Category Archives: Tuesday

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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The cheese monster Tuesday

Posted on May 9, 2024 by thepogblog

This Tuesday Mum was channelling her inner grumpy toddler. It took a while to remove the grump and find the happy, but it wasn’t permanent and there seemed to be a bit of a battle between the small grumpy child … Continue reading →

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Hair wash Tuesday

Posted on May 2, 2024 by thepogblog

Tesco: A small, uneventful shop where Mum forgot each item we were getting within seconds of going to look for it, but that is nothing unusual… Celebratory ‘we did the shopping’ cake choice:Dad suggested no cakes this week 🤷‍ Mum and … Continue reading →

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Introducing Tuesday TV (I’ll make you famous, Mum!)

Posted on April 25, 2024 by thepogblog

It’s been a while since a Tuesday post. I went away. Sister 2 took Mum away. (She is brave). Mum and Dad went to see some friends. I went on a Thursday instead (and it turns out that a change … 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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The art of distraction tuesday

Posted on March 14, 2024 by thepogblog

Tuesday stats: Tesco: Successful, no crying and we got the ‘nice’ cashier Celebratory ‘we did the shopping’ cake choice: cinnamon bun Cooked: Fish pie x 2 (one for dinner, one for the freezer) Kitchen music listened to: Simon and Garfunkel … Continue reading →

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The start of The Tuesday Blanket Tuesday

Posted on March 7, 2024 by thepogblog

‘Hmmm. You’re rather twisted aren’t you?’ ‘I am?’ ‘You are.’ And that’s how the conversation started as I stepped into the room where I had an accidental massage this Tuesday. My sister (a beautician) was giving mum a facial at … Continue reading →

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Purple hat Tuesday

Posted on February 27, 2024 by thepogblog

Mum was an amazing knitter. She’s made countless thing over the years and I never once heard her say a pattern looked too hard. She made matching cable knit dresses for me and my sisters only a few years ago … Continue reading →

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Woolgate Tuesday

Posted on February 22, 2024 by thepogblog

I’ve been lucky: since the start of the year Mum has been in a good mood, or I’ve been able to manoeuvre her into one relatively quickly on my Tuesday visits. This week…well, things were not as good. We had … Continue reading →

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