tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70265641115050838252024-03-15T02:53:25.979+11:00The Machinist's WifeHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.comBlogger389125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-8828908518322398362024-03-09T01:49:00.001+11:002024-03-11T14:00:10.979+11:00CATERPILLARS & KEEPING IT REAL<p> Table talk amongst our children is and always has been, - a rabbit warren . We start off in one hole and end up in another - quick smart. </p><p>Nothing new, then, when the grandchildren discuss a variety of subjects at the kitchen table. </p><p>We started off learning about moths and caterpillars. Insects in general. And then we digressed. </p><p>I was reading to them - explaining how each caterpillar has some type of protection installed in their bodies. Some are camouflaged. Some puff themselves up and look really strong and vicious. Some are brutish looking. Some are poisonous. And some smell real bad. </p><p>We were discussing the pus caterpillar. </p><p>"Mama, does the pus caterpillar smell like pus?" </p><p>"Do you know what pus is?" I asked, as I entered down the first rabbit warren... </p><p>"No, Mama - what is pus?<br /></p><p>"You know that yellow stuff you get sometimes when you hurt yourself and it gets infected?"</p><p>"What's infected?"</p><p>"When your sore gets hot and swollen and red and sometimes, yellow stuff comes out of it? Well that is called pus"</p><p>"Yes, I know what it is. It stinks"</p><p>"What does it smell like?" </p><p>"Well, if you take off your earrings and smell them, that smells like pus. It's happened to me. When I take my earrings off, I get it all over me". <br /><br />"What do you get all over you?" I asked</p><p>"The smell of pus". </p><p>Earrings were then taken off by their wearers, sniffed and promptly put back on, followed by a chorus of "eeewww" and "yukkkk"</p><p>Later: </p><p>As not to lead these grandchildren down the garden path (or the wrong rabbit warren), I explained that the pus caterpillar is actually called the 'puss' caterpillar, because it's coat is soft and furry, - like a pussy cat. <br /><br />They liked that. They noted the double consonant. </p><p>And they preferred it to stinky pus.</p><p>Dead skin cells, bacteria, sebum and sweat are for another lesson. </p><p>Another day. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9utJIytaQifUf1ju6qak6zRkGt1MGrJSWimKT9I7a7Drgp0c6hcetpp2gZIFjkUcOJwoLELWy-bh5qfr_1ddiw0pOn0RqQMSXSun31n8YCRcOVKOjDoeo1o4rz5SlpMHeuHHWKfyDQ97YGVmB8oJNIKSgwH-yZVDjIvN9EGJNscWbifBr6czfTS_j2ok/s276/puss%20caterpillar.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="276" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9utJIytaQifUf1ju6qak6zRkGt1MGrJSWimKT9I7a7Drgp0c6hcetpp2gZIFjkUcOJwoLELWy-bh5qfr_1ddiw0pOn0RqQMSXSun31n8YCRcOVKOjDoeo1o4rz5SlpMHeuHHWKfyDQ97YGVmB8oJNIKSgwH-yZVDjIvN9EGJNscWbifBr6czfTS_j2ok/w640-h424/puss%20caterpillar.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-39910243300826357772024-02-28T11:35:00.009+11:002024-02-28T13:45:24.860+11:00Life Out of the Blue<p> I knew it would be a while since my last confession.....<br /><br />Er... post. </p><p>I didn't realise time would pass so quickly, though. Massive chunks of it, too. And yet - grief is in no rush. It appears when it wants to. Wherever it wants to. It constantly alternates. It whispers and shouts. </p><p>Not long before my beloved brother, Brian passed away, we were walking together in the mall. <br /><br />"you know what, Babe? I think when we go, we'll all go quickly, close together..."<br /><br />"What do you mean?", I clarified.<br /></p><p>"When either mam, dad or I die, the others will follow very quickly. You won't have to look after us and run around for us anymore..." </p><p>I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Brian was like that. He had the ability to "move" you. Good or bad. Happy or sad. Sickness or in health...</p><p>His predictions came to pass. He volunteered first. Then my dad. Then my other brother, Robin. And finally - my mam. All within three years. </p><p>They were dark years. Out of sorts years. A Pituitary Macroadenoma appeared too. Just to keep grief company. <br /><br />But so did three more grandchildren - bringing sheer joy and love and well - good measure: <br /><br />Arthur Henry</p><p>Dolly Mae</p><p>Millicent Ray. </p><p>I am reminded of my Mam's favourite of all time movie - The Sound of Music - where mother Abbess declares "where God closes a door, He opens a window". And my rendition of Maria's quote: </p><p>"A grandmother with seven grandchildren?... oh what's so fearsome about that...."</p><p>And so - I choose to delight in these treasured gifts. <br /><br />My focus is refreshed. </p><p>My purpose is set. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-78748678203583667872019-06-02T13:12:00.000+10:002019-06-02T13:12:51.732+10:00BLOOD AND TEARS. NO SWEAT! "Helen?"<br />
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I remained still. <br />
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"Helen?"<br />
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Then I realised the call was for me. <br />
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"Hello Helen, you look lovely. Are you going somewhere special? I love your outfit. If I wasn't going to jab you with a needle, I would have asked you out..."<br />
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And so it began. Our connection. Our kindredness. This phlebotomist - let's call her Janet, shared my kind of humour. My kind of openness. My kind of vulnerability. My kind of outlook on life. We sped through many topics, during the short time I was perched on the (seemingly high and oversized) phlebotomy chair. <br />
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Another jabber lady - "the needle whisperer" was called in to seek out my hard-to-find veins. Within minutes, my A positive blood was flowing down the tube. No sweat! <br />
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Janet continued with our latest conversation, explaining to me that her son had Down's Syndrome and that he also had a hole in his heart. <br />
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"Tetralogy of Fallot?" I asked. <br />
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Her eyes widened and watered in seconds. "Do you know about it?"<br />
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"Yes, my brother was born with it. The reason I ask you this is that I want to encourage you in your plight with your son. There are so many new, improved procedures nowadays, compared to when my brother was treated as a young boy. Success rates have greatly improved on all types of Tetralogy". <br />
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We then entered the bubble of heart speak (pun intended), where time stood still. <br />
