This often happens for me at Christmas time, perhaps it’s a little earlier for me this year. Maybe you also go through a little reflective phase, where you look back on things and ponder the future? Continue reading “Weekly update – I’m in a reflective mood”
Category: family life
Weekly update – weary
Unusual for me – I’m feeling weary. Weary of all kinds of things and I’m sure it’s just a passing phase and yet I need to remind myself that I shouldn’t be selfish or fret about things. Continue reading “Weekly update – weary”
Weekly update – changing seasons and a peculiar painting
Definitely a sense of changing seasons right now. A week with fewer visitors, our housing, some art has been discovered plus growing concerns surrounding Grandma. Continue reading “Weekly update – changing seasons and a peculiar painting”
Visiting grumpy Grandma
Yesterday afternoon we were able to go visiting grumpy Grandma. Her grumpiness certainly seems to increasing these days and it’s become her modus operandi. Nevertheless, it was good to see her. Continue reading “Visiting grumpy Grandma”
Weekly update – renting our house out
Things have been moving at quite a pace in emptying our house in getting for our tenants; see below for the low down on this. Also Grandma has been in hospital for a little over three weeks now, with a few ups and downs. Continue reading “Weekly update – renting our house out”
Weekly update – Grandma, the dusty museum and the strain is showing
It is hard to believe how almost three months have passed by since we were jolted and moved to the dusty museum. I look at the museum and question whether we did the right thing and then, in a flash, the answer is yes, we did. However, it is not without cost, strain and some stress. Continue reading “Weekly update – Grandma, the dusty museum and the strain is showing”
Weekly update – preoccupied with Grandma
When I last wrote, I added a ‘stop press’ as Grandma, my mother-in-law, had just gone into hospital. Ten days later and she’s still there with an uncertain future. For us, it’s been a roller coaster of a week. Continue reading “Weekly update – preoccupied with Grandma”