Driftwood

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

A toothless tale

Last Tuesday I took my mother to the dentist for a tooth extraction. She was very good, shaking all over but being brave, and she has coped with it very well at the age of 84. It has taken us quite a while to get her to trust dentists again, and this is just the third of several visits before she... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 21, 2015

Cat among the pigeons

Well. I've well and truly done it now. I decided to file for a review of the original consent order with my ex husband. I gave him the opportunity to do the decent thing and make a last payment at the beginning of October but he has stuck to his guns and says he has finished as of the beginning of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Hrrrmph

I'm angry now. Well, more annoyed than angry but I can't say, to my loved one, how infuriating it is to have something we are watching terminated because he feels it isn't okay for his son to watch (poor baby is bored with it). He has a TV in his own room so why can't he go in there?We're now going... Sign in to see full entry.

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I need my mojo back

...don't I? These last few posts are not me. I used to bounce back quite quickly after a bout of lethargy so I need to take myself in hand. We are away next week, walking in the Dales. I don't care if it rains. I will just enjoy being away with Dearest, in the middle of nowhere in his beloved... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Curry night

Life should be settling down to something a bit more normal, now that we have had Granny's funeral service and are beginning to get over the tiredness. So why am I so subdued, in myself? I am outwardly cheerful and can still laugh, but behind it all I'm uncomfortable, quietly of course. I have... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 23, 2015

If I thought last week was bad...

This was so much worse, in terms of complete disruption but this isn't in any way a complaint. On Monday we got the news from the care home that 94-year old 'Grr-rr-anny' (whom I wrote about when she was still in her own home and was occasionally beastly to me) was failing. Dearest had told me on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 14, 2015

TGIF today

What a week. Last Friday we found a leak from the hot water tank. Someone was sent out by the insurance company, late in the afternoon, who drained and isolated the tank -- meaning we had no hot water. For a week. It is no fun showering in cold water. I had the bright idea of getting up a bit... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

'Twas the Night Before Holidays...

- and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse... This mouse (me) quietly got on with dear one's ironing this evening before dinner, as he's been playing golf today and is very tired. Just when I thought I had finished four pairs of trousers and three polo shirts I found... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 17, 2015

Morning all...

I'm over my mini-rant from last night. We will all be on holiday in France this time next week so it's no use getting steamed up (not that I would show it anyway). We have quite a lot on already, with granny in the care home. She has Alzheimer's and is up and down a lot, and very frail. Sometimes... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

Transit?

Tonight, it feels like everything is beginning to fall apart. We've had a lovely end of season barbeque with the choir, and we learn that our director has been approached by our former curate to be the choir director at another parish. I thought this (female) curate was really sweet - but my opinion... 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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