Category Archives: memory
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
A few of the questions I have from the last few weeks *
*Some I’ve found answers for, some are hypothetical and some…we’ll just never know. 🤷♀️ Why do you have to fight for a medical person to see your Dad and then three turn up at once? (Ok, three in 8 days, … Continue reading
ID bracelets
This one is a practical one that might help someone else. We kicked ourselves for not thinking of it as it’s pretty bloomin’ obvious, but it took my father-in-law (thanks Pops!) to suggest it. Pops had seen ID bracelets for … Continue reading
Where’s the grown up, please?
This week we had a bonus visit as Sister 1 and 2 went on holiday. So Mr R came down at the weekend and was the muscle on Mums outing, and while we did avoid the kicker argument (thanks to … Continue reading
A pruning Tuesday
My Tuesday posts tend to focus on Mum. This is mostly because it’s Mum I’m actively doing stuff with so Dad can have a few hours of (mostly) uninterrupted rest. And partly because Dad reads the blog (hi Dad! 👋🏻) … Continue reading
The random bits Tuesday
This Tuesday my new and slightly unexpected job was…wait for it…mattress surgeon: (New mattresses have now been identified, negotiated, ordered and will be delivered on the Tuesday I have my mattress receiving … Continue reading
The not everything is the truth Tuesday
Do not be fooled by this innocent, happy looking face: Below the surface (and this week not very far below the surface), there lurks a grumpy, often shouty, frequently obnoxious old lady who, given half a chance will swear black … Continue reading
A tea and cake Tuesday
After taking Mum to see her sister last week, and Mum then telling my sisters that I went without her (how did she remember that I went but forgot that she came too?!), I did think twice about how much … Continue reading
Dear Royal Mail…
Dad told me a story this week that is one of those really lovely ones. I’m writing a thank you letter as a result, as it’s one of those times that reminds you of the loveliness that is out there. … Continue reading
Salon Pog Tuesday
What do you do when Mummy W – who can no longer understand the concept of time – becomes obsessed with having her hair cut? (And by ‘obsessed’, I mean asking many multiple times a day when she will be … Continue reading
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