by i8rrm | May 28, 2026 | Gift Guides, Memorial
The first Christmas after a loss is rarely a gentle one. The absent chair at the dinner table, the gift that would have been bought, the missing voice during the carols on the wireless — every familiar ritual carries an extra weight. This guide is for choosing gifts...
by i8rrm | May 28, 2026 | Gift Guides, Memorial
Widowhood is its own quiet country. Friends who have not visited it sometimes underestimate how long it takes to learn the geography. This guide is for two readers: the recently bereaved spouse, and the friend or adult child trying to give them something useful in the...
by i8rrm | May 28, 2026 | Gift Guides, Memorial
Sibling loss is sometimes called “the forgotten grief”. When a brother or sister dies, attention often flows to the parents — and rightly so — but the surviving siblings can find themselves grieving on the edges of the room. This guide is for surviving...
by i8rrm | May 28, 2026 | Gift Guides, How-to, Memorial
We want to begin this guide gently and honestly. If you are reading it because you have lost a baby — whether before birth, during birth, or shortly after — we are very sorry. We hope what follows is useful, and we have tried to write it without rushing past anything....
by i8rrm | May 28, 2026 | Gift Guides, Memorial
Losing a grandparent is often the first significant bereavement in a person’s life. For many of our customers it is the loss of the person who taught them to make scones, who let them stay up late watching the cricket, who picked them up from primary school on...
by i8rrm | May 28, 2026 | Gift Guides, Memorial
The first anniversary is the loudest. After that the date tends to soften, but it does not disappear. Friends and extended family often think the second, third and tenth anniversaries are quieter for the bereaved — sometimes they are, sometimes they are quietly worse,...