It's exactly a year since we lost our beautiful Louey. It still hardly seems real. 

I took her some flowers this morning and squeezed them amongst the others that were already speaking so much of the love that endures for her.

Then I stopped at Simon's for coffee and a quick trawl through favourite photos. 

I finally got round to buying a frame and choosing a favourite photo from many favourite photos.  This one won. A quick refreshment break on one of our bike rides. 

I still miss her terribly. But I'm begining to be able to feel gratitude for the many years of silly adventures, and maybe one day that will outweigh the sadness . She'd prefer that.