I try to visit Ma at least a couple of times each week, and most days we speak on the phone.
Thursday is my usual day for taking her a bit of shopping and some magazines (she likes doing the puzzles).
If she has any appointments she usually tells me......I have offered many times to take her out to get her pension and a few bits, but equally as many times she refuses and tells me that she doesn't want to interfere with what i have to do in my life...like, hey, I'm retired......I have...

Well, both of the potlids are in pre-school full time now.
Daughter had just one lecture at Uni today......so once the potlids were delivered to pre-school we set off for the bus to Preston.......I was going to have a look around the shops while daughter went for her lecture....then we were going to meet up and have lunch and do a bit more shopping.....then back in time for the kidlidids getting back from school.
Because she didn't have to be there until 11 am we took the 9.50 bus....letting...

I am an avid reader. I cannot get to sleep unless I have had a good read. I get most of my books from the Charity shops ( Cancer Research being my favourite).
Recently though I haven't been able to pick a decent book for toffee.

I think perhaps it is because hubby comes with me and stands outside looking progressively more impatient.
I usually read the blurb on the back of the book....and sometimes this gives me an idea as to whether I will like it.(though sometimes the...

Ma has recently been diagnosed with Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis - neither was much of a surprise to me....I have been telling her that she should be on medication for the osteoporosis for the last 10 years.
Ma has lost at least six inches in height over that time.

Recently though, while we were away in Folkestone she started to have sore hands and there was some noticeable swelling and heat.......I told her that, to me, it looked like osteoarthritis......this was confirmed...

I found three shiny conkers today and it got me looking back to my childhood....of course, I had to get the binoculars out because it is a long time back.
At this time of year we would be frantically in search of combustible materials to make the biggest and best bonfire in the area......and of course all the other children of the neighbourhood would be doing the same thing......we grouped ourselves into gangs......not the kind of gangs that you read about today though.
We would search...