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
- Muppetry
Stuffed peppers with garlic bread and salad The problem with using AI (apart from, well, all of the problems with using AI) is that every now and again it comes up with a turn of phrase so good that I… Read more: Muppetry - Playing the White Queen
Cheese and ham croissants The last few days have been so busy that I struggle to believe that it’s still only Wednesday. Yesterday morning we had, at the third attempt, a meeting with the Memory Service coordinator, the previous two… Read more: Playing the White Queen - Training day
Creamy chicken and sweetcorn pasta Finally, at the third attempt, I got to the ‘dementia training’ offered by the Island’s carers’ support charity. First, of course, I had to deal with a poor, starving tabby cat who hadn’t been fed… Read more: Training day - Complaints processing
Roast chicken, Yorkies, veg Not much to report today except an endlessly rotating roster of complaints from mum: her head hurts, her back hurts, it’s raining, it’s too bright, there’s nothing on tv, the programme that is on tv has… Read more: Complaints processing - With a tabby by my side
Jambalaya-ish Not much to report today, really. Mum has still been complaining of headaches, but she went out and did some gardening, and while watching the rugby, sang along to the national anthem. This afternoon she did some tidying up… Read more: With a tabby by my side
Is it pineapple sponge today? 