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Friday 4th July 2008
ChickPea Souffle | July 4th 2008
Happy American Independence Day !A notable day for the ChickPea family – because the henhouse and run have arrived ! At Last ! All 5 (big) boxes of it. All now lurking in the conservatory (rainclouds hovering around, and wet cardboard really doe read more
" 4 and 6 words"
ChickPea Souffle | July 3rd 2008
Yes – ChickPea remembers she made a promise. At that time, the words which collected together to describe where she was at were “rested, balanced(ish), trusting, pensive…….”. Basically, ok.Since then TH and ChickPea have been having to face read more
Weighty Matters
ChickPea Souffle | July 2nd 2008
DJ is no lightweight (The Falls Prevention Team weighed him about 6 months ago and pronounced him too heavy – but, honestly, is it really appropriate to put a 95 year old on a weight-loss diet ? He always loses weight whenever he is in Respite anyw read more
The Tender Touch
ChickPea Souffle | July 1st 2008
How often do you touch someone ? Anyone ? How often are you touched ? The world seems to divide into 3 groups over touching – those who touch readily, those who just don’t – and those who are learning to touch…….ChickPea grew up in a fami read more
Fetish: Girlfriend Experience
A Phone Sex Life | June 30th 2008 by Phone Girl
So you’ve had a long day at work, boss yelled at you, got stuck in traffic, had to bring home some reports to finish and as soon as you walk through the door, your wife is standing their to greet you. “Where is the groceries I told you to read more
Fluid Balancing
ChickPea Souffle | June 27th 2008
No – NOT like ‘balancing plates’. ( Thankfully. As my general balancing abilities prevented me ever managing to stay upright on rollerskates, ‘Damp’ would become a Permanent Feature ). As it transpires, this relates to the amounts of f read more
Caring and Writing: What's your story?
Stony River Farm | June 26th 2008 by Susan
Tomorrow I'll be participating in the 'What's Your Story' workshop hosted by Community Connections CDP: more about it can be found in this week's Leitrim Post. To sum up, we're collecting caregiving stories to create an anthology to be published late read more
Central Heating - in June !
ChickPea Souffle | June 24th 2008
It was a bit chilly this morning. Especially at 8am when Chickpea really REALLY had to wake poor DJ up……Can you believe it – his first really decent sleep for about 5 weeks (from about 7pm – 2am, then from when he settled about 2.30am, and read more
Monday again........
ChickPea Souffle | June 23rd 2008
Ahhhhhhhhhhh…….. THAT’s better !Now – what is ChicKPea talking about ?Is it that DJ slept better last night ? – He DID, as it happens – right thru from about 12.30mn until he was heard coughing at 6.30am…….. and then he tried to get h read more
On The Topic of Love
According to Dan | June 23rd 2008 by Dan Bodner
When I was younger, still in high school, I had two friends that were dating. They dated for a good amount of time, almost a year, and they seemed to have a pretty stable relationship. However, they always had one problem that kept coming up ever read more
Sleeper's aWake
ChickPea Souffle | June 21st 2008
Well. Today was interesting. I’ve said recently that DJ does not appear well. A blood sample has been taken for analysis – this should be available (to the GP) on Monday. DJ is booked to go into Respite for a week from Wednesday. This allows read more
The Way It Is Going........
ChickPea Souffle | June 21st 2008
Not good. Not at all good. Unless a miracle happens to reverse current trends, it is increasingly looking as if DJ will need to be in permanent residential Care over the next few weeks (maybe days) rather than the months that ChickPea had been antici read more
For once, just this once, give me this moment.
My Journey with Depression | June 21st 2008 by Andrew Lake
The last four weeks have been somewhat action packed for me: Saying goodbye to my family once again. Saying goodbye to the UK once again. Returning to Melbourne; the place where everything in my life collapsed to the point that it cost me every read more
The Six Pillars of Character
Barbara's Tchatzkahs | June 16th 2008 by Barbara
Trustworthiness. Respect. Responsibility. Fairness. Caring. Citizenship.The Six Pillars of Character are ethical values to guide our choices. The standards of conduct that arise out of those values constitute the ground rules of ethics, and therefo read more
Tips for looking after your Garden Furniture
Article Affair Blog | June 16th 2008 by Lucy Jones
Teak garden furniture can really enhance the features of your garden and provide a relaxing and comfortable location to pass the time. But because the wood from which this furniture is made comes from Southeast Asia if you want it to last you need t read more
Monday Menu : ChickPea Risotto.......
