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If only life was like a game of bowls!

I have just had a lovely afternoon down at one of the local bowling clubs. It is not the club that I am joining, but is in our area. They hold open ‘roll-ups’ every Tuesday and every second Saturday. This is the second time I have gone to this other club and I must sayContinue reading “If only life was like a game of bowls!”

I’m still a planner…

Now that I am a retired person, my time predominantly is my own to do with as I see fit. It is taking a little getting used to, but I think I am adjusting reasonably well. However, there are things I want to do and things that I want to achieve that require careful planningContinue reading “I’m still a planner…”

The freedom to choose…

Heading into the third week of retirement, I am reflecting on my decision and how my life has changed. I have been in a very busy and stressful environment for 20+ years and while it has been an important role and a rewarding one, sometimes the stress made it difficult to manage at times. IContinue reading “The freedom to choose…”

A brave and inspiring soul…

I have just been reading a short article written by someone who has a diagnosis of cancer and now only has weeks to live. She is so brave sharing her story and I have to admire how accepting she is of her prognosis. She is doing things like knitting her nephews rugs, so that theyContinue reading “A brave and inspiring soul…”

“What’s yours is mine, what’s mine’s me own!”

This little phrase has been trotted out over the years in our family. We always had a bit of a laugh because it was tongue in cheek and a bit cheeky. However, I’ve just been sitting here at the end of the second week of retirement and it just popped into my head. Prior toContinue reading ““What’s yours is mine, what’s mine’s me own!””

Tough love

I started writing another post about love, but then these thoughts came to me instead. Sometimes love is not about the sweet and loving words someone speaks to you. Sometimes love is about saying things that are confronting and difficult. This can be especially true of those who love people in the various stages ofContinue reading “Tough love”

Support Groups… we all need different things!

Tonight, my husband and I attended the monthly support group that we have at a local bar. We have been going for a while now and it is nice to know that it is a safe group to talk about our diagnosis and other things in our lives. Many of the group are still working,Continue reading “Support Groups… we all need different things!”

Making memories and keeping family memories alive…

This weekend I have had my three lovely grand-daughters to stay over. The twins (15) had planned a sleepover with a friend for Saturday, so only stayed one night – with teenagers you take what you can get – and the youngest (10) stayed an extra night with Nanna and Grampy as the teenagers doingContinue reading “Making memories and keeping family memories alive…”

Learning to bowl… with a Parkies brain

A good example of how slowed processing in my Parkies brain, can make things more challenging than for the average person. Too much information, from too many people, in a short space of time just ends up a confusing jumble in my mind. So I wrote this poem… Learning to bowlWhich side is the bais,Continue reading “Learning to bowl… with a Parkies brain”

Playing my own game…

This is my first week of being officially retired and what a busy week it is shaping up to be. I have things on every day of the week. Some of them ‘life admin’ and some of them fun and social interactions. Plus, my first volunteering stint. Yesterday, I rocked up to another bowling clubContinue reading “Playing my own game…”