Bank holiday weekend was supposed to be another chance for us to spend time at home as a family, but sadly my husband is having to stay at the hospice as another infection is keeping him tied to a drip for a few days. He…
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A few weeks ago we started our project to watch a cup of baby caterpillars transform into butterflies. The last time I wrote, the little family had turned themselves into chrysalids and we were ready to move them into their net butterfly house. The caterpillars…
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I’d just like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has read, commented on and shared my blog this week, mainly because our story has appeared in several newspapers and websites, primarily the Liverpool Echo. What started out as a bit of…
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Where last weekend I was elated at having Roger at home for some quality family time, this weekend I am tired, teary and tightly wound. I’m sleep deprived and struggling to find any positivity in our situation. On Tuesday, I took my husband back…
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We’ve got a cupful of caterpillars, a tiny tankful of sea monkeys, a beanstalk in a cup and an anthill waiting to be made. We’re basically trying to keep everything in our house alive, no matter how small, with varying degrees of success. Before you…
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The time came this week for my little girl to have her very first haircut. Her wispy baby hair was beginning to curl out a bit at the bottom and although it was cute, as it grew longer it was starting to look…
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With just days to go before the General Election, I’m having to wade through the regular stash of political leaflets being pushed through my door. Amid the promises to improve the NHS, cut the deficit and help the environment, the burning question still remains –…
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It’s been three weeks now since my husband Roger moved to our local hospice, and two weeks since I had my first overnight stay there. I still haven’t got round to writing about how that went so I’ll tell you now – it was fab!…
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These two new pictures seem to have made their way into my home. Sentimental I know, but the words are so touching and meaningful to me that I just had to buy them. I’ve posted a few times lately about new artwork which has…
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I’ve had a busy week when it comes to everyday normal life, but a very slow one when it comes to blogging. I’ve felt so tired I’ve been in bed early and spending every waking moment either at the hospice or looking after the kids.…
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I shared with you last week the beautiful papercut made for me by my friend Caro. Well I think I’m going to have to clear some space on the walls, because I seem to have developed a thing for buying new pictures. Not only…
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Tomorrow I get to stay overnight with my husband. It won’t be the night away we’d hoped for, in a rural B&B or chi-chi city centre hotel, but it will be just the two of us, hanging out together in the same room, sleeping…
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This beautiful papercut saved me this week, and gave me a bit of strength when it was needed most. It was sent by one of my dear blog friends, Caro who writes The Twinkle Diaries. Please do check it out if you’ve never read…
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If you know me or have been reading my blog, you will know we’ve had some very bad news recently. After weeks of investigations for symptoms doctors presumed were caused by my husband Roger’s previous health problems, he was diagnosed with bowel cancer and…