Author Archives: thepogblog
What type of fun is this?
Swearing imminent. You’ve been warned. Oh fuck, oh fuck oh FUCKITY FUCK. Oh fuck a duck. What have I agreed to do? Tomorrow morning we get on a bus, then a train, then another train, all the way to Winchester. … Continue reading
Pog’s Chaotic Kitchen Care
So, while Mum is now nicely settled in her new digs, has passed her probation (!) and pretty much expects to be received as royalty by all people at all times, we can focus on Dad a little bit more. … Continue reading
Hiking with a twist: Because why not add another challenge?
I thought that walking was what English people do and hiking is what Americans do. But it turns out that’s not quite right. According to Ordnance Survey (and they should know, right?): …. A simple distinction between hiking and walking … Continue reading
Introducing: Grandpaw Floof
Last night I posted this photo of Mum and Dad, taken yesterday when I took Dad to visit Mum: I commented that Dad had declined a kitchen scissor haircut before we left, which was slightly disappointing as I’d bought new … Continue reading
The Step Mum Handbook Nobody Wrote – navigating teenage boys; chapter 295
I may have created a monster. This is how: Stepson 2 applied for summer and weekend jobs after finishing his GCSEs. If you are of a similar midlife age to me and don’t have teenagers in your life, let me … Continue reading
Running Away from All The Things (very slowly)
I’m not sure what I do can be classed as running away when it’s practically slow motion. It’s more a case of escaping from All The Things for a short time… So many people sent such lovely messages after my … Continue reading
New Digs
It’s been just over a month since I last wrote here, but it feels more like a year. How else can so much have happened? the big thing though, is this: Mum has new digs. She now lives in a … Continue reading
‘Our Place’; an alternative reality
I used to think dementia was very much about people forgetting. Words, places, people and more. We realised a good while back that for Mum it’s also about some sort of alternative reality that is based on nothing other than … Continue reading
Reflections
It turns out that there is so much about demential that you don’t know you don’t know. Like that moment when your Mum doesn’t seem to recognise her own reflection. We’d been looking at videos and photos and I realised … Continue reading
Corned Beef Hash pie
Tuesday this week was…well, I think it’s best to pretend that it didn’t happen. But there was one small success. I invented the Corned Beef Hash Pie (maybe not actually invented, but I’d not heard of it and definitely not … Continue reading
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