I am Cat, I live on the Isle of Wight, and my life has, over the past 18 months or so, become infinitely more complicated.
Is it pineapple sponge today? is a blog about adapting to having a chronic illness and becoming a carer.
It’s also about food, wildlife, and anything else that crosses my busy mind!
Latest posts
- Brave
Ham and mushroom lattices, bbq potato slices, sweetcorn and cherry tomatoes Today started, as usual, with Suki yelling in my ear for food. I got up, decided to go to the loo first, and came out to mum warning me… Read more: Brave - An unconvinced-sounding huff
Chicken and green beans with soy-honey sauce Today was, on the whole, a good day. Mum didn’t go to church today: she told me yesterday that she didn’t want to go back until her head is better, meaning not her… Read more: An unconvinced-sounding huff - Getting peared up
Jacket potato with Mediterranean veg and pesto tuna / baked pears with honey and pecans Another day of not doing much, although mum is feeling much better now it’s a bit cooler. She had a bit of a stomachache this… Read more: Getting peared up - Cooler heads
Cajun chicken salad with pitta The weather has been much cooler today, meaning mum has been less fretful and more like her old self. I suggested we go out into the garden after lunch, which mum interpreted as ‘right now’:… Read more: Cooler heads - Irrational hatred of fridges
Roast chicken salad A better day today, thankfully. It hasn’t been as hot, although warm enough to keep mum in complaint-fodder, so mum has been calmer and less fretful. Her main problem has been an inability to remember when Lady… Read more: Irrational hatred of fridges
Is it pineapple sponge today? 