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I told her how my mother, while breast feeding her youngest at that time (no 3), had to travel - per train, many times - to Leicester Children's Hospital with her other sick child (no 2) to be treated, operated and checked upon. How after his open heart surgery at five years old, he posed on stage showing off his huge scar - in front of numerous medical and heart surgeons (including Dr Christopher Barnard). How later in life, he had a valve installed between his two ventricles (my brother referred to this as his 'pig valve'). I told her of my fear to go into Intensive Care to see him after his operation. I told her how his head had swelled after surgery, and how confronting it was to see him like that. I told her how comforted I was, though, when he lifted his water filled head off the pillow, looked up at me and said "Hello, Doll", as I knew there and then, he was going to be ok. I told her of my brother's humour, wit and courage. And finally - I told her of his passing at age 66.<br />
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Tears all round!<br />
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Tissues all round!<br />
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Janet then told me of her husband, who had suffered an injury and couldn't go out to work. How she was the only earner in the family. How she coped with her son. How she laughed and loved with her son. How they were waiting for her son's 'big op'. How others told her how strong and courageous she was, and how she brushed those comments off with "we have to do what we have to do". She told me how grateful she was that she still had a warm home - and food....<br />
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"And talking of food.... I always, in my head, classify and compare people to food, Helen. You would be a juicy hamburger. You have it all. You are lovely on the inside and the outside. You would be a hamburger with the lot! The absolute lot! Whoever has you in their life, has gold. I'm glad I got you today. I needed this. Thankyou so much. You've inspired and encouraged me...."<br />
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"And you, me!" I responded. <br />
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More tears, more tissues! <br />
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I slid off the chair. "Come here, give me some sugar".<br />
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We hugged. We exchanged well-wishes. I went to leave the room, and as I was closing the door, I just <i>had</i> to share one of my (deceased) brother, Brian's well wishes with her. <br />
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"...And remember to keep your bowels open...."<br />
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I closed the door, and as I walked towards the stairs, all I could hear was Janet's hearty Belly Laugh....<br />
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-16809585838215825582018-11-02T00:09:00.001+11:002023-12-12T23:16:00.574+11:00LUNCHEON WITH MAM<div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="ffp7g-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's hard to think of my mam as a widow. It's hard to think that one of her sons - my brother - no longer exists. It's hard to even contemplate how she feels: the agony, the distress of both of them no longer with us. And yet... life goes on - for all of us. </span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="7kuel-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Visiting the elderly in a residential home - the 'forever' home for most, is facing life on the brink of death. I don't say this morbidly - but rather - matter of factly. It doesn't mean it is necessarily a miserable place to be. I have witnessed such kindness, consideration, devotion, patience, sweet vulnerability, wisdom and good humour. I often wonder if what I 'think' my mam would need or how my mam would feel, may not always be the reality of the situation. </span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="2nl3t-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Today, at lunch, in the dining room, I had the good fortune of a top of the table seat. Prime real estate. </span></div>
<div style="color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2nl3t-0-0" style="color: #1d2129; direction: ltr; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">John: "What did your mom say? I'm sorry - my wife died not long ago, and I'm just not coping..."</span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="7omic-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fred: "I want to go back to my room. I don't fancy lunch. Please take me back. Oh, wait... is that ice cream?"</span></div>
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="5fb9v-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="5fb9v-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">John: " she never had hardly any sick days. She was gone so quickly..."</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="h40r-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="h40r-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;">
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<span data-offset-key="11egv-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Robert: "Yes, that's from me, too, Fred. You're so noisy"</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="fu8ju-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="fu8ju-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;">
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="6a3m3-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6a3m3-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">John: "It's like a circus. Everyone's performing 'cos you're here"</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="6ppcr-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="8ut7h-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8ut7h-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="8ut7h-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Mable: "Could I have some lunch, please?"</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="26dd7-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="26dd7-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;">
<span data-offset-key="26dd7-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Mam: "What if I need something while you are in Sydney next week?"</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="f0l8i-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="f0l8i-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;">
<span data-offset-key="f0l8i-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Me: "Sarah will be seeing you on Monday, Mam. She will bring you whatever you need"</span></div>
