Category Archives: family

Fun and games with Pop up Sue

Posted on March 1, 2022 by thepogblog

I started writing this sitting at the back of a village hall watching twenty older people taking parts in an Age Uk strength and mobility class.  That particular class was focussed on strength and coordination; watching Mum was like watching … Continue reading →

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40 years ago…

Posted on February 24, 2022 by thepogblog

…I was sitting  – age five, nearly six – in a school music lesson when I saw my Dad run up the school drive.  I must have caught his attention somehow and he burst into the lesson to tell me … Continue reading →

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Historic wormholes

Posted on February 16, 2022 by thepogblog

As you probably know, it was Valentine’s day on Monday.  If you’ve been around for a while, you’ll probably understand the level of excitement I felt realising that the next one I will be a married lady!  Me, the one … Continue reading →

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Well, good morning Mr Blackbird!

Posted on January 26, 2022 by thepogblog

‘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 →

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Ooops

Posted on January 11, 2022 by thepogblog

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 →

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Being a teddy bear

Posted on November 30, 2021 by thepogblog

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 →

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Laughing through numbers and names

Posted on November 2, 2021 by thepogblog

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 →

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Losing words. And sometimes a little bit of my mind.

Posted on October 26, 2021 by thepogblog

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 →

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Princess Pog and the (magical) tiara

Posted on June 13, 2018 by thepogblog

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 →

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Full Marks (#stepmumwins 2)

Posted on June 6, 2018 by thepogblog

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 →

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