Tag Archives: mum

A Quite Lovely Tuesday

Posted on February 12, 2025 by thepogblog

This Tuesday included 30mph on the M23, Tesco, prescriptions, road closures, spaghetti bolognese cooking, and steam cleaning of floors. (It also contained a bit of sulking, shouting and crying and  – possibly surprisingly – I wasn’t responsible for any of … Continue reading →

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Parental daftness Tuesday

Posted on January 25, 2024 by thepogblog

Tuesday this week was a little different in that my parents seem to have taken over in the daftness stakes and these were things that needed to be addressed… Mum and I went to Tesco. Mum had a panic that … Continue reading →

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Tuesday and my super trouper, dancing queen

Posted on January 9, 2024 by thepogblog

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 →

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Tuesdays

Posted on January 2, 2024 by thepogblog

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 →

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How old?

Posted on April 18, 2023 by thepogblog

I went to see Mum and Dad today. I took Mum to the garden centre and on the way – I don’t remember why – she asked how old she is.  I am utterly rubbish when it comes to peoples … Continue reading →

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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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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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Just when you thought….

Posted on March 20, 2016 by thepogblog

….the 40th celebrations were all over, it turns out you can be instructed to appear at your parents house, having made ‘a bit of an effort’, be met on the main road by a shepherd/ Jesus / who knows (Dad … Continue reading →

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Birthdays, parties and an utter failure of a cake

Posted on March 3, 2015 by thepogblog

This time of year is full of Birthdays – full I tell you!  In the last week it has been Sister 1 and 2’s: Probably the least said, the better. Gorgeous Godson’s: It was all a bit too exciting for … Continue reading →

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