Priorities – What do you focus on?

Yesterday a short video clip showed up on a Facebook Page for people with Parkinson’s and those that support them. It was a video of a husband whose wife had been diagnosed some 20 years ago and how he had spent those 20 years. He talked about how he had spent a significant amount ofContinue reading “Priorities – What do you focus on?”

What have I learned from my travels?

It’s a weird thing this travelling lark sometimes! We left Rarotonga for home on Friday afternoon, got back here (Christchurch) and it was Saturday night, but we couldn’t switch off and stayed up past midnight. So, that would mean that we got up for breakfast on Friday, travelled to Christchurch to arrive on Saturday andContinue reading “What have I learned from my travels?”

Ade and Sue’s Law… worse than Murphy’s!

Most of us will be familiar with Murphy’s Law. Where anything that can go wrong will go wrong. As a couple we have “Ade and Sue’s Law” where often things have not gone according to plan, even when – we thought – nothing could do so! Today is our 15th Wedding Anniversary and we areContinue reading “Ade and Sue’s Law… worse than Murphy’s!”

Snorkeling not so sure…

So, here we are in beautiful Rarotonga just settling in for our first full day on the island. One of the things I have been especially looking forward to has been snorkelling. On previous trips we have snorkelled every day and was one of our favourite things. Today, we went for the first snorkel andContinue reading “Snorkeling not so sure…”

On the train again…

Farewell to the Scottish Highlands as we sit on the train to Glasgow from Fort William. From there we catch a train to Edinburgh and another change or two before we get back to the farm in Leicester. The weather in Scotland the last few days has been amazing, blue skies with not a cloudContinue reading “On the train again…”

I’ve borrowed an idea…

I was reading another person’s Blog the other day and I liked what I read and thought I might borrow the idea she talked about. Check it out yourself on Parkinsonscare at https://parkinsonscaregivernet.wordpress.com/ She talked about having a word for the year and her word was ‘adventure’. Finding ways to put some adventure into herContinue reading “I’ve borrowed an idea…”