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="c7eqb-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="c7eqb-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">John: "Don't worry. Your mother won't ever go without here. Oh no. She is a Rock. She is a rock to us all...."</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="bgd2e-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="agstg-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="agstg-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fred: "Room please. NOW"</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="er9rv-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="dc9va-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="dc9va-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="dc9va-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Nurse Aid: "Would you like some tea? Sugar and milk?"</span></div>
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="1mvq0-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1mvq0-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mam: "No, not milk - tea. Do you have any? Can you get my daughter some?"</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="27nhk-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="ejrjm-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="ejrjm-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mam - pointing over to a couple of ladies in mobile recliner chairs: "Sylvia is 96. Ninety six! Oh, and Phillipa is 94. Awwww....."</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="bt5ui-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="2e0q6-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2e0q6-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Robert to me: "Where's your little girls? They were here the other day. When will they be back?"</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="2vmga-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="9kiot-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9kiot-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mam: "Rosie, this is my daughter. I was telling her about that cushion on your walker. It looks much more comfortable than mine. Helen - look at Rosie's cushion"</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="2jcoc-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="5oof7" data-offset-key="4rudc-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="4rudc-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="4rudc-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Rosie: "Well, goodbye then...."</span></div>
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-60638164468584991642018-09-02T19:32:00.000+10:002018-11-02T01:04:22.586+11:00Farewell to Thee, My Father<span style="font-family: inherit;">His second child, - my second of four older brothers - passed away just five months ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> was never really sure how much this news affected him. He wept, but on subsequent visits, we never spoke about brother Brian's death. I would have, had my dad initiated it. But no. Nothing. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or was it the opacity of dementia?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some days, his cloudy brown eyes would drizzle tears - and then, momentarily - he was asking for an item to be added to the shopping list. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh, the dread, the pain of having to tell his wife - my lovely mam - that he had left us. She knew he was soon to depart this world. She was waiting. She had predicted that the third day of his illness would be "the day". </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She lifted her frail hand to her face and cried gently...."He has left me a few times during the earlier part of our 67 years. I should be used to it. But this is different..."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh, the anguish of the widow! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am so very grateful for my father. He was absolutely perfect for me. He was my jiggly belly gadget man. Soft, and tender hearted. Introverted. A loner, yet still comfortable in company - preferring to listen than to speak.</span><br />
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-76189883622338525032018-03-28T23:32:00.002+11:002018-11-02T00:49:57.467+11:00Farewell to Thee, My Brother<div style="color: #1d2129; margin-bottom: 6px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I learn that in death there are SO MANY lessons on life. Good lessons. I learn that my grief is secondary to the grief of others that I love. Others that loved him. I want to comfort them. In my rainbow tears, I realise the love I have for all those that loved him. But even every day life - between the sadness, I have "eyes to see". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My brother knew his time was nigh. That it was getting closer, but alas - I doubt he expected it when it happened.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sitting next to the Machinist in the funeral parlour office, which smelt surprisingly fresh without the scents and cleaners, I asked Phil (first name basis) "Phil, from your experience - people who are grieving, do they grieve in strange ways? Ways that they don't expect?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Absolutely", he replied. "Basically, Helen - anything goes. Not to sound callous, but people grieve in different ways. When grief hit me, I blanked out for weeks. Months, in fact. I couldn't remember what transpired in that time"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Thankyou. The thing is, I consulted with a great funeral director. He helped me so much. He explained so much, was ready to help and advise me - any time of the day. He was there for me, comforted me in his presence and assurance. Told me that I could conduct my families' funerals any way I wanted to - to honour them. And because of his help, in my time of deep sorrow - well - that's why I do what I do now..."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I sure did. This is what I love to do. To be here now, for you - to help any way I can...THIS IS MY PURPOSE"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Intro: All things Bright & Beautiful (old tune - UK)<br />Intro: Lets Get Together - Bryan Ferry<br />Photo Slideshow: Protons, Neutrons, Electrons - The Cat Empire<br />Exit: Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury & the Blockheads. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Never in my wildest imaginations would I conceive a funeral director (A Funeral Director!) to create such inspiration, enabling a client to plan and execute a loved one's funeral with such fervour! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Feel no guilt in a smile that he is not here to share.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He’d hope that you could carry on the way you always do.</span></span></div>
