When asked if we were going to dinner for a special occasion, it got me thinking about what makes an occasion special. For me, the answer is always spending time with people I love. I also always say that I don’t remember any of the gifts I received for birthdays or Christmas over the yearsContinue reading “What makes an occasion special?”
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I’m loving my new life…
Just waiting for dinner to cook and I suddenly thought to myself, “I love my new life!” It just popped into my head randomly. My new life of course is my now retired life and I am finding being retired very positive. There are lots of things I like about it, but one thing thatContinue reading “I’m loving my new life…”
Like I’m gonna lose you….
Listening to this song while I was doing my exercises and thinking how true they are for any of us. It’s by Meaghan Trainor and featuring John Legend. ….Like a scene from a movie That every broken heart knows We were walking on moonlight And you pulled me close Split second and you disappeared AndContinue reading “Like I’m gonna lose you….”
A Nanna baking day!
Well, today I felt like doing something useful with my time, as I still have a very sore leg if I walk about too much. I decided to do some baking while my husband went for a nice long walk. Lucky bugger! So, this Nanna got out her Nanna’s recipes for shortbread and marshmallow cake.Continue reading “A Nanna baking day!”
Thoughts of Christmas and family…
So, three days before the blessed chaos of a family Christmas comes to our home. Chaos with 10 adults and 8 children. A blended family Christmas with my daughter, my son-in-law and their three girls, and her mother and father-in-law, sister and brother-in-law and their two children. My son and my daughter-in-law are also comingContinue reading “Thoughts of Christmas and family…”
A better person… trying to find balance in life
I had lunch this week with my daughter, my youngest child and mother of my three grand-daughters. We started to talk about my Parkinson’s and how I was doing and generally how it has affected me. Life is busy. I work four days a week in a busy and stressful job. I have a husbandContinue reading “A better person… trying to find balance in life”
My journey with Parkinsons 