Well here goes! A new adventure.

A little while ago my Mum passed away. I’ve found it extraordinarily hard to come to terms with her loss. The grief has taken me quite by surprise. She had a good life and a long one so her death came naturally but I miss her, our long chats on the phone and her endless support and love.

One of the hardest parts of coming to terms with her death has been the prospect of breaking up her beautiful home. My brothers and sisters have all been sensitive and sweet about it and after putting it off for as long as we could, we made our first attempt at it last week. We chose a number each to determine order and then went round the table in turn, selecting items from her and my father’s treasures for ourselves and our children.

When we came to the large collection of miniatures that my parents had accumulated over the years, my eldest brother didn’t want any – he likes modern! The others went for groups of three or four but only two caught my fancy. One was very small, more like a necklace than a miniature and this my eldest sister chose. The other was a portrait of the prettiest thing I have ever seen.

I brought her home and I have found myself going back to look at her in wonder. I can’t help wanting to find out all about her, who she was, where she lived and how she ended up on my parents’ wall.

So that’s it. This blog is my quest to find out all about the beautiful girl.

Here she is and off we go!