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-47332103111482885492017-08-22T11:36:00.001+10:002017-08-22T11:36:35.366+10:00Commonwealth Park and Civic Central, Australian Capital TerritoryI love Civic in winter. I love the fallen leaves in Autumn and Winter, too. I like to kick them. Especially when the wind has dispersed them, then blown them together again. Or some busy landscaper has raked them all together. I know that is naughty of me, but I can't help myself.<br />
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And if, perchance, I miss a pile, the Machinist dutifully reminds me of it. He doesn't say anything; he calls my name, and then he turns his head towards the pile and uses his eyes that say to me "Helen, aren't you going to march through that pile of leaves and kick them until they are all over the place..."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Oak leaves never cease to make me smile. Oh, and one solitary elongated acorn. Can<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Our shadows as we stand together on the bridge that links Civic to Commonwealth Park -<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The paved circle as you walk off the bridge with a reminder of where you are. Knowing<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">"Oak is everywhere....everywhere you look around..." tra la la<br />
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-32015984640121381982017-08-22T11:34:00.002+10:002017-08-22T11:34:17.349+10:00Goulburn Railway, Riverside and Wetlands, Goulburn New South Wales We didn't know it was such a scenic, pretty place - the walk alongside the Goulburn river. We followed it until it led on to the Goulburn Wetlands, which is still under construction and growing all the time. It reminded me of the type of area you could base a story on. The "Badlands" in Stephen King's "It" comes to mind.<br />
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(If you walk there, look over your shoulder!)<br />
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It seems that although Lake Burley Griffin is one vast - well - lake, each direction has different flora and fauna and landscapes. There's always something that catches my eye. These geese would have gladly picked at my eye if I had of shown any fear. </div>
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-62774043874899241952017-08-22T11:30:00.003+10:002017-08-22T11:30:29.228+10:00Lake Burley Griffin 3, Australian Capital TerritoryAs I posted these pics, I realised how blurry they are. That's because I'm below average on photography skills. Nevertheless, I think you will be able to make out what is going on. This is another direction of Lake Burley Griffin in our National Capital. The various Embassies are also in this area.<br />
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-77648825239800964722017-08-22T11:28:00.003+10:002017-08-22T11:28:58.360+10:00Lake Burley Griffin 2, Australian Capital Territory<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Lake Burley Griffin on a sunny day. Walking in nature actually does something good to my brain and the way I think. </div>
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-5212422713318569132017-08-22T11:26:00.003+10:002017-08-22T11:26:48.841+10:00Lake Burley Griffin 1, Australian Capital Territory<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
We didn't fancy walking. Not because it was raining, but because - well - we just didn't fancy it. But we went after all. We had no plans as to where we were going to walk. The Machinist just pulled up at Lake Burley Griffin. We got out. We walked. </div>
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This is what we saw: Scenes from around (part of) Lake Burley Griffin: </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The Science and Technology Centre: <a href="https://www.questacon.edu.au/" target="_blank">Questacon</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">After a brisk walk - hot coffee at Hudsons of Dickson (my brother's old cafe)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">They still use the names my brother allocated to sandwiches, bagels and drinks. This makes<br />
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-16231379792505059362017-08-22T11:24:00.001+10:002017-08-22T11:24:23.890+10:00Cotter Dam, Australian Capital Territory<br />
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We took our 5 year old grand-daughter, Keiralea to the <a href="https://visitcanberra.com.au/attractions/56b23b32d5f1565045d7ff6f/cotter-avenue-recreation-area" target="_blank">Cotter Dam</a>. </div>
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-8412789332853036412017-08-22T11:22:00.002+10:002017-08-22T11:22:31.937+10:00Kangaroo Valley Bushland, New South WalesAfter exploring the Pioneer Village at Kangaroo Valley, the Machinist and I had a bit of a hike in the nearby bushland.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Rocks, moss and lichen = slippery! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">I just love this bushland floor collage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">"Be careful on the decline, Helen!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Can you see it? Can you see the beauty in this collection? </td></tr>
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-81286493096352575282017-08-22T11:21:00.001+10:002017-08-22T11:21:15.962+10:00Pioneer Farm Museum, Kangaroo Valley, New South WalesThis was our second visit to the <a href="http://www.kangaroovalleymuseum.com/" target="_blank">Kangaroo Valley Museum</a>. The first one was over 20 years ago, when we were homeschooling our children.<br />
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Nothing much has changed, as it shouldn't. The Machinist and I enjoyed our time there and had a good chat with a lady who was making butter.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Communication back then....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Post Office display </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">An old "copper"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Laundering utensils displayed on the back deck </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">"The Laundry"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The tea table (and everything else)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Frock and apron</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">I always wonder about the display dressers of old. Did the homemaker have regular-use<br />
