After eighteen months of producing an article a week based on Leaf's wordplay writings WAYS WITH WORDS (WWW), I'm now ready to move onto the next stage. It was his dream to publish in book form. With around fifty articles, not only humorous but informative and with reader challenges in many cases, I'm optimistic (scroll … Continue reading WRITING ADVENTURES
Category: Personal
A HIKE IN MEMORY
Leaf would've been 77 on Monday (6th) and I'd planned a excursion to scatter his ashes on his birthday but it wasn't possible so it was the next day when, with three girlfriends who'd known him well, I set off from Mont D'Astarac in bright sunshine that lasted all day. LILI, SHERPA MICHELLE AND JANE … Continue reading A HIKE IN MEMORY
AND LIFE GOES ON …..
2024 A NEW CHAPTER It's a year ago Leaf finally moved on. It seems ages and yesterday. Time is so deceptive, particularly at the moment. He's still with me in spirit and in my heart and there's no getting away from his influence and creativity (not that I would want to). I'm so grateful to … Continue reading AND LIFE GOES ON …..
OUCH!
It may appear that I've abandoned DOODAH, but that couldn't be further from the truth. I've simply had little to say now that Leaf is out of my direct care. However, an event a couple of weeks ago reminded me of how difficult life had become prior to his move to the dementia ward in … Continue reading OUCH!
CRUNCH-TIME
I can't believe it's five months since Leaf broke his leg. They've hurtled by as they do these days. Three weeks ago the assessment was due and I was called to the hospital. Even with regular physio, Leaf hadn't made sufficient progress learning to walk again. With that advance warning, I didn't sleep well, but … Continue reading CRUNCH-TIME
ACCIDENTS WILL …
How life can turn on a sixpence! One minute we're coasting along, the next, dramatic news can barge in and we have to rise to whatever has been thrust at us. Since my last post, Leaf's life has changed. He fell and broke his leg - the femur up near the ball-and-socket of his left … Continue reading ACCIDENTS WILL …
LET’S GO TRIBAL
Foreword: I saw Leaf on Thursday. He was on good form, wolfed down the cherries and biscuits I brought and listened to me waffling on. Occasionally he started to say something which could've turned out to be coherent but then tailed off into indecipherable mumbling. I continued to waffle then a big wave of emotion … Continue reading LET’S GO TRIBAL
JUST IN CASE
I was chatting to an English neighbour the other day and the subject of prepping came up. He laughed and said 'Not that again. Why do we need to prep? Tell me exactly what you think is going to happen.' Well, of course I couldn't tell him because I don't know. What I do know, … Continue reading JUST IN CASE
INSIDE OUT
Thursday came and the sun was shining, thank goodness. I'd been looking forward to our walk with Monty in the hospital carpark and the little grassy area alongside. It seemed a good idea to ring the hospital when I was about to leave the house so they could have Leaf ready for when I arrived, … Continue reading INSIDE OUT
BLOSSOM TIME
This week's post is short, sweet and hopeful. After my last upbeat phone 'conversation' with Leaf, it was hard to be optimistic when I next rang to speak to him. Would he have lapsed back into gobbledygook, take forever to respond then leave me wittering away on the end of the line because he'd been … Continue reading BLOSSOM TIME
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