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New Year Resolution 2016
Hogmanay has meant the customary house cleaning – and an emergency call to our plumber. Thankfully, it turned out to be a condensation problem. So I gave myself a talking to for being uptight over a few ruined bathmats, when thousands of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety Disorder, Grandmothers, Hogmanay, New Year Resolution, spirituality
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Forever Friends – Memories
Herein lies a story…….. how long have you got? These last couple of weeks have been a bit fraught – all to do with Son #3 and yet another removal. So sitting quietly on a Sunday afternoon it was lovely … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, giving, Grandchildren, Grandmothers, letters, loneliness, love, writing
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Grandma
The computer’s swallowed grandma, Yes, honestly, it’s true. She pressed ‘control’and ‘enter’ And disappeared from view. It devoured her completely. The thought just makes me squirm. She must have caught a virus, Or been eaten by a worm. I’ve searched … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, computing, Grandmothers, Valerie Waite
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Dementia Awareness Week
In these pages I often make mention of my Scots Granny. She played a huge part in my childhood, simply because she was such an accepting presence. I was the oldest of her grandchildren (8 ultimately) and even now I … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, Alzheimers, Care Homes, Care methods, carers, Dementia, Dementia Awareness Week, Grandmothers
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Grandmothers
Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever. ~Author Unknown A very true statement I received in the mail a day or two ago. I still remember my grandmothers with great fondness. Yes – … Continue reading