#gratudeforfriends

[tristiane]

Das Leben geht weiter... Life goes on..... (My mother bought this yarn on our last holiday together). . . . #mamaisgone #sadness #sunshine #gratudeforfriends #gratitudeforsmallthings #gratiude #blessings #docbeckers (at Doc-Beckers Coffee)

[tristiane]

Today at Cornwolly.. Our own small Cornish Woolgathering. Against best intentions, couldn't resist two skeins of Finnish wool. . . . #cornishwoolgathering #gratudeforfriends #100%woolyarn #finnishyarn (at Heartlands Cornwall)

[tristiane]

Coffee and Magazine. Home. Arrived with the Sleeper Train at 8.00am . . . #coffeeandmagazine #homeagain #missingmama #gratudeforfriends #gratitudeforsmallthings #gratitude #blessings (at The Cornish Barn)

[tristiane]

Knitting and Tea. (After Miso Soup and Avocado Maki). After Choir Practice. Mama is going to be discharged tomorrow morning, all being well. And then we have to see how the house ( the care team) and she are adjusting to her new conditions. No mobility and needing help with everything and next to no appetite. We will see. . . . #Mamainhospital #bochumfebruary2018 #thelongjourneyhome #thelonggoodbye #gratitudeforsmallthings #gratudeforfriends #gratitude #blessings

[tristiane]

Good Night. I am grateful for all the care my mother gets and old friends and neighbors came to see her. And grateful for friends, who keep checking in and keep me feeling connected. . . . #gratudeforfriends #gratutide #blessings #Mamainhospital #bochumfebruary2018 (at Bochum, Germany)

[tristiane]

Good nicht! Knowing to habe friends out there makes all the difference between being alone and lonely. .its been a long , strange day..... . . #Mamainhospital #bochumfebruary2018 #blessings #gratitude #gratudeforfriends (at Bochum, Germany)

[tristiane]

Today I tided, cleared out and rearranged Mana's bedroom wuth the help of the housekeeping tean. Getting it ready for the care bed and other equipment. It felt very strange, like closing the active part of her life...... She was more awake and had her first wish, Ice cream, which she got. . . #Mamainhospital #bochumfebruary2018 #thelongjourneyhome #thelonggoodbye #gratitudeforsmallthings #gratudeforfriends #gratiude #blessings (at Bochum, Germany)

[tristiane]

Tea at Mama'flat. Before going to the English speaking Church Community Choir And then going to Hospital to say good night. . . . #Mamainhospital #bochumfebruary2018 #gratudeforfriends #gratitudeforsmallthings #gratitude #,singingisgoodforthesoul (at Bochum, Germany)

[tristiane]

Einen ganz lieben Dank an meine Freundin Annette aka @sternenelfin , die heute auf dem Weg von Lunen nach Hamburg einem Abstecher nach Bochum gemacht hat um mich zu besuchen! Ganz Toll und noch mal lieben Dank! A big thank you to my friend Annette, who made a detour to Bochum to visit me! That was marvelous and I am so grateful. . . . #instragramdriends #gratudeforfriends #gratiude #blessings #compassion (at Cafe Zentral Bochum)

[tristiane]

Tea, Williams Christ Spirit and Writing Journal. The End of the Day. Ausklang zum Abend. I am living in a strange existence in this moment of time. My own life suspended. On the other hand , grateful being able to me there for my mother. Elevating in brief moments her loneliness. And in the End, that's all what matters. . . . #Mamainhospital #bochumfebruary2018 #solitude #gratudeforfriends #gratitude #gratitudeforsmallthings #compassion #blessings (at Cafe Zentral Bochum)

[tristiane]

Good Night, Friends. I want to say Thank for all the love, and support through your comments on FB and Instagram. It is a life line for me. I have a handful of friends left in Germany, some I hopefully will see sometimes over the next week. I have e been on the phone with friends in Germany and Cornwall, and I am so grateful for that. My families is my mother and my son Robin (@robin_staples ) and yes, his girlfriend Grace (@gans.y). Never had brothers and sisters or cousins. I miss home, which is Penzance, where friends live in walking distance and I feel displaced in Bochum, where I was born and grew up and spent my days alone between hospital visits. So thank you all again, I feel grateful and blessed. . . . #gratudeforfriends #gratitude #instragramdriends #fbfriends #solitude #blessings (at Bochum, Germany)

[tristiane]

Lunch at Vapiano. Risotto Funghi. Life keeps on going on, no matter what. Realized last night that the hob/oven in Mama's flat is switched of. Not that I feel like cooking..... Mama is the same, struggling to understand her pain....back to her after lunch. . . . #Mamainhospital #bochumfebruary2018 #thelonggoodbye #thesunkeepsonshining #gratudeforfriends #gratitudeforsmallthings #gratitude (at Bochum, Germany)

[tristiane]

Afternoon Coffee , The last three days are catching up with me. Very tired and tearful. Mama was sleepy and disorientated. First time she was talking about things on television which was off..... No mobility...hardly eating. ..., its the long good bye..... . . . #Mamainhospital #dementia #grief #sadness #gratudeforfriends #gratitudeforsmallthings #blessings (at Cafe Zentral Bochum)

[tristiane]

Good Night. . . . . #gratudeforfriends #solitude #gratiude #nofilter #eveningsky #skymagic #livingbythesea (at Penzance, Cornwall)

[tristiane]

Friday Morning. Breakfast in Bed. Blue Sky. Enjoying the Moment. . . . #inthemoment #mindfulness #gratudeforfriends #gratitudeforsmallthings #gratiude #blessings

[tristiane]

Bliss. Slow Saturday. Two of my wonderful Birthday Presents , a huge bunch of local daffodils from @goodyearbill and Making Winter by Emma Mitchell aka @silverpebble2 ! Radio and a cup of Tea! . . . #gratudeforfriends #gratitudeforsmallthings #gratirude #newhome #newlife #slowliving (at Penzance, Cornwall)