Friday Greetings lovely friends & readers
Gosh what a fortnight it has been!!~!
Gosh what a fortnight it has been!!~!
Sometimes when you feel you are ticking along nicely, not too many expectations on yourself & life in general, not thinking too far ahead, just focusing on the immediate task at hand ...... life can come along & throw you a bit of a curve ball
This is pretty much what happened to me in the last two weeks.
If you look up the meaning of a curve ball you will see it states "to introduce something totally unexpected, surprising or disruptive"
This is pretty much what happened to me in the last two weeks.
If you look up the meaning of a curve ball you will see it states "to introduce something totally unexpected, surprising or disruptive"
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| Mt Taranaki (Egmont) was indeed wearing her winter coat while I was down at Mums !! |
My dear Mum is most unwell.
She has lots of things wrong with her .... things that have been brewing away for quite sometime but have gone undetected due to Mum not letting on.
The outcome of all these things going wrong in her 88 year old body, is that Mum can no longer live alone in the family home.
The short version of a very long week involving many Doctors consultations is that I made the decision to bring Mum back home with me.
This leads me to two questions ...... did I envisage myself caring for my aged Mother ?? Not really - No !
Secondly ...... did my Mum envisage herself living with me here ?? 100 % most certainly Not !
So we have quite a period of adjustment ahead of us both. While Mum still believes "when she gets well again, she will be going home" ... I know this will not be the case. But I cannot look too far ahead at the moment & am just trying to take one day at a time as I muddle my way through.
There are only two things bringing a smile to Mums face these days . . .
Her great grandsons Alec & Sid ... Mum had not even met little Sid until this week
And . . .
the never ending antics of these two above !!
While I was down at Mums another birthday slipped on by
I was lucky enough on my return home to be greeted by some wonderful handmade gifts from treasured friends
My dear friend Leeanne lovingly stitched me this beautiful cushion after me moaning telling her via email recently that I was "over winter & couldn't wait for summer !"
My dear friend Carolyn sewed me this gorgeous gardening apron & filled the pockets with seeds & tools
I have always admired these handy aprons & never ever owned one (til now)
And my dear friend Donna handknitted me this stunning selection of flowers & leaves & issued me a challenge
"to see what you make with them" .... along with the wonderful felted bird that was tucked into the parcel.
Thank you all So Very Much my lovely friends ... your thoughtfulness meant the world to me.
This little wooden Tea Chest was sitting in Mums shed along with some other things to be taken to the dump.
As I consider myself "the local dump" (!!!) I bought it home with me & sat a delicate fern in it.
And so dear readers, in times of uncertainty I find the one thing that always brings peace & structure to my life
is creativity . . .
It seemed appropriate then that I picked up my stitchery again .... a design from my friend Jenny of elephantz ... because Yes indeed, we all do need a home !
I hope to show you it complete in my next post.
Thank you so much for listening today dear friends,
I must apologise for not replying to comments or emails from my last post & I have not had a chance as yet to visit you all at your blogs
I hope to remedy this very soon !!
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend
Be good & kind to yourselves & to each other
with much love & friendship
Julie & the furry ones x0x0x
She has lots of things wrong with her .... things that have been brewing away for quite sometime but have gone undetected due to Mum not letting on.
The outcome of all these things going wrong in her 88 year old body, is that Mum can no longer live alone in the family home.
The short version of a very long week involving many Doctors consultations is that I made the decision to bring Mum back home with me.
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| This Verse hangs on my Sewing Room Wall ... I have always loved it & thought how very true !!! (Click on the picture to enlarge it if you are having trouble reading it) |
Secondly ...... did my Mum envisage herself living with me here ?? 100 % most certainly Not !
So we have quite a period of adjustment ahead of us both. While Mum still believes "when she gets well again, she will be going home" ... I know this will not be the case. But I cannot look too far ahead at the moment & am just trying to take one day at a time as I muddle my way through.
There are only two things bringing a smile to Mums face these days . . .
And . . .
While I was down at Mums another birthday slipped on by
I was lucky enough on my return home to be greeted by some wonderful handmade gifts from treasured friends
I have always admired these handy aprons & never ever owned one (til now)
"to see what you make with them" .... along with the wonderful felted bird that was tucked into the parcel.
Thank you all So Very Much my lovely friends ... your thoughtfulness meant the world to me.
As I consider myself "the local dump" (!!!) I bought it home with me & sat a delicate fern in it.
And so dear readers, in times of uncertainty I find the one thing that always brings peace & structure to my life
is creativity . . .
I hope to show you it complete in my next post.
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| Birthday Basket of Polyanthus from my sister in law .... Op Shop basket .... just the way I like it !!!!! |
I must apologise for not replying to comments or emails from my last post & I have not had a chance as yet to visit you all at your blogs
I hope to remedy this very soon !!
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend
Be good & kind to yourselves & to each other
with much love & friendship
Julie & the furry ones x0x0x
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