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Saturday, November 12, 2022

Nights drawing in

I notice now how short the daylight is now. Having to feed the horse in the morning, I have to be down at the stables at 6.30 am. But now it does not get light enough until at least 20 to 7. No point going any earlier because it's just too dark to see. There are huge flocks of Canada Geese flying over at that time in the morning. Many people have already taken their dogs for a walk in the dark. The horse is tucked well before dark in the afternoon. Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Still Here!

Hi, this is a brief note to let everyone know we are still here and doing well. Mum is out of the hospital and making a full recovery. I never thought I would ever write those words. I'm still looking after the horse, and although he was limping, we had the farrier out to see to his hooves it turned out he had an abscess on his foot, but it's healing fine. Mother is recovering from her stroke and walking up and down the stairs on her own. So we are bouncing back. Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 14, 2022

Looking after the Horse!

My mother's pride and joy is her pony: "CJ". Due to her being in the hospital, I have to look after him. It sounds a big deal, but he is no trouble really. You feed him and he goes out in the field; you feed him and he comes into his stable. It's no more complicated than that. I know nothing about horses, but I can't bring myself to get rid of him, just because mum is in hospital. She is doing a lot better. Still covid positive but she's off the drip and all the machines they had her wired to. Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Doing well

Mum is doing very well, Her stroke has improved and her mouth is much firmer than it was. I went to visit on Monday and even though she was in a covid ward, she was bouncing back and complaining about the food. I have been all over that hospital and thank God, she is being moved back to A-2 where she got the best care. My sister says she will be in another month, which suits us as this time she will get a proper assessment. Lots to worry about once she gets home, but still better than nothing.... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 9, 2022

Still here...Update

Just to let you all know that mum came home after her stroke, but had a fall, broke her ribs and ended up back in the hospital. We had a call from the doctor telling us to prepare for the end, only to find she had covid. To cap it all, I went to see her, caught covid and lay in bed for 4 days. My sister Sharon went to see her today and says she is back to complaining about the food and saying she wants to come home. So back to normal. This has been the most intense 2 weeks of my life. I feel a... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Mum's update

A big "thank you," to everyone who sent me such kind thoughts. Mother is doing a lot better. She has speech impediments, but they are a lot better since last week. It has shaken her up so much she has promised to stop smoking. I am looking after the horse. Well feeding it and mucking it out. It eats, and goes out; then it eats and goes in. It's no more complicated than that. The family goes and sees her in Peterborough hospital every other day. As she does not want us there every day. The... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 26, 2022

Mum's ill

Have not posted much as Mother has a stroke and is in hospital. She's doing OK but it has affected her speech. Waiting to see if she can come home. Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Hope?

If you could get across to someone, the true horror of having to work in a factory production line? Nothing can tell the story of someone trapped there for years on end. All hope goes and you start to doubt yourself and why you are here. Getting ground down year by year, until you cease to exist. We only subcontracted to this factory, but ours was not much better. All gone now, being levelled for housing, but no loss to humanity. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Little happening here.

Everything is about the queen and the funeral. We have a few more days of this left, and there is a bank holiday on Monday. The markets are paying so little with no real movements. It's easier to bet on the market going down, than up. I make more money gambling on football at the moment. I know nothing about football, but I know a lot about websites, and picking the right ones with the right advice is everything. Found this picture on Pinterest of the Exchange and Mark. Back in the early days,... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 10, 2022

Cookies!

Why is it that every time Macafee do a big search, all the cookies get wiped, and I have to go back to worrying about passwords? Some, simply don't exist, and I've given up on the rabbit hole that is password retrieval. Sign in to see full entry.

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