dishes and plates, or did she wash and dry after each use, returning them for display? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Cosy in winter. Extremely hot in summer. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTquR_EpuMPF1fpjt1h3QAuNfjynVCdxr15mGCRcCpJBhyyMZFpjBboAPIk6w09TwTYMHL0bLfxrmbRxmbRb7xANPyvGuhJAwGooPuYDsZhplXgGc5YhGkZ3CTsC621FgAcU8qg2_V7Ryr/s1600/IMG_4687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTquR_EpuMPF1fpjt1h3QAuNfjynVCdxr15mGCRcCpJBhyyMZFpjBboAPIk6w09TwTYMHL0bLfxrmbRxmbRb7xANPyvGuhJAwGooPuYDsZhplXgGc5YhGkZ3CTsC621FgAcU8qg2_V7Ryr/s640/IMG_4687.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Where's the family? </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_Y5SE759YGO9fN5Ayb4dMFZ50XwwteLFhyphenhyphens-daISCr9K_R-K0-LcwuSBRDpEXv7HG3ANTcx5hVyDp8LPw1PXBbYNc9cWz__jJGbHDp4W1rOaftK96peXXOL09U5wp4gRK6qtVCXM5ivd/s1600/IMG_4688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_Y5SE759YGO9fN5Ayb4dMFZ50XwwteLFhyphenhyphens-daISCr9K_R-K0-LcwuSBRDpEXv7HG3ANTcx5hVyDp8LPw1PXBbYNc9cWz__jJGbHDp4W1rOaftK96peXXOL09U5wp4gRK6qtVCXM5ivd/s640/IMG_4688.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">A sideboard for the "pretties"</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHkzHu0VjamvZm6o2rrvBGtm-prXC6JeF_AaIzsEWqHl5VXIJqsuksw1Lcx9xIi6QQDBglY2_7wFlgc_ViMygY9Fb23UtHnWg9DmvKBhgKjRaMCC9HyamaiHK0jpSVta2rMaWZe3CGMtd/s1600/IMG_4689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHkzHu0VjamvZm6o2rrvBGtm-prXC6JeF_AaIzsEWqHl5VXIJqsuksw1Lcx9xIi6QQDBglY2_7wFlgc_ViMygY9Fb23UtHnWg9DmvKBhgKjRaMCC9HyamaiHK0jpSVta2rMaWZe3CGMtd/s640/IMG_4689.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Another dresser for the lesser used items. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Activity corner! </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDu6cLhLzPxcs3qSvyWNLIIhqj9lUKlx2AyzPUj-GGax8P1jvnP-8HTqVGiVmj3zXZ-51Vaf1SGfUJKk0hhFawxJ5gmeaSountl0JEuMg3Q5-WVU61Q1HQjzDl58JlrW0EHX0lJMiuLIT/s1600/IMG_4698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDu6cLhLzPxcs3qSvyWNLIIhqj9lUKlx2AyzPUj-GGax8P1jvnP-8HTqVGiVmj3zXZ-51Vaf1SGfUJKk0hhFawxJ5gmeaSountl0JEuMg3Q5-WVU61Q1HQjzDl58JlrW0EHX0lJMiuLIT/s640/IMG_4698.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The parents bedroom. See the ghost in the picture glass reflection? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Lots of sewing and darning to be done. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPO0od6M0vQLST85Yg-EcHfzXhSkrZQilhLmV8gkHra2CcE6OPzBL7K_PUI3JcshsEuQE31WNzMe4Jytsr_p_EB7ERfTfGCaJMVLmkI3oTaBEc5vw35Prv7uFZvuvcKNFoRqlT3yNYT85/s1600/IMG_4693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPO0od6M0vQLST85Yg-EcHfzXhSkrZQilhLmV8gkHra2CcE6OPzBL7K_PUI3JcshsEuQE31WNzMe4Jytsr_p_EB7ERfTfGCaJMVLmkI3oTaBEc5vw35Prv7uFZvuvcKNFoRqlT3yNYT85/s640/IMG_4693.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">A Child's pram. I wonder if mama had her special set of straps to keep the child in. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Recreation and entertainment</td></tr>
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The rain fell softly, but increased in vigour as I walked through nearby trees and grasses. When we both made our way on the track to the falls, it had stopped, which gave us time and opportunity to admire the flora and fauna. </div>
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-71322120091319097372017-08-22T11:16:00.000+10:002017-08-22T11:43:48.741+10:00Iandra Castle, near Greenethorpe, New South Wales<br />
The Machinist and I took a drive to Iandra Castle, near Young, New South Wales. I took many photos of the Castle and grounds; - far too many to upload here. And besides, I think you may become bored with them, as some are very detailed.<br />
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I couldn't wait to get out of the car and make my way towards the castle. I wanted to get lost in my own imaginings of the Green family. How they may have thought and felt. How they may have conducted themselves.<br />
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How they coped in a foreign land.<br />
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I think I need another visit to Iandra. I really do. Time evaded us. The sun began to set before we left the premises.<br />
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I did, however, return home with a few - ahem - tokens for remembrance of our day there; pods and seeds from the castle garden. My bag was heavy with them. One day, I will plant them.<br />
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If the castle intrigues you like it does me - you can read more here:<br />
<a href="http://www.iandracastle.com.au/" target="_blank">Iandra Castle & Mt Oriel Homestead</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">We couldn't wait to see inside. The outside "calls" you in</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Dormer windows always intrigue me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The Machinist and I were standing on this upstairs verandah and didn't realise we had been<br />
spotted by Cameron's parents, who also visited that day. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Telephone situated near the kitchen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Side door to the church. More lichen....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">A "welcoming" from the wasps</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Very old graves, no surrounds. Solid metal headstones</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">An infant grave</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The Stables</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">We love the bronze ring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Peeling paint on a rusty gate within the Stable courtyard</td></tr>
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-19011820232539354792017-03-04T20:45:00.001+11:002017-03-05T00:20:32.034+11:00Independence and DignityMy parents no longer live independently, in their own unit. <br />
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Last year, when my mam got very sick and had two bouts in hospital, (very shortly after my dad had finished with his extended bout in hospital) we all decided that it was better for them to move into a Residential Care Home. <br />
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I had dreaded putting this to them. <br />
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They took it well. Both were very quick to respond positively. <br />
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I think they were relieved in a way. <br />
