Category Archives: Tuesday blanket

Tuesday related wondering

Posted on March 26, 2025 by thepogblog

I wonder sometimes what happens in Mum’s head. I don’t mean in an exasperated sort of way (although exasperation does take up a large percentage of my wondering).  I mean how it is that some days she cant remember where … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Card Tuesday (and a secret plan update)

Posted on December 12, 2024 by thepogblog

Tuesday this week started a little fraught..and mostly continued that way. Mum had dressed in a pair of trousers and a jumper…over her PJs, and insisted that was fine and that she was wearing underwear.  (She wasn’t).  It’s hard to … Continue reading →

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The Jam vs Wool Tuesday

Posted on December 5, 2024 by thepogblog

Last week while I was playing around with AI (get me, sounding all techie), I asked Claude  to tell my fortune (ruined it there, didn’t I?) and part of the pronouncement Claude made was to: Beware of Tuesday next – … Continue reading →

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The Secret Plan part two…

Posted on November 21, 2024 by thepogblog

…did not go to plan.  There was a mix up with the agency and we have had to postpone things until next week.  When we will meet a different lady.  And in a true test of Mums awareness, I am … Continue reading →

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The confusing Tuesday

Posted on October 10, 2024 by thepogblog

It felt like Mum had disappeared a bit more this week. There’s usually something on the list in Tesco that she can spot – orange juice is always a safe bet to say ‘could you just go and grab two … Continue reading →

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A more than muddled Tuesday

Posted on September 12, 2024 by thepogblog

There is no Tuesday TV this week 🙁 Mum has been a bit wobbly so we thought maybe Tesco wasn’t a good idea – I went on my own instead, and while it took a lot less time than usual, … Continue reading →

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The Puzzle solving Tuesday

Posted on July 25, 2024 by thepogblog

It turns out that Mum has forgotten that she is a demon knitter. Post stroke and with her slightly muddled head it’s the skill she could still do without thinking.  Last winter we had hats and scarves made for us … Continue reading →

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The pondering Tuesday

Posted on March 28, 2024 by thepogblog

Tuesday stats: Tesco:  The biggest shop we ever did together.  Too much to do a trolley check which made mum happy.  She said I was allowed to drop the blue tokens on the donation bin at the end as a … Continue reading →

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The chaotic cooking Tuesday

Posted on March 21, 2024 by thepogblog

Tuesday stats: Tesco:  Mostly successful, although someone with a very full trolley beat us to the ‘nice’ cashier so we ended up with a man.  Luckily Mum approved of him. Celebratory ‘we did the shopping’ cake choice: Belgium bun (did … Continue reading →

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