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Tag Archives: Sister 2
Finding Brave
I think sometimes we all need a bit more brave, don’t we? My niece struggles to find her brave sometimes, but luckily it was brought to the attention Dave the Brave – the dragon in charge of all or our … Continue reading
Posted in crochet, family, hypnotherapy, makingness
Tagged brave, conversational hypnotherapy, crochet, crochet dragon, dave the brave, niece, Sister 2
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A bit of honesty
Dear people in my computer, I think I might have fallen into that social media trap a bit. You know, the one where you make life look a bit more smiley than it is. It’s tricky, because nobody wants to … Continue reading
Posted in care home, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged Caregiver Life, carehome, caring for parents, ElderCare, honesty, Midlife Chaos, Midlife Juggle, muddled life, Sandwich Generation, Sister 1, Sister 2
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Salon Pog Tuesday
What do you do when Mummy W – who can no longer understand the concept of time – becomes obsessed with having her hair cut? (And by ‘obsessed’, I mean asking many multiple times a day when she will be … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged haircut, Himself, salon pog, Sister 2, stepson 1
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The trying to fit too much in Tuesday
I was going to tell you how this week Mum wasn’t feeling well when I arrived so I persuaded her to take some tablets, rushed off to Tesco and said I’d be back to wash her and her hair before … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, looking after Mum, muddled life guide, Tuesday
Tagged carer, hospital, Sister 1, Sister 2, Stepson 2
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The New Wheels Tuesday
Mum has new wheels! Mum has been getting more wobbly and much faster to tire in the last few weeks so Sister 2 took the initiative and ordered a wheelchair. Which got lost in transit so she ordered another. And … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged Jelly Drops, Sister 1, Sister 2, wheelchair
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Hello again, Ithaca
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
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The chaotic cooking Tuesday
Tuesday stats: Tesco: Mostly successful, although someone with a very full trolley beat us to the ‘nice’ cashier so we ended up with a man. Luckily Mum approved of him. Celebratory ‘we did the shopping’ cake choice: Belgium bun (did … Continue reading
Posted in crochet, dementia, looking after Mum, memory, muddled life guide, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday blanket, Uncategorized
Tagged cooking with Mum, dementia, Sister 1, Sister 2, Tuesday, Tuesday blanket, wooden spoon
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40 years ago…
…I was sitting – age five, nearly six – in a school music lesson when I saw my Dad run up the school drive. I must have caught his attention somehow and he burst into the lesson to tell me … Continue reading
Little Wisp and Auntie Pog day
Saturday was so exciting I practically went pop. Because, do you remember, almost a year ago, my gorgeous niece was born? And do you recall she was teeny tiny (I realise that is a slightly stupid thing to say as … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, family, Pog Life
Tagged Auntie Pog, fun, happy, Little Wisp, Little wisp and me day, Sister 2, smiles
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Some things that made me smile
Yesterday Himself and I finished out Photoshop course. I still don’t really know how I feel about it (is it a tool to cheat?), but I have learned how to remove a second head from mine: … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged adult education, eggs, free range eggs, photos, photoshop, pretty eggs, Sister 2, smiles
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