Sunset

Watching the bruises come out has been a little like watching the colours of the a sunset spread slowly across the sky.  At first, there was nothing, just incredible swelling, but the bruises appeared around the ankle the next day — so far, so much expected.  After a couple of days, a weird pale yellow [...]

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Storm Troopers Don’t Hobble

“The good news is…”  I could see from the x-rays up on the lighted board that there was no break.  “…that I don’t see a break or a fracture.  The bad news is that’s about as bad a sprain as you could have done.  It’s going to take a long time to heal.”  The doctor [...]

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Sympathy from the Little Devils

Mid-morning yesterday, my mother brought me a cup of tea, and my daughters brought their beaming smiles.  “Mummy! Mummy! We’ve made you a card!” Ah, now, this is what you want when you’re not well — a nice cuppa, delivered to your bedside.  And this is what you envision when you become a mother — [...]

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In the Morning

This morning, when the pain was a little less of a shock and the cold shiveriness had passed, I was better able to assess the situation.  The night had not been good — there was no comfortable position to lie in, and so sleep came in fits and starts — but the situation seemed better… [...]

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Goose Eggs and Getting Old

When I heard the snap, I wondered if that was the sound of my bone breaking…  though I quickly realised it might have been the sound of the chair that I fell onto, or the door it slid into, or the stair-gate that took part of my fall.  The pain in my ankle was so [...]

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Household Tips from a Domestic Goddess

A few things that every modern mother should keep in mind: Vaseline has an endless number of uses. Vaseline is fascinating. Vaseline comes off of hardwood floors so much better than it does out of carpet.  Hardwood wins again. Even still, Vaseline is very, very hard to remove completely from hardwood. Stay calm. Start by [...]

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