Dipping Into The Water Butt

I’ve been cleaning the downstairs loo. It’s 5.30 in the morning but I have to do things when my energy levels are decent. The PVD pains will always be there to hinder some projects but if I pace myself I can generally keep on top of things. What I can’t keep […]

I’ve gotta tell you about this!
I was talking to my mum last night and as Paul, my son, is living with her while Dad’s in need of constant care, she was telling me what he’s been up to lately.
Now, bear in mind that Paul has profound learning difficulties. He can’t count to more than five […]

I’ve just visited Norway for the first time in 6 years. I’d put off going back because I knew it would hurt because I miss the place so much but with my daughter living out there I couldn’t keep putting it off forever. Now that I’ve done it once, I can’t wait to do it […]

I went for a walk in the park today. It was a beautiful day and as I walked down by the little stream that runs through the woodland walk, a memory of another beautiful day came back to me. Paul was playing pooh-sticks… throwing them in and running along the stream as fast as he […]

Majorca, about ten years ago. Me and the guy I was living with at the time were bored so we decided to walk through the bar during bingo wearing each other’s clothes.
Him: A bright orange shift dress, tights, silver sandals, full make-up – the works.
Me: Khaki knee-length shorts, a bloke’s t-shirt, bloke’s sandals and no […]

Another memory pulled from the pot, this time with the aide of Richard, ex live-in partner, present… err… boyfriend? Well, some kind of relationship, anyhow
I can’t remember how long ago it was we met and I certainly can’t tell you when this happened, although I’m sure Richard will be able to. He’s always […]

I had another blog for a while that I was using purely to record my memories on. Eventually I decided that keeping two blogs was too time consuming and that I’d use this to record memories as well as rant, discuss, tell jokes, etc. The memoirs bit has kinda died off though and it was […]

My mum was on the phone the other day and during our conversation she reminded me of the story of her and the bomb. I was rolling up! Honestly, she had me laughing so much that tears were rolling down my cheeks! My mum’s like that, y’see. She can make anybody laugh and even though […]

The night before last was spent in The Rising Sun, a beautiful olde worlde style pub about five minutes drive away from us. The food isn’t the cheapest but it’s soooooo melt in the mouth! It was one of those meals that you don’t really want to eat because you know that, if you do, […]

It isn’t over yet! Christmas runs from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve and every day has its charm, even if it just means hanging around in PJs and doing nothing productive.
Here are a few photos from our Christmas so far…

Charlene getting into the festive mood on Christmas Eve!

Look what’s on top of the […]