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Introducing…Beryl
Beryl lives up our road. Beryl is all sorts of amazing. She walks her dog – at a fair pace – every day, whatever the weather, sometimes with her friend Derrick and his dog who both live a few doors … Continue reading
Posted in Bumpkinsville, fitness, gardening, Pog Life, the people you meet
Tagged Finding Joy In Chaos, introducing, muddled life, neighbours
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The kindness of strangers. And the joy of a hedgecutter.
When was the last time you said something lovely to a total stranger? Since July I’ve been trying to get Mum and Dad’s much loved garden back under control so Dad has a nice space to look out at. The … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, Tuesday
Tagged COPD, gardening, hedge cutting, hedge trimming, muddled life, muddled life guide, Pog Life, stranger, Tuesday
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The Leaf Blower Extraordinaire Tuesday
The new jobs are coming thick and fast now. This Tuesday I became Fixer of Bracelets (I’ll do another post on that as it’s a useful one and deserves a spot on Muddled Life Resources) and Leaf Blower Extraordinaire***. Mum … Continue reading
Posted in COPD, dementia, family, gardening, looking after Mum, Pog Life, Tuesday
Tagged leaf blower, menopausal lara croft, robin
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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
Posted in COPD, dementia, family, gardening, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday
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The leaf collecting Tuesday
I’m not sure if Mums legs are not working so well or if she is getting tired faster, but this Tuesday after the shortest walk from car to coffee shop, Mum had mostly had enough. So we went for a … Continue reading
Advanced composting
I really enjoy having a nice garden. I am, however, pretty terrible at actual gardening. Both my parents and Mr Rs parents are amazing gardeners and I am often asking for hints, tips and help (and on Tuesdays I am … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, step mum
Tagged compost, Mr R, Stepson 2, village gardening network
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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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Our Towers progression
I’m rather loving transforming bits of Our Towers. Yesterday, it was the turn of a waterfall that I started off hating. Then we discovered it still worked. Then we discovered that actually the only water feature at the local pond … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, DIY, gardening
Tagged bank holiday, DIY, gardening, jetwash, Our Towers, waterfall
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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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turtles and turpins
I have become a little obsessed by our pond. Back in January when we moved in to Our Towers it looked like this: (That’s a still from a video I took because the queen of before and after photos forgot … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, gardening, Pog Life
Tagged dad, gardening, Himself, not a turtle, oops, Our Towers, pond, pond expert, turpin, turtle
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