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Last week we were dealing with Mum's fall and her broken hip being replaced. Since then she has been rehabbed but her blood sugars are erratic. On Friday they finally sorted this out and she went back...

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Life is full, when is not?

This week Ashley (13yo, profound multiple disabilities) is away  at an adventure camp. It's not a long way away, probably an hour or so, but it's like he's abroad or something. We all miss the little...

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Social Media – has the bubble burst?

I have several social media accounts: I Tweet, I Snap, and more. Lately I've tired of the whole thing. It's not the funny cat pictures or the posts that go "I know 90% of my friends won't repost...

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Life as a journey

I like this analogy. It bothers me a little that many feel life has a direction and a destination (other than the obvious one) This clearly isn't true. It's a nomadic existence more akin to a pinball's...

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Dad’s Voice

Post written for VICTA - helping blind and partially sighted kids. Dad’s Voice – a post for Victa Being the parents of four means a busy life. We have three girls and a boy, each with their own...

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Numbers

Numbers have always been dear to me. They provide structure and predictability in a chaotic world. At work, they tell me that my department is pretty damned good - ahead on sales, excellent process and...

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Back again

Hello again. I was curious to see what was going on here after such a long time. The app has changed significantly and curiously my site is picking up a half dozen views every day which is just...

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Little Leesy

Her first memory was running down the street to the bomb shelter as the sirens whined in the East End of London. Her last, hopefully, was of holding my hand and hearing me sing My Old Man as she...

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Intermittent Fasting

Last week I tested positive for Covid and spent a day with flu-like symptoms and three days of Diarrhoea. The positive I gleaned from this misery was that my overall health as I approach 60 is still...

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A good day

Today was a good day. Got the kids out to school. Walked an hour to Parent’s internment plot- someone has put some bedding plants in there and the rose tree is still alive. Stopped to pay respect to a...

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