Friko's World

and God disposes. Whether it’s God, Fate or more likely, Sod’s Law*, sometimes you just cannot get past the obstacles in your way. It take...

A friend of mine felt so upset at a thoughtless remark by an acquaintance recently that she found herself moved to publish a short letter in...

that  ‘The functions of the Mistress of the House resemble those of the general of an army or the manager of a great business concern.’ I...

As he lived so he died. He took his leave gently, peacefully, without fanfare or drama. Good for him. A good-looking, tall,  civilised ge...

both of us, Beloved by no more than a laboured breath. End stage kidney failure is closing in towards the end, no doubt about it. All the ...

you are absolutely right, of course, to advise me to slow down. Why declutter now? What’s the hurry? There is no hurry. I can take my time, ...

I always thought I’d be fine being on my own. After all, I spent many years more or less on my own, with the children, admittedly, but very ...

and so it goes, there is no help, there is no hope. When I visited the care home today Beloved was sitting in an armchair in the TV lounge...

Beloved was admitted (admitted - doesn’t that sound awful?) to his Nursing and Care Home on Tuesday, straight via paramedic transport from t...

. . . . .but Beloved has been accepted for nursing care at an EMI facility and Residential Home in Ludlow, a drive of no more than 40 minute...

...since I last posted. Although there is still the involuntary giggle he has made me cry many times in the last few days. I had thought for...

. . . . . . Beloved fell and was taken to hospital. The patching up has been done, bruises and scabs are still visible, but he could, by me...

there’s no let up. Beloved is in hospital now. He has fallen once too often. The last few nights while he was still at home were horren...

is worse than anything else. I can no longer bear it. A man whose fingers plucked and stroked and coaxed his instrument to make heavenly mus...

and I’ve suddenly realised that I am completely alone. When my father lay dying I rushed over to Germany to take turns to do the  night watc...

I sincerely hope that I will have other subjects to write about again but since that dreadful day in the middle of December I have barely ha...

I would have loved to end the old year on a more cheerful note than the ‘Christmas Hates’ post and, even more so, to have been able to start...