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Friday, May 10, 2013

What really matters

Our steady little bubble has been under assault for the last six to eight months. It started with his 92-year-old mother's increasing frailty, which forced the decision (overdue, to my mind) to place her in a residential care home. She's happy now, much more relaxed, and has become quite a sweet old... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 5, 2013

Back on Terra Firma

Sorrento was lovely - like being on honeymoon. Coming back... well, nothing lasts forever. The plane was 50 minutes late taking off, so we got in at midnight.. just about half an hour late. Both of us are used to flying, so we noticed when we seemed to be coming in to land rather fast... it was a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 29, 2013

Sorrento here we come

I'm packing... I think we deserve a break! We leave at 5:15 in the morning, to check in at Gatwick for an 8:45 flight to Naples, transfer to Sorrento and then have a thoroughly nice time for the next four days. I can't wait; we have had enough to contend with over the last six months - since Granny... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Po-faced

I am coming down with a cold, and no wonder - Spring has gone AWOL. Daughter has mostly sulked all day. Son has at least been conciliatory. He is willing to meet my bloke - next visit. In about a year. He says I'm to tell him it's not him, it's that he (my son) isn't comfortable with this right now.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Now Mum's Going Nuclear

Made the mistake of talking to my mother this morning. There was the always-infuriating-but-just-be-patient pregnant pause, even longer than usual, when she answered the phone, and as we spoke I realised the reason for her manner. I'd rung my brother in Australia to tell him about our sister's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Crossroads?

Daughter is here again. Last night my emotions bubbled up while I was cooking, before she got here. I wasn't looking forward to dealing with her all weekend on top of everything else that's been swirling around over the past few weeks. I'd had a difficult telephone conversation with my bloke.. I was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

A Bit of a Tangle

I suppose we are all a bit unsettled by the events of the past couple of weeks. I've had my children coming back and forth for a while, and additional guests for four days; my sister's worst fears have been confirmed; my bloke and I have been separated for the best part of three weeks, apart from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Not Good News

A few posts back I mentioned my sister's biopsy, and today it's been confirmed that my lovely sister has breast cancer. I've just spent half an hour trying to soothe my mother, who at 82 is panicking. She is scared that her daughter will die. She is frightened that she will lose her closest support,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 22, 2013

Lovely Day

And it has been. My old friends are here, and it feels like we've never been apart. The four of us, my bloke included, have been out to lunch, followed by a little bit of shopping. Because the husband wasn't feeling well, we didn't stay out after lunch, so I dropped my bloke off at his house and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Pressure cooker

I feel like something's brewing... short, almost curt replies to my emails (when I've replied to his).. where is this all leading? We have these occasional moody spells, when I know he's not happy about something, and it's nearly always to do with my children. Do all relationships run in cycles like... Sign in to see full entry.

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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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