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Broaching a tricky subject…and not being amazingly successful 🤦🏼‍♀️

Posted on July 11, 2024 by thepogblog

After our hospital excitement the week before last I took both Mum and Dad to their GP; Mum because the hospital told me to in order to get her an MRI scan and Dad because his breathing was worse than … Continue reading →

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The Dog based Tuesday

Posted on July 4, 2024 by thepogblog

This week at Tesco after buying a large number of puddings (to try to entice Dad to eat a little more): And balancing these with – shock, horror!- fresh vegetables (because the steps to the cellar which houses the freezer … Continue reading →

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Changes and a 999 call

Posted on June 28, 2024 by thepogblog

I’ve always been a bit fascinated with change. I think my biggest personal change was going from a quite committed spinster life in a teeny tiny house in Bumpkinsville, filled almost entirely with me, Norman cat, an awful lot of … Continue reading →

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Hello again, Ithaca

Posted on June 27, 2024 by thepogblog

If you scroll waaaay back on this blog you’ll find posts from holidays in Ithaca.  Mum and Dad have been going for 17 years.  Sometimes I tagged along, sometimes we all did. We are lucky in some ways that the … Continue reading →

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The potentially perfect snackbag

Posted on June 10, 2024 by thepogblog

You know how there are things that happen in life that absolutely confirm you are getting older?  One happened the other day.  Amazon delivered my order of a ‘SKYSPER Sling Bag Crossbody Backpack – Chest Shoulder Cross Body Bag Travel … Continue reading →

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The poke in the eye Tuesday

Posted on June 6, 2024 by thepogblog

This is the Tuesday where Mum had to open the Humbugs while we queued to pay in Tesco as we were there so long she got hungry (we were in the longest queue but she wouldn’t contemplate joining any others … Continue reading →

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Going back in time in Cornwall

Posted on June 5, 2024 by thepogblog

Have you ever thought back to a childhood holiday and wanted to recreate it? All my young childhood holidays were spent in North Cornwall and I’ve wanted to go back for years.  a couple of weeks ago week we did. … Continue reading →

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Dreams and unicorns

Posted on May 30, 2024 by thepogblog

I was woken this morning at 5am this morning by a bubble of excitement in my tummy.  I had a few of those lovely sleepy moments where I tried to remember what it was about. Were we going on holiday? … Continue reading →

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Quite a chatty Tuesday

Posted on May 16, 2024 by thepogblog

This Tuesday was just about Tesco and a Percy Dog outing for Mum (and fun Power of Attorney discussions for Dad – sorry Dad).  But that didn’t stop a spot of videoing where initially Mum had nothing to say…then – … Continue reading →

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Sleep well, my Lovely Nut

Posted on May 13, 2024 by thepogblog

If you’ve been around here a while (‘here’ being The Pog Blog, or my actual life), you might remember The Lovely Nut. She was an ex boyfriends Mum who – when he and I split up – became my very … Continue reading →

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