Carol StobieFeb 1, 20202 minClearing the space and treasuring what remains“I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter.” ― Freddie Mercury Bags of crumbling paperwork are heaped high, test...
Carol StobieNov 20, 20192 minTalk about it - and make a memoryAt the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. - Lawrence Binyon Just how often do we sit down and talk about dea...
Carol StobieSep 29, 20192 minComfort in CommunityWhen I remember all The friends so link’d together I’ve seen around me fall Like leaves in wintry weather; I feel like one Who treads alo...
Carol StobieJun 11, 20192 minCherry BlossomThe cherry trees bend over and are shedding On the old road where all that passed are dead, Their petals, strewing the grass as for a wed...
Carol StobieApr 27, 20192 minLost VoicesWhose voice would you really like to hear once more? Is there a lost voicemail from years ago you’d love to retrieve? I loved writer Chor...
Carol StobieFeb 26, 20192 minThe Timeline of our LivesThink only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure. - Jane Austen This weekend, our community history project held a joyful cel...
Carol StobieFeb 11, 20192 minThe Music of Our Years The Music of our Years “Without music, life would be a blank to me.” ― Jane Austen, Emma Tomorrow, I’ll conduct a funeral for a lady we c...
Carol StobieJan 20, 20192 minIn the light of eternity In the 1980s, I used to keep scrapbooks. (Look, we didn’t have iPads or mobile phones.) I’d glue in postcards, spare photos, magazine cli...
Carol StobieJan 10, 20191 minBringing it all togetherWe all deserve a chance to be honoured and to celebrate - and a choice in how that is done. It started in 2017, but the idea had built u...
Carol StobieJan 10, 20192 minA Hogmanay Evolution“Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and underst...