Hi there. My name is Lesley and I live on a small farm in the Central West of NSW,  Australia. In early 2013,  I lost my husband, Peter, after an 18 month battle to cancer. We were only here permanently for about six months before he became ill. Before that we would come to the farm on weekends and while we were building the house, a few precious days mid-week.

I have decided to continue to live here by myself.  The main reason for this is that I can feel his spirit here and I can see and hear him everywhere and it’s familiar.  The other reason is that I love the area and can’t see myself living anywhere else at the moment. I am surrounded by family and friends here and in Sydney, where I originally came from, I have support too.

The reason for this Blog is to jot down the things that happen up here and how I cope or don’t cope with different situations on my own. It’s very hard when you lose your “Wing Man”. Before he died, I was so sure of myself with everything I did. I didn’t realise that subconsciously I felt that he always had my back with anything that I tackled. Now that he is gone, I have to steel myself to do the easiest of things that in the past I would have done with a click of the fingers. Some things that happen up here are funny, some are sad and others are just plain ludicrous. I hope you enjoy reading my little jottings and I hope you can add to them with your own stories and comments.

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