Tag Archives: Little Pea

A (mostly) Little Wisp Tuesday

Posted on September 5, 2024 by thepogblog

This Tuesday Percy and I were lucky enough to have Little Wisp with us on the last day of her summer holidays (Little Pea, who is now rather a Big Pea was busy starting secondary school…gulp!) Mum was not feeling … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, dementia, family, looking after Mum, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV | Tagged fruit salad, Little Pea, Little Wisp | Leave a comment

The more chaotic than usual Tuesday

Posted on July 31, 2024 by thepogblog

Why? Because I decided to help my sisters out with summer holiday child care I’d have Little Pea and Little Wisp along on my Tuesday with Mummy W. It was chaos…but good chaos mostly 🙂 (Although the lovely cashier in … Continue reading →

Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV | Tagged knitting, Little Pea, Little Wisp | Leave a comment

Hello again, Ithaca

Posted on June 27, 2024 by thepogblog

If you scroll waaaay back on this blog you’ll find posts from holidays in Ithaca. Mum and Dad have been going for 17 years. Sometimes I tagged along, sometimes we all did. We are lucky in some ways that the … Continue reading →

Posted in COPD, dementia, family, holiday, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday TV | Tagged family holiday, Ithaca, Ithaca Greece holiday, Little Pea, Little Wisp, Mr R, Sister 1, Sister 2 | 1 Comment

Bank holiday adventuring

Posted on May 18, 2023 by thepogblog

In my ‘committed spinster with a cat and (slightly out of control) crochet habit’ days my weekends consisted of…well, crochet; usually with the company of Norman cat, late night TV or Radio 4, lunch at Mum and Dad’s with my … Continue reading →

Posted in camping, holiday | Tagged adventures, Auntie Pog, campervan-ing, camping, Little Pea, Little Wisp, Mr R, newts, Percy | Leave a comment

A Little Pea and Little Wisp sleepover and the lessons of spicy toothpaste

Posted on September 28, 2022 by thepogblog

It was a Little Pea and Little Wisp sleepover the other week. With so few weekends to choose from, it ended up being one where Himself was away on an expedition that involved making fire and building camps (it’s probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Beachville, dogs, family, Pog Life | Tagged Little Pea, little pea and me day, Little Wisp, Little wisp and me day, nephew, niece, Percy, sleepover | 1 Comment

Still here!

Posted on April 12, 2018 by thepogblog

Hello. I’m still here – just slightly overwhelmed with work, study and life and not able to find the time to extract words from my fingers at the moment… But I did want to take a minute to share a … Continue reading →

Posted in family, photography | Tagged birthday, dinosaur, Little Pea, mystery, photography, photoshop | Leave a comment

A weekend of many boys

Posted on March 5, 2018 by thepogblog

The weekend was due to be the weekend of many boys….but snow, freezing rain and multiple accidents on motorways meant I couldn’t get to Little Pea on Friday. The weather wasn’t going to completely beat us though and I left … Continue reading →

Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, Beachville, Bumpkinsville, family, sewing, step mum | Tagged Auntie Pog, beach, birthday, birthday cake, Daddy W, Himself, Little Pea, Little Wisp, Mummy W, Pogimal, seaside, Sister 1, Sister 2, sleepover, Small Boy, sock animal, step mum | Leave a comment

Snowy bits and pieces

Posted on February 28, 2018 by thepogblog

‘It never snows in Beachville’, Himself informed me. This was Monday night: ‘Well, not very much at all’, He said. And Tuesday morning the penguins started to disappear: But Norman loved it (Really. He bounced around like a puppy ): … Continue reading →

Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, Beachville, Pog Life, Pog Pictures | Tagged Americans, Beachville, Himseld, Little Pea, London, Pretty, snow, working from home | Leave a comment

Sometimes…

Posted on February 6, 2018 by thepogblog

Sometimes, even when it’s cold and wet you have to trust that going to the beach will still be fun, because you’re with Sister 1 and Little Pea: …even if you did have a tummy ache and Mummy and Auntie … Continue reading →

Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, Beachville, exercise, fitness, Good for you, yoga | Tagged beach, Beachville, bumpkinsville, country walk, laugh, Little Pea, Sister 1, walk, yoga friends | Leave a comment

Christmas was the time for….

Posted on December 30, 2017 by thepogblog

For me, Christmas turned out to be the time for…. ….discovering that playing the game that involved moving a chocolate from your forehead to mouth with no hands mostly involves a lot of laughing, a chocolatey face: and quite a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, family, food, Pog Life | Tagged Christmas, family, fun, Himself, Little Pea, moving house, Our Towers | Leave a comment