Tag Archives: Mummy W

A parental update

Posted on January 15, 2026 by thepogblog

It’s been a while (6 months) since I did a video with Mum for all sorts of reasons, but if you were missing her, I did a quick update here including a quick tour of her room, which is really … Continue reading →

Posted in care home, Cooking, COPD, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, muddled life, muddled life guide, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV | Tagged dad, Finding Joy In Chaos, mum, Mummy W | Leave a comment

I was doing it all wrong…

Posted on September 25, 2025 by thepogblog

This week’s Tuesday included a surprisingly fantabulous trip to a hospital with Dad. It was fantabulous on a number of different levels: Dad’s breathing is better than it has been in ages and he was able to chat. I heard … Continue reading →

Posted in care home, COPD, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, muddled life, muddled life guide, stroke, Tuesday | Tagged Caregiver Life, caring for parents, Daddy W, Elder Care, Finding Joy In Chaos, hostital trip, Midlife Chaos, Midlife Juggle, muddled life, Mummy W, Surviving Midlife | Leave a comment

A letter to Mummy W

Posted on April 11, 2024 by thepogblog

Dear Mummy W, You won’t be able to read this. I don’t know when you stopped being able to read but I know when you look at words now you guess them based on context like a small child. And … Continue reading →

Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke | Tagged Mummy W | 6 Comments

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

Cooking with Mummy W part 2

Posted on November 13, 2017 by thepogblog

My mum make the best lasagne. I mean The. Best. Capital letters and everything. So it was second on the list of things she taught me when I was living there. It was second mostly because of the cheese sauce. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, food | Tagged cheese sauce, cooking, cooking with mummyw, food, lasagne, Mummy W, recipe, white sauce, Yum | 2 Comments

Cooking wth Mummy W part 1

Posted on October 29, 2017 by thepogblog

When I was between having sold Pog Towers, trying to buy Pog Towers 2, failing and moving to Beachville, Norman and I stayed with Mum and Dad for a few months. Mummy W and I took the opportunity to teach … Continue reading →

Posted in Beachville, Cooking, food | Tagged 1950s housewife, casserole, cooking, dumplinge, Mummy W, pudding | Leave a comment

Bruises and bath mats

Posted on March 24, 2017 by thepogblog

As you know if you visit me here often, I’m staying with my parents at the moment while I attempt to buy Pog Towers 2*. I expected some learning curves. I expected to become more aware that Mum and Dad … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Pog Life | Tagged bath, bath mat, Daddy W, house buying, Mummy W | 6 Comments

Meals on wheels….almost

Posted on March 12, 2017 by thepogblog

I know I often bimble on about Bumpkinsville countryside and wildlife, but Mum and Dad’s Bumpkinsville is a whole different level to what I have been used to. The other morning two deer ran out infront of my car , … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Bumpkinsville, family, Pog Pictures | Tagged Almost cooked pheasant, car, crocuses, Dadddy W, Mummy W, oops, pheasant, spring, trapped pheasant | 1 Comment

Pog Berry returns

Posted on March 8, 2017 by thepogblog

OK, it’s getting slightly out of hand now. I’ve moved on from toast in a big way and made another two meals. One involved cheese sauce. And I mean real cheese sauce that involves flour and whisking and things – not … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, food, Pog Life | Tagged cheese sauce, cooking, food, Little Pea, Mary berry, moussaka, Mummy W, Pog berry, proper cooking | Leave a comment

Parties and planning

Posted on March 5, 2017 by thepogblog

This weekend we have mostly done things for Mummy W’s big birthday and it’s been fun. There was planning involved – quite a bit of it. The most surreal part was when Dad asked me a month or so ago … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Pog Life | Tagged 70th, birthday, dad, daftness, Mummy W, party, planning, Sister 2 | Leave a comment