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Mummy W’s Eulogy
Part of me doesn’t want to post this, but part of me does. So much of my blog has been about Mum and while there were many people at her funeral early this month who heard this in person; maybe … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged death, eulogy, funeral, goodnight, Mummy W, mummyW
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The best things come in twos
Today is my sisters birthday. It turns out (after a DNA test) that they are identical. (I’m very proud though that as the big sister, I can tell the difference between then even when they can’t 🙂) They are quite … Continue reading
Night night Mummy W
Last Monday Mum played table tennis. On Tuesday she couldn’t remember, so I showed her the photo and she informed me that ‘actually I was very good at it’. (Coordination even pre stroke and dementia wasn’t one of Mum’s strengths, … Continue reading
Posted in care home, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged dementia, Mummy W, stroke, the long goodbye
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A parental update
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
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I was doing it all wrong…
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
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A letter to Mummy W
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
A weekend of many boys
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
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Cooking with Mummy W part 2
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
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Cooking wth Mummy W part 1
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
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