by jude bayton | Sep 7, 2016 | Gump, Home Improvements
Sometimes, I really don’t know how my Gump does it. He works more than anyone I have ever known. In the past ninety-six hours, he has worked sixty of them. I have kept the same hours as him, and even gone and hung out with him at his office (with my stash of reading...
by jude bayton | Aug 23, 2016 | Health
Current news: I have become quite pathetic when it comes to dieting and losing weight. With me, one apparently doth not seem to beget t’other…. For the past couple of weeks, I have intentionally allowed myself the luxury of ignoring my diet plan, eating food that’s...
by jude bayton | Aug 3, 2016 | Age, Health
This is a photo of me. I hate getting older. And it’s not just because of the wrinkles on my face either. I’ve actually become quite fond of the two creases either side of my mouth that run down towards my chin. The ‘laughter’ lines around my eyes and the rumpled skin...
by jude bayton | Jul 14, 2016 | Opinion
This picture of Gump’s tomatoes is not relevant to the blog post at all – I just thought you might like the picture…..he has at least 25 plants this year…..I HATE tomatoes…I wish he could grow chocolate instead. I am late with the blog as...
by jude bayton | Jun 28, 2016 | Age, Health
One of the lovely gifts that going through menopause has brought to my life is the new ability to sweat. Not glisten, not perspire, just plain old good honest sweat. The kind that makes you feel as though you could cook a fried egg on your more than adequate belly and...
by jude bayton | Jun 13, 2016 | Grandkids, Travel
I have recently returned from the wilds of Colorado, where I have been baby-sitting grandchildren, cooking fish-sticks and chicken nuggets. I have watched both the ‘Angrybirds’ and ‘Minions’ movies and I’ve also become quite an expert critic of Disney shows...
by jude bayton | Jun 3, 2016 | Sadness
Today is a poignant day in my life. It marks the second year of the day my mother died. It’s hard to be funny today, something almost disrespectful in trying to be amusing. I know many of you have lost your mothers, or your fathers, or both. Some of you may have even...
by jude bayton | May 12, 2016 | Employment, Travel
Finally! I have been so behind with the blog the past couple of weeks – I am very sorry! I have no valid excuses, other than I’ve been somewhat preoccupied. As you might have deduced from the photo, oh, and the title…. I’ve been out of the...
by jude bayton | Apr 26, 2016 | Sadness
A long time ago (1976), in a distant land far away (England) there was a young girl of fifteen. She met a handsome prince who showered her with love, cigarettes and chocolate, took her to discos and told her that she was very pretty and that he loved her – six...
by jude bayton | Apr 13, 2016 | Age, Travel
I am senile. I have been fighting it for some time now, but the awful realization keeps rearing its ugly head as each day I seem to commit another blunder. Apart from the usual mistakes I make, here are some of the things I constantly forget: People’s names I have...
