Driftwood

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Saturday, May 24, 2014

Hols again

After a lovely few days on our own in Sorrento - lovely in spite of the less-than-perfect weather - we just had time to unpack, do laundry, visit the Chelsea Flower Show as we do every year, see my mother (me), see his mother (him), and then pack again for a week in Santander. I think most people in... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 14, 2014

Sometimes it works. .

I was full of apprehension after dropping my daughter at the station. She'd been ranting at me and saying how yet again we were arguing on the way to the train... For some reason and being a bit tongue in cheek I said she mustn't forget to open the door before I stop the car like last time...... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Relative calm

I'm beginning to wonder if my daughter is seriously disturbed. She's nearly 32. She has ranted at me yet again, after coming down from her nap and ready to go to the station shortly and attempting, in her way, to say she understands why it would upset me to have to not see my partner when she visits... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 11, 2014

Sometimes...

... I want to move to the Outer Hebrides. Goodnight blogit family, thanks for being there. Sign in to see full entry.

A Quiet Panic

Something was obviously up, because the 'xx' at the end of his emails suddenly stopped, the day before yesterday. I don't know why, really. It's not as if I can help my children's attitude. I had let him know they would be away this weekend. He hadn't commented. He has come back a day early from his... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

I'm still here

Hello again. I'm conscious, more and more, of the passage of time... who would have thought that a little operation would put me so much off beam? I am well. I can drive. My foot swells up quite a bit, nearly four months on, but we had a week away in Falmouth last month and I managed the walking... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 12, 2014

And so, to the sofa...

In four days I shall be keeping company with Nautikos, in terms of restricted function.. although I haven't fallen, and my incapacity will be self inflicted (if necessary). I'm having surgery to correct a deformity in my right foot - long overdue, but it wasn't causing much trouble until I had to... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 30, 2013

All is Calm, All is Bright

We have had a nice reunion and I'm very relieved. We had a bit off a surprise this morning however, at his place, coming downstairs to find a section of coving had fallen from the hall ceiling on to the oak flooring. It had somehow missed the wall light below it, and appeared to have been blown down... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Comfort and Joy?

Daughter is around again, having come down for Christmas. I went over to boyfriend's place on Christmas Day in the evening, then called in on friends on the way back. I suppose I was gone for about three hours altogether, but she did have the opportunity to come and chose not to, because she still... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 4, 2013

Thinking.

I need a masterplan. Today I have been thinking about downsizing my home, regardless of where we see our lives going. He is not going to move, that's understood. So I have to work out what I want to do, and I have to say that, lately, with one thing after another needing to be fixed, with my... Sign in to see full entry.

About this Blog

I started this blog in 2006, round about the time my 28-year marriage was unravelling. It was difficult for all concerned, even for my ex who handled the situation about as badly as it’s possible to do. The damage is still emerging, when I least expect it. The children are adults and both now live with their father in Australia. After the divorce, the future initially looked bright. It still does, although there are a number of complications. I have a new relationship to nurture, sometimes thrown into confusion through my daughter’s negativity when she visits. I’m a member of the church choir, which is really important to me. I think I’m happy, apart from those moments of conflict and opposition that we can all do without. Time will tell. To quote William Shakespeare: O time, thou must untangle this, not I. It is too hard a knot for me t'untie

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