A Creative Spirit
If we were having coffee or maybe a cocktail or three, I'd tell you that this week I've felt in limbo. Going through the motions of my daily activities. There in body but not in mind. Treading water as I wait for the impending, dreaded endoscopy and colonoscopy on Wednesday. It's only a routine check... Continue Reading →
If we were having coffee, I'd share my excitement at a major breakthrough with my physio... Yep, after weeks of practising different exercises, I can finally manoeuvre myself into a kneeling position. Okay, it is not the most graceful descent, but it's a start. The useless, incompetent surgeon who performed my total knee replacement told... Continue Reading →
If we were having coffee, I'd tell you last week was a strange week. As I write this on Sunday, we should be in the UK, but our youngest grandchild contracting chickenpox put paid to that, and we had to cancel our plans....pooh! Ho hum, so rather than sit around feeling glum, we made other... Continue Reading →
Last Sunday was Remembrance Sunday and as I watched people laying poppy wreaths at the cenotaph, we are reminded: On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month....we shall remember them. https://www.youtube.com/live/jqckTaACroA?si=xDDcVUKZNpsCQ-1U&t=2164 and the haunting sound of a lone bugle brought to mind a poem I wrote many years ago, and with... Continue Reading →
If we were having coffee, I'd tell you I had my hair cut and coloured this week, and the hairdresser made a right pig's ear of the cut. I usually have my hair styled in a long bob, so what did she do? Cut my hair almost level with the bottom of my ear lobes!... Continue Reading →
If we were having coffee, I'd mention it has been another busy week, which included a chance meeting with a dear friend whom we'd lost touch with. Our misinterpretation of the potentially complicated reason for their silence meant we had not reached out again. However, their apparent silence was not due to a lack of... Continue Reading →
If we were having coffee, I'd tell you it's been a long week with hardly a moment to catch my breath! I don't know about you, but for me, some weeks drag as one day slowly melds into the next, and while I set out with good intentions that a quiet week at home should... Continue Reading →
Yes, this is a serious question. I ask because whenever I see something sweet, it triggers an irritating voice in my head, which keeps niggling like the spoilt toddler intent on getting its own way until you lose the will to live and comply just for a quiet life. Recently, the niggling came in the... Continue Reading →
If we were having coffee, I'd tell you that we've had a fantastic couple of weeks! The vacation I'd planned over the last year to bring the whole family together to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary and joint 70th birthday year at the Alfagar Resort in Portugal proved to be a great success. Phew!! The... Continue Reading →
It's been another tough week as I continue to battle with pain and mobility issues. To focus on positives, I decided to remind myself how far I've moved forward--albeit at snail's pace-- over the last five years. https://pigletinportugal.com/2020/02/12/wheels-for-feet/ I tell myself this setback is only a small pothole, not a giant sinkhole waiting to swallow... Continue Reading →
If we were having coffee or something a little stronger, I'd tell you that it's been another busy week and at times stressful. A VISIT TO THE DOCTORS - Take 2 On Thursday, as I'd still not received an appointment to see a doctor and the pain in my hip was becoming unbearable at times,... Continue Reading →
If we were having coffee, we would have plenty to catch up on, as I have been absent for the last ten days (apart from a pre-scheduled garden post and a Wordless Wednesday), so I am running waaaay behind. The reason: we went to stay with our daughter and family in France for nine days.... Continue Reading →
My week has been crazy busy. What about yours? EASTER We didn't have any plans for Easter weekend as our family is in France or the UK, and our friends are either away, have family staying, or whatever. So we will be 'Billy no Mates' on Easter Sunday. We intend to relax and stuff ourselves... Continue Reading →
... or I should say several: Find Easter eggs for a friend who is flying over from the UK with her grandkids for Easter. Get lettuce plants and source a costume for the Western Murder Mystery party. Art lesson to work on Buddha, Portuguese.... holy moly and that's before I worked in the garden. São... Continue Reading →
If we were having coffee, I'd tell you everything aches this week. I think the continued damp weather is getting into the marrow of my bones. One of my friends said she felt the same so perhaps it's not just me. Can your bones ache? Entertaining Friends—On Sunday, we invited a couple of friends over... Continue Reading →
If we were having coffee, I'd tell you I hit the ground running this week after last week's self-imposed isolation thanks to 'man flu, ' aka a cold. The weather can't make up its mind. Heavy showers, thunder, lightning and bright sunshine. But despite ALL the rain we've enjoyed, the local reservoir is less than... Continue Reading →
If we were having coffee, I'd tell you I've had another busy week. There were many highs, and then came a jaw-dropping low. Monday, I returned from my first pain hypnotherapy session on a high. With the right mindset, we can overcome certain pain and situations. Fortunately, I have found a doctor who thinks outside... Continue Reading →
A Surprise Visit If I thought keeping certain aspects of Mr Piglet's actual birthday DAY a surprise, nothing prepared me for the WhatsApp message I received from our daughter (who lives in France), asking if it was okay to drop in for a surprise visit for a couple of days. I knew it would be... Continue Reading →
If we were having coffee, I'd confide this week I had three social engagements, which also involved food therefore adding a further strain on my already bulging waistline. Fortunately, I have only grown about 1kg since the 18th of December (checks mirror for growth of Pinnocio's nose). Considering all the naughties I've consumed over the... Continue Reading →
With a name like Piglet, you've probably gathered I love food, whether it's growing, cooking, or eating out. More recently, as part of my drive to get fit, I have been researching the health benefits of different ingredients, experimenting with new recipes, and logging some of my successes and disasters on Foodie Friday. ARE HARD-COPY... Continue Reading →
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