Hello Ed, dinner done and I will soon be in bed. Funny story re. me slipping up with names. When my daughter Hope was born, David and I decided to give her his mother's name as a middle name. Lesley had passed away before Hope was born. When our local Priest came to chat about her Christening he hesitated and then told us to say her name out loud. Hope Lesley Briggs. We were both horrified and Hope had been registered from birth with that name. David said "Well her name has to be Hope Dianne Briggs."  And that was how she was Christened. We didn't think any more about that until Hope applied for a passport. Happily it was all sorted and she got her passport. Now I must  go to bed as my lights are flickering which means a power failure. I had better find a torch. Enjoy your day.

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Hello ED, it has been arranged for Mum to stay for 2 more weeks at the Respite Centre. Mum is happy about that. My brothers and Nephew had good conversations with her after I alerted them. So your friend Kevin is back in his marital home. I hope that it works out for him and his wife. Enjoy your day.

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Morning splash--sun is up and if the forecast is right we are going to warm up to the level of spring but a couple of days and we will be back down near freezing.(Not putting the winter wear away yet.) I am supposed to have company this morning--Ry is supposed to bring the lettuce his mom bought for me over and have a visit. That will be a nice change as he hasn't been able to visit much with the hours he had to put in at the rink.Not used tocompany in the morning but we will take what we can get and thenI will be off to tea this afternoon. Kevin seems to be on the mend,just a sore stomach from all the coughing but the marathon of care he gave himself over the long weekend seems to have paid off. Have a good day puttering in the garden.

Hello Ed, When people tell me their name that is what I use. As I walked home this morning I began thinking about my obsession re. my name. Then I had an interesting insight. My dad's name is Robert Barry Paull. When he first met Mum he told her that his name was Ron and that was what Mum and her family always called him. His own family called him Barry. His Navy friends and later work colleagues called him Bob or Bobby. I never heard anyone call him Robert his actual given name. I was always confused by his many names. No wonder I became pedandict about my own name. Towards the end of Dad's life when dementia was kicking in he always insisted on being called Robert. I wish that I had asked him about all his different names and why. I will ask Mum. Dinner done and I will soon be in bed with a book. Oh and by the way.... why is your fairy called Linnypoos?

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Hello ED, I went to my Art group today however didn't do any art. Looked at art books for inspiration but mostly chatted. I may have confused you about my brothers and my nephew. They are doing a great job arranging things and I am happy not to be an extra wheel. That means Mum feels safe talking to me. I told them about her fears last night. My nephew instantly messaged me back saying that when he visits her today he will try to work out what she wants and promised me that he would not dob me in for speaking about her fears. He is a wonderful young man and loves Mum so much. He reassurred me that if Mum wants to stay there longer it most likely could be arranged. He will ask her what she wants and let me know. I think that my brothers were a bit surprised that the 2 week stay would end this coming Friday. Easter and all of their other family events distracted them. They do ask Mum what she wants but Mum never wants to cause trouble.  Just like when she was in hospital and medical staff would ask her how she was feeling.  Her usual reply was, "I'm fine." When she wasn't. We have all been coaching her to really say how it is for her. Enjoy your new day.