Death & Dying Discussion group

As we approach All Hallows’ Eve (Hallowe’en), All Souls Day and the Mexican Day of the Dead it seems fitting that we have just facilitated our inaugural Death and Dying Discussion group evening. Over the year I’ve held several workshops on the subject of The Lost Art of Simple Dying (click here), and it became Continue reading »

Autumn Reflections

The morning after the Autumn Equinox the ground sparkles with sunshine reflecting in the dew. There’s a coolness in the air, and a hint of mist dances surreptitiously among the trees. It’s hard to believe the hot, dry days of summer have finally passed us by for this year, but the change is palpable. I Continue reading »

Death and Dying at the Green Gathering

As the long, hot summer continues, and with another heatwave forecast, we’ve just returned from 4 days at the Green Gathering Festival. Perfect camping weather perhaps, but nonetheless concerning in the grand scheme of things. Surely this seemingly endless heat is a sign of the glaring reality of climate change and global warming… Green Gathering Continue reading »

The Lost Art of Simple Dying

Last weekend I was delighted to welcome a small group of people to my home for a workshop exploring death and dying, how to prepare for our own death by considering what’s important to us and writing it down, and how to support other people towards the end of life. What a heart-opening day ❤️. As Continue reading »

Spring is Here!

Yesterday was Spring Equinox – the sun shone, the sky was blue, the wind was chilly and Spring officially began. After what felt like a long winter, the change was welcome. Already the first flowers of the year, snowdrops, have been and gone, and hot on their heels we’re now seeing lesser celandine, winter aconite, Continue reading »

Community initiative coming 14 March 2022

  An introduction to “The Lost Art of Simple Dying”   Wolvercote Village Hall OX2 8AB 7.30 – 9pm on Monday 14 March 2022 No charge (donations welcome)   Please click here to email wendy.bluebell@gmail.com with your name and phone number to secure your place (numbers limited) More people than ever are dying at home Continue reading »

The Shortest Day

  Sunrise on the shortest day 2021 Yesterday’s winter solstice leads us to today’s shortest day of the year. This year I’ve followed the seasons of the year closely, observing Mother Nature’s cycle, and tuning myself to the cycle of which I am a tiny part. Winter is the time of deep rest, and with Continue reading »

Remembering who we are…

I haven’t written for many months. Over the last year and a half the narrative of the world has changed beyond recognition, and on a personal level, everyone has had to find where they feel they sit in that narrative. But whatever we get up to, Nature seems to find a way to carry on Continue reading »

A bigger picture?

A year ago to the day I wrote a blog entitled, “Love our world… start with your neighbour…” and the final sentence was, “If we change, Mother Earth will have her chance to recover. If not, be sure she will chuck us humans off…” For many years I’ve felt desperate about mankind’s treatment of our Continue reading »

Winter Solstice 2020

As I sing “Morning Sun” to a grey bleak haze, I think what a perfect analogy for our current situation. We’ve sunk into the depths of a mire so deep it sometimes feels as if there is no light. But as with a sun hidden behind thick rain clouds, hope shines brightly, even when out Continue reading »