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It is a different story now, as although still facing a variety of chronic health issues, they seem to be the most mobile couple on their wing of the care home. They go out on their own, too. It seems that they are caught between wanting / needing assistance in some areas of their health and well being, yet still desiring to retain independence in other instances.<br />
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Plus, their strengths and weaknesses differ. <br />
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One would think this fact would be advantageous, but often it is not. <br />
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I see and hear and experience their frustration (sometimes anger) with each other. After all, they are husband and wife. They don't think of each other as residents or patients in their own right. Their expectations of each other are those of married people, living together in their own home. Unique responsibilities, specific duties. <br />
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Yet, they are not independent and are not in their own home.<br />
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It is hard for them to grasp. <br />
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"I miss my stuff...." my dad laments<br />
"What stuff"<br />
"My tools, mainly"<br />
"But you didn't use your tools in the unit"<br />
"I did a little. Not much, but I did"<br />
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And mam:<br />
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"I actually miss cleaning my own home"<br />
"I never thought I would actually miss cooking my own food, either"<br />
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My mam had been taken to hospital two days before moving day. She left via an ambulance, in her pyjamas. She was discharged into her new home; her shared (but divided) room with my dad. <br />
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That must have been tough.<br />
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For both of them. Dad on his own, in a strange place. Mam still in that surreal state one experiences for a few days after leaving hospital.<br />
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We wanted to make their rooms "homely" and "welcoming", but to this day, they aren't that keen, or interested in the subject. They didn't want photos or prints, personal affects or items of comfort. <br />
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I will continue to ask them if they are ready to "sort" another box..... <br />
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Sometimes, I think that this must be the saddest time in their lives. <br />
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And mine - just watching them. <br />
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I long for normality. <br />
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And yet, I suspect this may just be the <i>new </i>normal.<br />
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-76826325738261443902017-02-23T22:40:00.003+11:002017-03-02T19:35:34.111+11:00Dishwashing 101 with Miss KeiraleaBefore we began our chores, I told Miss Keiralea that I was looking forward to her coming over and just KNEW she was going to be a great help to me.<br />
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She insisted on carrying a kitchen chair over to the sink to stand on. I rolled up her sleeves. "If you get wet, don't worry; Mama has another top for you to wear", I assured her. I rolled a towel into a 'sausage' and placed it on the edge of the sink to soak up any spills and prevent water dripping onto the chair, potentially making it slippery. <br />
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I placed a plastic, removable bowl into the larger sink and filled the smaller sink with water for rinsing. <br />
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"Mind while we run the hot water into the bowl. If we put dishes into the bowl the water could splash on you and we don't want that, do we?<br />
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"No, Mama"<br />
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"Is that too hot for you?"<br />
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"A little bit..."<br />
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"OK, I'll put some more cold in. Mama likes to uses the hottest of water as possible to clean the dishes because it makes lots of dishwashing bubbles and it is that hot water and bubbles that help clean all the food mess and oil off the dishes"<br />
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"Mama, can I wash this knife?"<br />
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"No, Baby. How's about we wash the glasses first because they are the cleanest of all the dishes. We can soak all the knives and forks because soaking makes all the food that is stuck to them - soft - and it is easier to wash off".<br />
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"To wash the glasses, we put them in the hot, soapy water and use the dishwashing brush or bottle brush to wash inside".<br />
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"Why do you use a brush, Mama?"<br />
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"Because it is safer than putting your hand inside the glass - with or without a cloth"<br />
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"What will happen?"<br />
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"Sometimes, some girls and ladies had their hands cut from the sharp glass"<br />
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"Did they bleed?"<br />
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"Yes..."<br />
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"Oh noooo.."<br />
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"Anyway, after we have washed the glasses and everything else, we rinse them in the other sink with clean water, then put them upside down on the draining board so that all the water can drain off and then,the tea towels don't get so wet."<br />
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After a decent chunk of time, Miss Keiralea decided it was time to stop. "Can we have some tea now, Mama?"<br />
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A girl after my own heart.....<br />
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-59240906442903736762017-02-18T02:11:00.002+11:002017-03-02T19:36:31.052+11:00The Predator of Dusk and DawnMosquitoes love to drink my blood. <br />
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Not so much the Machinist's blood.<br />
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He is most considerate of my dilemma when I become insomniacal (if that is a word) after being brutally savaged by the Culicidae Family. Especially those who have ties to the Mafia. <br />
