By Greg
SPOILER ALERT: There WILL be more…
This month marks two years since I started the TrennaMahney.com website.
I have loved doing it. It has reminded me of so many events, incidents, feelings, from my time with Trenna. The stories Trenna and I have told and the records I have published have allowed me to relive so many experiences.
And it has helped me to reflect on just how lucky we were to find each other and to spend … Read the rest ... “Two Years of Writing About Life, Love and Loss”
I am very conscious that I haven’t added a post to this website for a couple of weeks. This is very unusual. Since I created the website 19 months ago I’ve contributed every week, and on average about two posts per week.
As I have written previously (for example, HERE), the TrennaMahney.com website serves many purposes. One of those is to help me in the grieving process.
Note: The recordings I refer to in this piece formed The Kitchen Tapes series. It starts HERE.
The ABC is Australia’s national media and broadcasting service. And on the ABC Radio National station on weekday mornings the Life Matters show has been running an interesting segment entitled Life in 500 Words.
I have listened to quite a few and there are some fascinating stories … Read the rest ... “Trenna’s iPad”
Well a year has passed since I first started TrennaMahney.com. Six months ago I wrote about the progress I made (that is HERE) and I thought I’d provide an update.
There are now 143 different Posts on the site. That is about 50 more than six months ago.
Together the 143 Posts add up to more than 270,000 words.
I am noticing a bit of a change in my approach and attitude to the site. I suspect … Read the rest ... “One Year of TrennaMahney.com”
By Greg
I’m publishing this post on 23 December 2022, exactly two years from when Trenna passed away.
I debated with myself whether to put anything on the site to commemorate the specific day, but then recalled an idea I have been meaning to get around to for a long time.
A “Celebration of Trenna’s Life” was held on Friday 15 January 2021. I gave the main eulogy but I also asked Trenna’s sister Nancy, and … Read the rest ... “Eulogy – The Movie”
By Greg
This website has now been live for six months so I thought it about time to make some comments about how it has been going, how it has evolved, and what I hope for the future.
I would greatly appreciate constructive feedback, either by commenting on this post, below, or by using the Contact Greg form.
Around the time I was starting the website I was enjoying a … Read the rest ... “Six Months of TrennaMahney.com”
GM: Today is Thursday the 14th of June, 2018. Trenna Mahney is telling us of her memories. I reckon we ought to talk a little bit more about your time at Girls’ Friendly Society, in Adelaide Terrace in Perth.
THM: Just to place it a bit better… I remember that it’s at 122 Adelaide Terrace. And across the road a little bit was the Sheraton Hotel. [GM: Now the Pan Pacific Hotel… Read the rest ... “The Kitchen Tapes #22”
by Greg
I’m a Justice of the Peace in Western Australia and I volunteer at a signing centre. People come in without an appointment and ask me to witness signatures or to certify various documents.
I’m only rostered on once a month so it isn’t particularly onerous.
The other day, a guy who was probably in his early seventies, came in to ask me to certify some documents for him. He told me straight away that his wife … Read the rest ... “Grief – What I’ve Learnt in the First 18 Months”
[GM: I found this perhaps the hardest transcript (as well as the hardest recording), both because of the sad content, and it shows how Trenna blocked out a few years from when her dad died until she went to Craig House. I don’t think when we started the conversation that either I or Trenna had any idea where it would lead.]
GM: Today is Saturday, 5th of May 2018. We’re talking with Trenna Mahney.… Read the rest ... “The Twelfth Kitchen Tape”
Below is the the eulogy delivered by Trenna’s friend, Helen Rice at the celebration of Trenna’s life.
I met Trenna in October 1967 when I moved to Craig House a hostel for Legacy children.We bonded instantly as we were the youngest at Craig House at that time. She became my closest friend very quickly, so much so that I remember not wanting to go on a visit with my mother … Read the rest ... “Eulogy Part 3”
Below is the the eulogy delivered by Trenna’s oldest sister, Nancy Seckington-Baker at the celebration of Trenna’s life.
Greg has shared his story of Tren’s story. He has stressed I have 5 minutes.
We have endless, wonderful stories of our sister Trenna.
A truly life WELL LIVED.
However those stories are for another time and place.
I am here to say how incredibly thankful and grateful that we have … Read the rest ... “Eulogy Part 2”
A quick note before you start. If you have read the “About” page of this website you can ignore this particular post as the contents is the same as on that page. If that’s you, just scroll down.
You will learn a lot about Trenna as you go through the material on this website. However, if you aren’t already familiar with Trenna here is a quick primer to … Read the rest ... ““Please allow me to introduce myself…””
Below is the eulogy I delivered at the Celebration of Trenna’s Life (her funeral). In due course I will do another post explaining what I wanted to achieve from the event and how friends and family helped me to organise it.
One of Trenna’s sisters, Nancy also gave a eulogy, as did Trenna’s friend, Helen. I will be publishing their words in the near future.
It is, of … Read the rest ... “Eulogy”