Tag: Nicola Werner

  • If we were having coffee – 26th September 2020

    If we were having coffee – 26th September 2020

    Remember? I used to do these coffee shares on a weekly basis for quite some time. This morning, I thought that maybe I should join in again. In a year, where virtually meeting with friends and family has become the new normal, I no longer know how to welcome you,…

  • Happy Mother’s Day – Fundraising

    Happy Mother’s Day – Fundraising

    Celebrate your mom today! I am thinking a lot about my mom lately. It was on the 10th of May three years ago, that she received the diagnosis. For her and us, her family and friends a world-altering diagnosis. She had been diagnosed with cancer. On that day we did…

  • HPV – H – A to Z Challenge

    HPV – H – A to Z Challenge

    I have wanted to write this post for a long time. I, always find something else that I can write about. But today, I will write about HPV. HPV is short for Human Papilloma Virus, there are many different types of HPV, and some of them are cancerous. My mother…

  • Spotlight On: A Fall Fairy Tale by Nicola Werner

    Spotlight On: A Fall Fairy Tale by Nicola Werner

    Remember those leave piles in your back yard? Did you jump into them? Did you hide inside them and let the fall sun tickle your skin? When I lived in the US with my parents and my sister, I had the possibility to enjoy a real autumn (actually quite a…

  • What if?

    What if?

    What if? If you were still here, then today we’d spend some time together to celebrate your 56th Birthday. You’d be so happy to now have two healthy grandchildren. We’d go for a walk in the park. Maybe we would be making plans for the weekend. Would you like to go…

  • B is for Book #AtoZChallenge

    B is for Book I read the book, quickly, the way I devoured the likes of Harry Potter and other childhood favourites. It was the first time that I read an ebook and that on my phone. I suddenly had a hard time putting down that computer we call phone (I…

  • “I remember” – the speech I did not give

    On the 23rd of February 2016, my mother passed away. Exactly one month ago. Just in case the opportunity would have arisen at her funeral for a little speech (I held a speech at my grandmother’s funeral), I sat down and jotted down a few words in honour of my…