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He urges me to wake him, should I be harassed in any way, shape or form by these pesky, midge-like flies. In past times, I've watched him swat and swing, balancing and bouncing on the bed as he does so - with threat of lurching himself off. I can't handle that kind of drama in the middle of the night.<br />
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And so - the other night, after switching on the light and thankful that it hadn't woken him, I proceeded to spray the room.<br />
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*Cough cough*<br />
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*Splutter splutter*<br />
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"Babe, what's going on?" he pleaded drowsily<br />
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"It's ok, I'm just trying to get these mozzies. They've bitten me a hundred and twenty three times"<br />
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I was determined to convince the Machinist that I was doing my part in thwarting their plans of a blood-fest, even if I was exaggerating just a little.<br />
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And then he said it. <br />
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I had to make an urgent dash to the bathroom. <br />
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"You don't have to over do it....we're not in <i>Auschwitz</i>..."<br />
<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-6092924610360445822017-02-18T00:57:00.000+11:002017-02-18T00:57:17.500+11:00Grand EscapadesMore power outages today. Over two hours of non-productivity in the workshops. However, the Lads took it upon themselves to mow and trim the lawns in order to stay busy and earn their wages. I didn't even have to take the whip to them and give them twenty lashes each!.<br />
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The Mummies, on the other hand, were more concerned with not being able to shower, flush toilets and make baba bottles. Fortunately, we have a gas stove, so we boiled a saucepan of water and made tea and coffee.<br />
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Oh, and a couple of bot-bots.<br />
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Priorities! <br />
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A phone call from Granny (of "<a href="http://machinistswife.blogspot.com.au/search/label/The%20Grands" target="_blank">The Grands</a>" fame - my mam), answered by Sarah, as I had baby Lyla on my hip, watching and waiting for a pot to boil.<br />
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"Hello Sarah, is your mum coming through today?"<br />
"Yes, Gran" - as she looked at me, enquiringly to confirm<br />
"What time is she coming through?"<br />
"I'm not sure, Gran, as we currently have no electr...."<br />
"No what?"<br />
"No electricity"<br />
"No <i>what</i> did you say?"<br />
"No electricity. The power is out"<br />
"Your mums gone out? Where's she gone?"<br />
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Sarah and I share the same routine with the Grands when we (separately) go through to see them on different days each week. They like to take a break from their "dailies" at the residential care home, book community transport and meet us late morning in the mall. We usually start with a weekly "news" or "show and tell" over cups of coffee. Then a bit of window shopping, (but usually buying). Perhaps a banking errand. A trip to the local chemist. Then lunch in the food hall.<br />
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After lunch - a trip to the supermarket for treats and those 'extra's' that are so personalised, of which are dependent on moods, fancies and wants - differing from week to week. <br />
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And rightly so. Why not. <br />
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Maybe another tea or coffee. Usually the time to plan or make arrangements for the week to follow. Hearing their concerns or complaints (sometimes whims) and deliberating how we can help them. <br />
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Usually, this routine can take up to five hours, when trips to the toilet, slow movement due to aching arthritic or gouty joints and breathlessness, meeting and greeting of friends and acquaintances and other unforeseen distractions are taken into account. <br />
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Today, for instance -<br />
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Mam and I were sitting on a bench - just outside of the supermarket entrance. An elderly chap, pushing a wheelie-walker came to join us.<br />
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"I can sit here with you ladies, can't I?"<br />
"Most certainly you can", I assured him<br />
"Mine [husband] has just gone to the loo, but you can sit there in the meantime.."<br />
"Oh, ok. Thankyou"<br />
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The chap told us all about his experience with a faulty phone, and Telstra's incompetence and the long queues he had to wait in to get his new phone fixed. The conversation then changed course into the general lack of public privacy and the protection of personal credit cards. <br />
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As it happened, I had only just (today) bought two - yes two - not one, but two - credit card holders which claim the ultimate protection from credit card number theft. I reached into my bag and gave him one. <br />
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"For me? Are you sure?"<br />
"Yes, please take it. I bought it as a spare"<br />
"Can I pay you..."<br />
"No. Honestly. You're welcome to it..." <br />
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Grandpa had returned from the loo. He was waiting - standing up against a wall - and I could tell he was getting impatient, as Granny, with her head tilted to the side was enquiring of the elderly chap where he had left his wife....<br />
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We said our goodbyes, got up to leave and I automatically grabbed Granny's wheelie-walker and proceeded to walk towards the coffee shop. She was left standing, holding my purchases, staring after me in disbelief. I was steering the walker as I would a baby pram - weaving it in and out of oncoming human traffic. But today, there was no baby and it wasn't a pram. <br />
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Chuckling, I turned to see where my mam was.<br />
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She was doubled over, laughing. <br />
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Grandpa was way in front. His long black with hot milk on the side could wait no longer.<br />
