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The Dog based Tuesday
This week at Tesco after buying a large number of puddings (to try to entice Dad to eat a little more): And balancing these with – shock, horror!- fresh vegetables (because the steps to the cellar which houses the freezer … Continue reading
Posted in COPD, dementia, dogs, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged dogs, family, Mum's dog Nicky, pets
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The start of The Tuesday Blanket Tuesday
‘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
Posted in Cooking, crochet, family, looking after Mum, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged Abba anchor, cooking with Mum, crochet, dementia, family, knitting, looking after Mum, massage, muddled life guide, The Tuesday Blanket, Tuesdays, wool
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Tuesday and my super trouper, dancing queen
Today’s Tuesday started with a trip to Tesco. For those who have ventured here with Mum before it can be a rocky experience and few leave unscathed… …However, it turns out giving Mum full control of the trolley and giving … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged anchor, cooking with mummyw, family, hypnotherapy, muddle tip, mum, stroke, stroke survivor
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Tuesdays
Tuesdays can go either way. Tuesdays are the day I go and see my parents and how they go depends a lot on Mums frame of mind. And Mums frame of mind can change in a matter of minutes Dad … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged family, Life, mum, stroke
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That flowery time of year
When I was born, Mum and Dad bought a pink rhododendron. It’s moved house a few times with them and I think it was only when Mum and Dad moved to where they are now that it made it out … Continue reading
Historic wormholes
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
Posted in family
Tagged ancestry, family, golden arrow, great grandmother, history, steam train
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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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The F word
Don’t get me wrong; I’m happy here. I love Beachbumpkinsville, I love my house, I love Himself, but there are a couple of really tricky things I discovered when you move away from a place that’s been home for over … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, Pog Life
Tagged Beachbumpkinsville, Beachville, diploma, evening class, family, friends, happy, making friends, uni friend, university, university friends
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A ‘relaxing weekend’ Our Towers style
‘Let’s have a relaxing weekend’ we said. ‘We’ll have no small people here, no university, no half marathons….let’s just relax.’ That’s what we said, proving that what we say has no bearing on what we do. What we did was: … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, DIY, gardening, Pog Life
Tagged DIY, family, gardening, Himself, idiot, kitchen, new house, ouch, our stamp, Our Towers, pond, power washer, random fish, relaxing, shed, shed building
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A weekend of weirdness
What’s the weirdest birthday you’ve ever had? I think mine was this one just gone – Friday in fact. While I got to spend quite a bit of it with my family, that was because we were at my uncle’s … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, hypnotherapy, Pog Life, study
Tagged birthday, birthday cake, diploma, family, Himself, hypnotherapy, learning, Little Wisp, mature student, psychotherapy, scared, Sister 1, sister2, study, university
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