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Monday, November 19, 2012

Don't touch the diary...!

I've had a very bad cough for the past five days, and was beginning to despair of it ever improving. Thank goodness it is subsiding, finally. I even did a google search to see if I could find anything I hadn't already tried; I didn't, of course, since there's actually little you can do with these... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

A Little Bit of Serendipity

I have been fretting a little bit about getting home to my house and keeping on top of things, so this morning when my man went off to visit Granny I went home for a few hours. Normally I would just drive straight up the hill to my house. Today I thought I would stop at the bottom to pick up some... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Oh Granny...

It's both of them now. His mother, having broken her arm two weeks ago and having managed to get not one but TWO casts off her arm, has been transferred to an upmarket nursing home. She needs 24-hour care which, in our sixties, we cannot provide. My mother is facing a similar transition. Her home is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Snapshot

I deleted the entry about France; it needs work. Meanwhile, we are settling down again after our holiday, quietly recouping before we head off to Wales at the end of next week. I don't want this journal to become a travelogue, there are plenty of people who can do that very very well, and it's not... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 29, 2012

Cumbria... continued.

If I can remember, that is... since then we have been to Kent, Warwickshire and Greater Manchester, which doesn't seem to be in any one county, and I have a whole host of new images and memories in my head, all jumbled together. One our second day, we had beautiful sunshine for our walk to the top... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 11, 2012

Cumbria

And what a wonderful few days...! We set off on Tuesday at 6am... as you do. Breakfast somewhere along the A40 (?)... roads are not my strong point.. and then Wordsworth's Dove Cottage somewhere around lunchtime. I so love the North... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 7, 2012

Drat

I came home this morning after a few days at my partner's house and found a broken patio door window... just what I need before our trip to the Lake District tomorrow. It's not very nice thinking someone has been trying to break into my house while I've been at his place. I rang him, and he said he... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Peace

I had a nice little text message last night... she is okay. I am so relieved. Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 9, 2012

Explosion

It was too quiet. Daughter has been down for the weekend, but we haven't seen much of each other. First of all, and this wasn't the problem really, I had committments to a coach trip and concert in London on Saturday, meaning a very late return and I would be staying with my friend. She'd made... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 16, 2012

Aftermath.

The hearing came and went. Four days of extreme discomfort, and all that preparation, and when it came to it I could hardly speak. I had no solicitor, too short notice, but had been allowed a friend - my lovely, kind man - to help me, and to speak for me when I couldn't. I wouldn't have managed... 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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