him in our life. He taught us to appreciate the...

Aug 18, 2020

Getting out of my own head

Im realizing that my blog posts function more as a journal entry for me than anything else. They force me to take my experiences and...

Aug 17, 2020

Officer Friendly

Evey single person....dog...cat..whatever...every single one of them in our entire complex has encountered Officer Carmela. She patrols...