Author Archives: thepogblog
Oh arse. Sheep arse.
I have sat here all day, running client Zooms sessions. It wasn’t until the fifth session, as I waited for my client to log on that I looked at the view behind me. And realised that the toy sheep on … Continue reading
Dancing in the strobe lights
I went to the hair dressers on Wednesday – it was the second time since covid started that I’ve been. When you’re as infrequent as me they just give you anyone and this time the tiny lady with the scissors … Continue reading
Laughing through numbers and names
Today was a good day. Today there were only a few tears and then so much laughing I left Mum and Dad’s house wheezing… Because today an Occupational Therapist visited to help Mum bake a cake. Mum told me last … Continue reading
Losing words. And sometimes a little bit of my mind.
Tuesday is the day I go and help out Mum. She had a stroke in May and it left her with slight wonky-ness – in her body, her thinking and especially in her words. Conversations with Mum can vary wildly, … Continue reading
Hi honey, I’m home
I last wrote a Pog Blog post on June 15th 2018. I added some posts to document lockdown in Covid last year, but I stopped as….well, it turns out not much happens in lockdown and it went on and on … Continue reading
Weekend 7
Which makes us in week 8 now. Boris’s big announcement was to move from ‘Stay home’ to ‘Stay alert’. There seems to be a little confusion for some over what things might have changed, or not. We can go out … Continue reading
A bit ranty today. Sorry.
Usually the day before a long weekend our biggest concern is ‘Will the sun actually come out?’. Tomorrow is VE Day, the bank holiday was moved so everyone could celebrate with street parties… I’m noticing things are getting more political … Continue reading
Interesting facts.
We had all sorts of interesting family facts shared yesterday. I mean. ‘interesting’ is all relative and do remember that we’re still on lockdown…. Boris said he’d do a big update on Thursday about ‘unlockdown’, but now he’s delaying it … Continue reading
A view of lockdown from the boss of Our Towers
I’ve stopped reading the figures I was putting above. I was just putting them there for the record. And actually, they are a terrible way to start each post, so now they are at the bottom instead. Look if you … Continue reading
Weekend 6. Already.
Global confirmed cases: 3,523,121; total deaths: 247,752 (JHU) UK confirmed cases: 186,599; total deaths: 28,446 (DHSC) Government considering alternative measures for workplaces where 2m social distance not possible, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says ️Passengers and cabin crew required to wear … Continue reading
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