Gloria, an avid reader to the blog, emailed me a tip for you all. She said
“I am a long time reader, long time no commenter on the blog. I wanted to thank you for the blog but also all the people who leave comments, I cannot tell you how much they have helped over the months. I thought I would share a thought with you, if you think it would help others then please share. But when I lost my husband I really missed the feeling of a human being. We were never the romantic types and yet I missed …read more

In celebration of the upcoming holiday, the b5media Lifestyles Channel participated in their own little carnival, hearts and flowers, hugs and kisses…
I wanted to share the wonderful posts as a way of helping us see that Valentines Day may be difficult to us but yet there is still love in the world, there is still love there for us all to find…when we are ready…
Now, won’t take a little stroll with me around the channel to revisit some and discover new Valentine goodies our bloggers are dishing up just for you?
Cyndi from Layers Upon Layers shares a beautiful handcrafted plaque …read more

I am delighted to announce the winner of the blogtoberfest
I put all the names into a mug and got my sister to draw it – the winner is Amie who will be contacted shortly for the prize. She has won a carpet bocce!

Thanks to all of the people who entered and I will  be posting later today a new competition for you to enter….

I would like to thank Hsien form Play Library for this link. If you have children and you are trying to help them come to terms with bereavement or death then here are a set of books to help….If anyone has any recommendations let us know.

I feel proud to work with some of the best writers on the blogosphere, and this week we wanted to share our aims for each of our blogs. Each blog has written a mission statement ( what we want to achieve by writing our blogs) and as you can see there are some wonderful aims and goals. I have put snippets here but check out these fantastic resources, resources that deliver real value for all of us……
Dating Dames -  I’d love to think that Dating Dames will grow to be a great resource for the online singles scene.  A reference for …read more

Thank you for visiting b5media’s Widows Quest.
Are you a widow or widower with the experience and passion to write Widows Quest? Leave a comment here or email Hsien Lei, the b5media Family and Relationships Editor.
Update: Thanks to all those who contacted me. We’ve hired a new blogger–Anna Farmery–who will begin soon.