This week has certainly been a busy week, as bowls starts to really get going. This will be my first proper season, where I get to play in inter-club games. They are on a Wednesday morning and a Saturday morning and we are expected to put up our hand for both. Add on to thatContinue reading “It’s been a bit of an up and down week this week!”
Category Archives: grief
Feeling lucky to have Parkinson’s
So today I was reminded to count my blessings. , The title of this podcast is Feeling Lucky to Have Parkinson’s, and that is, no doubt going to seem like a weird thing to, to say to actually celebrate having Parkinson’s. But I’ll tell you what happened today. So my husband and I decidedContinue reading “Feeling lucky to have Parkinson’s”
Is Christmas still the same or different?
Here we are on 22/12/25 in the countdown to Christmas. Three days to go for children and grandchildren to be excited for a visit from Santa. Three days to prepare all the things that need to be prepared for things – hopefully – to go smoothly on the day. This year though, for us itContinue reading “Is Christmas still the same or different?”
Moving on – A village or facility when and why?
I am a planner from way back. I like to know what is happening and when and although I don’t necessarily feel I need to work to a strict schedule, I do like to know I am in control. That makes me sound a bit of a control freak, but it just means that IContinue reading “Moving on – A village or facility when and why?”
Choosing new tattoo…
Not long after leaving my children’s father, I got my first tattoo. It was a reaction to my having been married young and now divorced and feeling like I had slipped into being almost middle aged and boring even though I wasn’t even 30! I wanted to do something to show my new independence andContinue reading “Choosing new tattoo…”
Ability vs Disability
As anyone who follows my blog will know, as I recovered first from my knee replacement surgery and then from my back operation – which was a major – my primary aim has always been to get back to bowls. I feel lucky to be able to now play bowls again and I was ableContinue reading “Ability vs Disability”
Pride goes before a fall… What does that even mean?!?
The saying “Pride goes before a fall” is such a negative outlook on life as far as I am concerned. Giving it this sort of negative attention baffles me. How many times in my life have I felt pride? Pride for something I have done? Something my children have done or my husband? or anyContinue reading “Pride goes before a fall… What does that even mean?!?”
Don’t pity me…
I have always been someone who has been open and honest about things that are happening in my life. I could probably be accused of being an oversharer and that would be a reasonable thing to say. I would much rather lay all my cards on the table than have anyone misread what was goingContinue reading “Don’t pity me…”
Life, love and loss…
Today’s post is not a happy post, it is a somber post about “Life, Love and Loss”. Today is the day we think about my oldest son Adam, who left us suddenly, but hopefully peacefully on 04/10/2020. He passed away in his sleep from an undiagnosed heart condition. At least we think it was undiagnosed.Continue reading “Life, love and loss…”
My poetic nature…
It seems like forever I have been writing poetry. I started when I was five years of age and it’s just something that I have always done. There have been periods of time when I have not written poetry for quite a while, but for the last three or four years I think that IContinue reading “My poetic nature…”
My journey with Parkinsons 