ChickPea Souffle | June 16th 2008
Monday morning. DJ has just been taken away for the day – so I shall take a few minutes for personal therapy before tackling the day’s chores. TH is working late tonight, so there may be more time later on – we shall see.Risotto – lots of bit read more
Called to care
Enroute 365 | June 15th 2008 by Brenda
I want to begin by begging everyone's indulgence! We've had some great discussion following the last several posts; your comments allow me to consider alternative viewpoints so I appreciate your insights! Unfortunately I'm behind schedule in visiting read more
I broke down on live TV over my dad's Alzheimer's
The Alzheimer's Reading Room | June 15th 2008
The article on the following page is important and uplifting. I remember during those first few months of caring for my mother how sad and frustrated I was feeling. Then, I met a young couple in the gym that had gone through the entire experience fro read more
Summer Learning: You’re Doing It Wrong
GNMParents | June 13th 2008 by Megin
My husband and I took our children to the Smoky Mountains last week. It was a family vacation, our first one that was just the four of us, and I declared it a VEGETABLE-FREE, EDUCATION-FREE, FUN ONLY time. Of course, I didn’t actually say that read more
Tripping the night fantastic.........
ChickPea Souffle | June 13th 2008
DJ likes to fret. Well – that’s the only conclusion I can find after several years of trying not to fret myself when he’s like this……….He came home from the day centre - on a minibus – 2.5 hrs ago. Since then, at least every 5 mins, h read more
Open Your Heart
Make the Most of Your Time ...Poetry | June 11th 2008 by Liane Schmidt
My heart is achingI just don't knowMy heart is breakingWill you ever be able to let go?My arms plead for lovePlead for a caring touchA voice that is gentle To caress away My every fear and worryWhen will you come?When will you stand by my sideForever read more
Feel good moment
Café Muse | June 11th 2008 by Jill Terry
They were digging trenches on the grounds that surrounded the complex when I arrived; day laborers, in their orange neon vests with putrid yellow stripes – shovels in hand, tearing up the ground. I’d been at my desk for about an hour when I saw t read more
Feel good moment
Wordsmith Extraordinaire | June 11th 2008 by Jill Terry
They were digging trenches on the grounds that surrounded the complex when I arrived; day laborers, in their orange neon vests with putrid yellow stripes – shovels in hand, tearing up the ground. I’d been at my desk for about an hour when I saw read more
Who Cares For Mine, I Love.
GNMParents | June 11th 2008 by Megin
I moved to a new job in January. Because I work in a church, it meant that our family moved to a new church. Because the job isn’t far away, we didn’t have to move to a new house, nor did our daughter have to change schools. As a high sch read more
Ending & Beginning
GNMParents | June 10th 2008 by Megin
I recently shared the news on my personal blog that my marriage is ending. I know I don’t have to go into how devastated and frustrated and sad I feel. This is not something I would have ever wanted, yet it has become "the right thing." read more
SLEEP (3) - or feeling blue........
ChickPea Souffle | June 8th 2008
Or lack of it……… this must be seven consecutive nights now of significantly interrupted sleep……. and ChickPea, for one, is not doing ok. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were all multiple repeated awakenings with no obvious cause. Thur read more
The Lark Would Have Stayed In Bed...........
ChickPea Souffle | June 8th 2008
And so would ChickPea if she’d known what she would find at 4.30am......... I shall try to save you from the goriest of details – but I need to talk about this. Today – when I am first writing this - is Friday 6th June.Today – when (if ?) I read more
The Good Things of Ohio
Satire Report | June 6th 2008 by Ian McConnaughey
Some of you may remember, with some bitterness and dismay, the post I wrote a while back about the good state of Ohio. To understand my rationale for bludgeoning the good name of the state, I must just say my Celtics were not doing so hot in a seven read more
A safe place
Love Thoughts | June 5th 2008
It is a safe Place...HEARTSome memories could simply fade away...time makes the HEART forget...but I know our FRIENDSHIP will not last..co'z I kept it in asafe placecalled...HEART..!Yeah.. it is truly the safe place to place those unforgettable momen read more
Sleep (2)
ChickPea Souffle | June 4th 2008
Remember our daytime herbal tablets experience ? Well – before we found the daytime ones, we discovered ‘Nightime’ versions.Again, we only discovered these in desperation because traditional medical approaches not only failed us completely, but read more
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