Is it pineapple sponge today? is a blog about adapting to having a chronic illness and being a carer.
It’s also about food, wildlife, and anything else that crosses my busy mind!
The name comes from the time I spent in hospital, where my main interest each day was whether my favourite dessert would be on the menu.
Latest posts
- Possible progress
Cheesy garlic doughballs and salad; plum and cherry crumble and custard Today we had a visit from a social worker, to assess mum’s care needs. I didn’t tell mum about this in advance, as I knew she would just panic,… Read more: Possible progress - Surprise!
Tempura chicken tenders, chopped Asian-style salad, vegetable gyoza This morning I was sitting on the bed with Suki, trying to decide whether to go and have a shower and risk mum needing the loo mid-wash, or whether to wait an… Read more: Surprise! - Owl be back
Veg quesadilla and salad Another day like every other day recently: mum complaining and performing helplessness until I lose my patience and snap, after which she perks up. I found a beautiful flat in Ventnor that’s up for rent, but… Read more: Owl be back - Tablets and teddy bears
Bacon, garlic butter new potatoes, salad I didn’t sleep well last night, the neuro pain in my feet flaring up to reignite the old feeling of having leaned against a hot oven shelf. Mum calling to ask if I was… Read more: Tablets and teddy bears - Harvest
Hot honey halloumi, Mediterranean veg, giant couscous / plum, ginger and pecan flapjack This morning was the same as every other morning this week, with mum refusing to get out of bed and instead lying in bed whimpering and groaning.… Read more: Harvest