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-13443273135174823892017-02-17T00:06:00.002+11:002017-02-17T00:29:36.062+11:00A Random Day In The Life Of The Machinist's WifeI had to return to the microsurgery hospital today, so that the surgeon could check on the status of wound healing, after a procedure on both eyelids. This is the second time I've had small benign cysts of un-known origin removed from my eyelids. It seems that I'm 'prone' to get them. It pains me (yes!) that I may have to go regularly for blimp removal. (I have this picture in my mind's eye of huge carbuncles with hairs sprouting out of them, weighing my eyelid down). I know if I mentioned this to my daughters they would tell me not to be so <i>dramatic</i>. <br />
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Shhhhhhh....... don't tell them I thought that.<br />
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Then it was lunch at Ikea with Sarah and her baby, Lyla Melody (Sarah had offered for them to keep me company, in return for a few "keeping companies" I had done with them. Not that it matters. I would have gone with her to prenatal appointments anyway). <br />
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We made a pact that we would have lunch only; not wander around the rest of the store. We were strong and stuck to our resolve. Lyla was happy about that. Any time is food time for her!<br />
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Because of our uncompromising will-power (jesting), we were able to leave within a reasonable time frame and move on to our next chore: delivery of products to a customer on the other side of town. It was last on our errands list, and we were making good time (for us). My plan was to return home, (a 60km distance), then head in the opposite direction to visit my parents - the Grands. <br />
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I never made it in time to see the Grands before their scheduled dinner time. I only made it to the TV lounge at home, put my feet up and started watching re-runs of "Tabitha's Salon Makeover". <br />
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I was awoken by the Machinist -<br />
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"....coming for a dip in the pool, Babe? I've just got to scoop out some leaves and then she's ready to rock and roll....."<br />
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Oh the shame of being caught napping. <br />
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Not. <br />
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And later that evening "Babe, I thought you could do with being taken out. I thought we could go and watch a movie. How's about going to see <i>The Wall</i>. I've been wanting to see that...."<br />
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-39707027421151519392017-02-15T23:43:00.001+11:002017-02-17T00:31:38.051+11:00Cherished KinI know and have known for some years now, that we, - the Machinist and I have a very unique situation. We view our situation very seriously and never take it for granted. In truth, words cannot describe our fortunate circumstance. We (separately) think about it each day. We talk about it most days. Sometimes, the sheer recognition, the joy of it all is overwhelming. Blissfully overwhelming.<br />
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Our children live and have lived with us through to adulthood. Those that have left home and have married live less than 500 metres away from us - with their children - our grand-children. Not only do they live with us and near us, they earn their living from our family business.<br />
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They show up, each work day. <br />
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They desire to be with us. Seek our approval. Ask our council. <br />
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"Mama's" large living room is a haven for regular family gatherings. In cheer and delight, in trouble and strife. In loud disagreements (sometimes furious) and peaceful accord (often without verbal apologies). Mediation and reconciliations. <br />
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The kitchen table is seldom clear. Not only topped with food and drink - but also crayons, play dough, baba bottles and dummies, bibs, hair ties and brushes, Lego, soft and cuddly toys as well as "interesting items to occupy the young". Oh - and blood pressure machines! <br />
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The kitchen table; - without a cloth, but rather - covered most days with chunky babies, passed around as if on a Party Susan. <br />
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In younger years, I could never even imagine a life like this. Nor could the Machinist. Although I, from a large family, and the Machinist an only child, both of us grew up painfully aware of loneliness.<br />
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We are often reminded that God setteth the lonely in Families. <br />
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And we are grateful. Truly grateful. <br />
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026564111505083825.post-33060791529586012052017-02-14T00:33:00.000+11:002017-02-15T08:21:35.901+11:00Mannequin Humour<div>
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Perhaps it reminds me of an occasion where my Mam and I were walking down main street Dundee, Kwa Zulu Natal - South Africa. We were chatting and I was in the lead (chatting, that is. I wasn't in front of her. We weren't power walking or running or anything silly like that).<br />
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She was pointing at the window of Truworths Ladies Fashion, doubled over, laughing so hard, she couldn't speak. She was holding her belly with one hand, while gesturing me to look with her other. </div>
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There was a line up of mannequins wearing the latest fashions. The expressions on each of their faces were different. Mannequins manufactured in the 1970s were dramatic like that. Not like those pouty, alluring ones of today. </div>
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The one that held my Mam's amusement and humour so much had what I can only describe as a gazed expression. But with a wide open mouth - somewhat like the icon on Facebook that depicts "wow". </div>
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And to add more hysterical laughter (from both of us now), the short-bobbed blonde wig, styled with a block fringe was skew, covering one eye, while revealing the other and it's neighbouring hairless ear. </div>
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