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Scampi, fries and coleslaw for a special tea ……

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 7 Aug

As you know we usually have a takeaway on a Friday evening…..tonight though is going to be different ! It’s The Misters Birthday weekend ……sssshhh, he is going to be 60 on Sunday …… So, tonight we are having scampi, fries and...

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Pork sandwich and blueberry muffins

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 7 Aug

Just about lunchtime here. I have just had a pork sandwich …..followed by my Moms home made blueberry muffins. I have missed the muffins as she hasn’t made them for a few weeks. Is there anything your Mom used to cook that you...

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No Turkey for my baguette today !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 6 Aug

I met Mom at Lidl this morning as she wanted to get some of the juice she likes …. Whilst there we got a chicken ….not sure when we will have that but it was a nice one and a good price. We then went to Morrisons to do the usual...

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Renewing Moms tv license......

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 30 Jul

Well,. at the age of 88 I think that my Mom should be getting her TV license for free.....indeed there was a time when you didn't have to pay if you were over 75 ( I think it was 75 ).... Now though it is different.... unless you...

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I have missed shopping with my Mom

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 30 Jul

So , today is Thursday and it is usually the day that I meet my Mom and we go shopping. However, for that last two weeks I have been at the caravan and so Mom had to go shopping on her own. I got up early and met her at the...

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Early morning and a blood test …..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 7 Jul

Crikey ! I was up at the crack of dawn this morning. Yesturday, Mom booked a blood test ….as requested ….but the only appointment was this morning at 9am. She doesn’t drive in the middle of town and can’t use her bus pass till...

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I bought a melon today …….how exciting is my life ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 2 Jul

I met Mom this morning at Lidl and we bought a chicken for Sunday lunch. As you know chicken is my favourite so I didn’t need to be asked twice what I wanted for Sunday lunch. They had honeydew melons on offer so we got one of...

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Sometimes You Just Have to Find the Fun

Jim Bauer @porwest (113648) • United States 26 Jun

It's hard to describe anything related to dementia as "fun," but some days you do have to struggle to find the lighter side of it just to get through it. It's never easy. It's very sad to watch someone you love and have known all...

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No shopping or Turkey baguettes today ………

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 25 Jun

Here in the UK most of the country is on a red heat warning …..and I can confirm , I am melting. Last night was apparently the hottest night of the year so far. I had to come downstairs as I was getting no sleep at all, and take...

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Roast pork today ….ice cream for dessert….

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 21 Jun

Roast dinner day ….Sunday again …… Even though it was quite hot today we had a roast dinner. Went round Moms and had roast pork, roast potatoes. Cabbage, cauliflower, stuffing, gravy and apple sauce. For dessert we had ice cream....

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She would have been 82...

Stacey @xstitcher (39804) • Petaluma, California 19 Jun

Yesterday was my Mom's birthday. She would have been 82. I lost Mom to bladder cancer that had gone to her lungs in 2017. I don't start bawling or anything, but I do feel sad. I really miss my Mom. Mom was born on June...

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Mom's chicken cordon bleu

Patricia Ocampo @iKONICNoona (4527) • Philippines 18 Jun

Yes, mom took the initiative to cook our lunch earlier. She called it chicken cordon bleu. She is very excited because she saw how its done on tv . I helped her prepare the ingredients and she cooked after. It was delicious for a...

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Guess what’s for lunch ……?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 18 Jun

Yes, Thursday today and that means Mom and I have been shopping . It also means that lunch will be Turkey baguette for me and that will be followed by a free Portuguese custard tart. I really look forward to my Turkey baguette...

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Cornish pasty and fries for tea ….

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 17 Jun

So, for tonight’s tea we had Cornish pasty and fries. Both cooked in the air fryer….. For those not familiar with a Cornish pasty ….its diced meat, potatoes and swede with spices encased in pastry. They are delicious. What have...

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Mom’s hearing aids have been checked …..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 17 Jun

So going back a few weeks Mom had to have her annual hearing test. Her hearing aids were about five years old so she updated them ….three and a half thousand pounds …… We went the following week and collected them and she was all...

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Apple turnover as a treat

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 11 Jun

So, this morning, being Thursday, I was meeting Mom to go shopping. We decided that we would have chicken for Sunday lunch ….thats okay with me as it’s my favourite. So that meant a trip to Lidl . Also okay with me ….i never need...

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Roast dinner Sunday ……

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 7 Jun

Having being at the caravan the past few weeks we haven’t been to my Moms for Sunday dinner. Today , we were back, and we had a fabulous roast dinner …. Roast pork, roast potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, stuffing, gravy and apple...

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Mom came to my house for lunch today …..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 4 Jun

So, on a Thursday I meet up with Mom in town and we go shopping. Usually then I go back to her house and have lunch then I come home during the afternoon. However, something different happened today ….it was supposed to rain rain...

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Closing supermarkets …..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 2 Jun

Yes, it was on the news today that one of our supermarket chains are going to be closing several of their stores. My Mom was on the phone to me earlier as her cousin had phoned her to ask if our local store was one of those...

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Mom has her new hearing aids

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12809) • United Kingdom 22 May

So, we collected Moms new hearing aids this morning. A lovely champagne colour. The audiologist fitted them and did tests both on Moms hearing and the actual hearing aids. She explained slowly and carefully about the various...

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