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Well, good morning Mr Blackbird!
‘Why are you out here gardening on your own, Mum?’ ‘I thought I’d get started. I’ve only fallen over once.’ It’s a freezing cold morning, full of grey dampness. Mum already has dirty trousers from falling over, and looks like … Continue reading
Posted in family, gardening, looking after Mum
Tagged carer, losing words, smile and nod, stroke survivor
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Ooops
I only just came back and I already fell out of the habit! So here is a quick one: Last week mum and I want to exchange a pair of her trousers. This was quite an event as we threw … Continue reading
Posted in family, looking after Mum
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Being a teddy bear
I remember a friend telling me about teddy bear syndrome years ago. It’s what happens when someone hurts and they take it out on those closest to them. (Their teddy. Because a teddy forgives anything, doesn’t it?) Two weeks ago … 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
Posted in Cooking, looking after Mum, Pog Life
Tagged baking with mum, laughing, mum, rehab, stroke survivor
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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
Princess Pog and the (magical) tiara
The other day I mentioned in this post that Sister 1 had progressed the ‘lets embarrass our sister with weirdly addressed post’ competition, by sending me a parcel addressed to ‘Princess Pog’. We currently have a lovely decorator man here … Continue reading
Posted in family, Pog Life
Tagged cancer, hooray, magical tiara, post, post man, princess pog, Sister 1, tiara, wow
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Full Marks (#stepmumwins 2)
Himself eats pretty much anything I give him, his boys do not. I don’t think I even need the fingers on one hand to count the meals they will eat, and it’s a source of much frustration, especially as we … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, Pog Life, step mum
Tagged #stepmumwins, bigger boy, cooking, Da Boyz, Himself, Pogdo's, smaller boy, step mum, step mum wins
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#stepmumwins
I’ve done some scary things in my time. My volunteer work in the Philippines was pretty scary. Learning to scuba dive (and throw up underwater as a result of the panic attacks it induced) was rather hairy and almost every … Continue reading
Posted in cats, family, Pog Life, Realtionships, step mum
Tagged #stepmumwins, bigger boy, family, Himself, Norman, smaller boy, step mum, stepparent
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Little Wisp and Auntie Pog day
Saturday was so exciting I practically went pop. Because, do you remember, almost a year ago, my gorgeous niece was born? And do you recall she was teeny tiny (I realise that is a slightly stupid thing to say as … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, family, Pog Life
Tagged Auntie Pog, fun, happy, Little Wisp, Little wisp and me day, Sister 2, smiles
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a different view
There is much muchness going on and I’m behind with all the blog based thoughts in my head as well as heaps of other things. But this morning before work it was cold, but not torrential rain for a change, … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, cats, exercise, gardening, Good for you, Pog Pictures, step mum
Tagged Beachbumpkinsville, gardening, Himself, Norman cat, perspective, run, smiles, step mum, the boys, thoughts, vegetables, view
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