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
- Random etymology
Sweet chilli chicken, chips, sweetcorn Today didn’t go as badly as I was expecting, in that mum sulked for only a couple of hours after the visit of the ECG technician, as opposed to most of the day yesterday. At… Read more: Random etymology - Punishment detail
Brie and bacon quiche, crushed bbq potatoes, salad This morning the crisis nurses (two, not the one I was expecting) came to see mum. Mum initially played along as best she could, although insisting all the while that nothing was… Read more: Punishment detail - Small mercies
Chicken kebabs, smoky bbq potatoes, mangetout and baby corn with spiced butter First of all, big news from last night: Suki slept on my bed with me! A single bed is really a bit small for a human and a… Read more: Small mercies - Not exactly work
Mini savoury muffins, roasted Mediterranean veg, and salad I woke up very reluctantly this morning, prompted awake only by a quiet but insistent “meow?” from my bedside. I got up to find mum was feeling a little better, and was… Read more: Not exactly work - All I want is a room somewhere
Scotch egg salad Not much to say about today, tbh. It’s been hot but not, to my mind, beyond what’s reasonable to expect at this time of year. Mum, of course, has treated the weather as a personal insult, and… Read more: All I want is a room somewhere
Is it pineapple sponge today? 