Awful situation for you @Hostafan1. Very unfair to put you under that sort of pressure to make an impossible choice. Hope you get some help soon.
Your Mum sounds amazing @Busy-Lizzie …..what a thing to have achieved, and then not be able to tell anyone about. Remarkable. And @ergates and @Lizzie27, I know exactly what you mean. 12 years on and I still get the urge to ring for a chat. I have a tree in the garden, grown from an acorn from an oak near her grave. I sometimes go and chat to that …..I think she can hear 😵💫.
Had a good day at the cricket yesterday, even if result could have been better. Mr C has been again today ……just off to pick him up now. Hope he hasn’t got the grumps.
Sorry to hear Covid has raised its head in your town @Pat E. Hope they can get a move on with the vaccinations to give people some sort of protection soon. I think that’s the difference here - its not being ignored, but hopefully being a bit contained by the jabs. At least thats what I am fervently hoping.
I ordered my daffodils this morning, did some dusting, planted 2 of my new plants, hoed the veg garden and mowed the grass. Quiet domestic sort of day.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Been busy here as MIL has a new puppy!! A red cavapoo - absolutely adorable. She had been thinking about a dog for the last year, since her hubby died, and it all came together this week - right puppy, right time, right sellers. I think he will be a real tonic for her, and I have aspirations on training him as a therapy dog. When I retire, I would like to do that with dogs of my own.
Massive hugs to @Hostafan1. I completely understand why you don’t want to go with the NH option. I think that rule about no visiting is cruel. All the staff are isolating then are they??! I hope there is a hospice-at-home service in your area as we had this for two family members and it made being at home together not only possible but was very compassionate. I suppose it was a bit different for me because of being ‘in the business’ and I’m not sure it’s for everyone. If the service isn’t available for you (therefore it would be fairly basic visits from the community nurses) it might be worth considering paying for an extra carer visit on top so you can have a break/sleep etc.
Last warm day of the year tomorrow I think. I’ll be washing anything that doesn’t move!
Evening everyone, thanks for the good wishes it worked! M25 wasn't too bad and we had a fairly easy trip. The garden is called Long Barn, it's near Sevenoaks, it's a grade II listed house and garden. Among several well known previous residents were, Harold Nicolson and Vta Sackville-West. They lived there for 15 years before moving to Sissinghurst. I don't think it's generally open to the public but they do open for special events. More on the garden visit thread.
I love the look of that house @Allotment Boy, would love to see inside.
I had to look up Cavapoo, I have heard of Cockerpoo. Spell check hasn't heard of it either! Looks a really cute dog (Google pics). I hope your MIL loves it @AuntyRach, it looks very lovable.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
My poor friend has 5 broken ribs, a broken shoulder and 4 broken vertibrae. Heavily reliant on painkillers, but happy to be alive. He fell from a mezzanine floor whilst working on a property.
Another friend who had a stroke last December is well on the mend, now taking driving lessons for a converted vehicle. It's so good to see how well people overcome adversity. Hope springs eternal.
@Hostafan1 I'm sending you so many hugs, your situation is horrendous and I can't believe what you are both being put through. How can anyone see this as acceptable?
Must get some sleep now, have an early start for deliveries, but then a potential day off, although paperwork beckons.
Sad but true, I'm organising Christmas Cake order forms.....
Good night all.
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
Evening all, I expect most of you are tucked up for the night but just read back and wanted to send hugs to @Hostanfan1 you are in a horrible situation I can't imagine how you are going to cope.
One day when I was at the end of my tether, the district nurse from the surgery came in, on her day off to help me wash my mum and change her bed, she said that she really shouldn’t be doing work like that but felt sorry for me and to keep it quiet.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
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Your Mum sounds amazing @Busy-Lizzie …..what a thing to have achieved, and then not be able to tell anyone about. Remarkable. And @ergates and @Lizzie27, I know exactly what you mean. 12 years on and I still get the urge to ring for a chat. I have a tree in the garden, grown from an acorn from an oak near her grave. I sometimes go and chat to that …..I think she can hear 😵💫.
Had a good day at the cricket yesterday, even if result could have been better. Mr C has been again today ……just off to pick him up now. Hope he hasn’t got the grumps.
Sorry to hear Covid has raised its head in your town @Pat E. Hope they can get a move on with the vaccinations to give people some sort of protection soon. I think that’s the difference here - its not being ignored, but hopefully being a bit contained by the jabs. At least thats what I am fervently hoping.
Massive hugs to @Hostafan1. I completely understand why you don’t want to go with the NH option. I think that rule about no visiting is cruel. All the staff are isolating then are they??! I hope there is a hospice-at-home service in your area as we had this for two family members and it made being at home together not only possible but was very compassionate. I suppose it was a bit different for me because of being ‘in the business’ and I’m not sure it’s for everyone. If the service isn’t available for you (therefore it would be fairly basic visits from the community nurses) it might be worth considering paying for an extra carer visit on top so you can have a break/sleep etc.
More on the garden visit thread.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I had to look up Cavapoo, I have heard of Cockerpoo. Spell check hasn't heard of it either! Looks a really cute dog (Google pics). I hope your MIL loves it @AuntyRach, it looks very lovable.
My poor friend has 5 broken ribs, a broken shoulder and 4 broken vertibrae. Heavily reliant on painkillers, but happy to be alive. He fell from a mezzanine floor whilst working on a property.
Another friend who had a stroke last December is well on the mend, now taking driving lessons for a converted vehicle. It's so good to see how well people overcome adversity.
Hope springs eternal.
@Hostafan1 I'm sending you so many hugs, your situation is horrendous and I can't believe what you are both being put through. How can anyone see this as acceptable?
Must get some sleep now, have an early start for deliveries, but then a potential day off, although paperwork beckons.
Sad but true, I'm organising Christmas Cake order forms.....
Good night all.