In Newcastle under Lyme, Reform were elected on a promise to cut waste and reduce spending so it's nice to see Johnathan Gullis thinks this is a good way to spend money

This sums up my mood today, Let's hope I can make it to the end youtube.com/watch?v=XbBy...

My sister in law has shared a post on Facebook It's extremely racist The person who did the original post has also posted lots of homophobic comments My husband is really struggling with it Is it time to cut her out of our lives?

Well it's the hottest day of the year so far and my neighbours have just lit a firepit Smoke now blowing in my house Bastard's

Watching my husband bopping along to Blondie, after 25 years he still knows how to make me smile

In the town close to where I live a huge fire destroyed an empty grade 2 listed building, it had been a landmark in the town and had stood for 170 years but been derelict for as long as I can remember Comments on socials last night " more flats for boat people" As a nation we are fucked

Randomly playing music on my phone on holiday and this popped up Id forgotten just what a brilliant track this is music.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cub...

Sunset over Puerto Del Carmen in Lanzarote

Standing in a queue to get into Lanzarote as they have started to use the new EU entry-exit system and we chatted to a lovely couple She was talking about what they were going to do on holiday and he just moaned about the queue "Well you voted for it" she said He went quite then blamed Starmer

If anyone of those Brexit fuckwits who thought that our future outside of the EU was going to be golden as we would shackle ourselves to the arse-end of the US could they please look at what's going on with Trump and try to convince everyone that it's still a good plan

Today I turned 57, I've now reached the age my dad was when he died of a heart attack If I make it to new year's eve I'll have matched him exactly in years and days If I wake up on new year's day I'll have beaten him It's such a strange feeling of a need to beat him

Trip out to Playa Blanca in Lanzarote today. Stumbled across this abandoned hotel out in the middle of nowhere overlooking the sea The homeless have taken over some of the rooms of this vast building

So during the local elections, Reform said they would fight to keep the Staffordshire Moorlands part of Staffordshire County council and not merge with Stoke on Trent. What a surprise, they have said they aren't against it now That's two promises broken already

I'm currently on holiday and I have been phoning my mum's care to check on her Today they asked if I would like to speak to her Me "Hi mum I hope everything is ok I'm on holiday so I'll see you soon" Mum "You bastard when I get my hands on you I'll rip out your eyes & shove them up your shitty arse"

Today I had my blood pressure review It's crept up to 131/87 I need to make lifestyle changes apparently So I walk 3 miles every lunchtime, I run 3 miles at the gym 4 times a week, eat loads of fruit and veg and I have 2 glasses of wine twice a week I need to cut out the binge drinking apparently

Found this photo of my mum and my late father when they were courting It upset me a bit as it was two people with their whole life's ahead of them but 27 years later my dad was dead and my mum no longer knows who anyone is because of Alzheimer's Such a cruel disease robbed her of these memories

I had a letter today from Reform asking for my vote on 1st May. Firstly my name was spelt wrong and secondly it's arrived a day late. Oh well I suppose it's the thought that counts

In this world of rising prices it's always good to see a bargain

Today I had 2 packs of incontinence pants delivered for my 81 year old mum. They were left behind the bins by the side of my house. They were delivered at 16:00 and I get home at 17:00 to find the bins moved and pants gone. I hope whoever stole them gets some use from them

Yesterday my 81 year old mum received a tax bill for £1538. Due, apparently, to the freezing of the personal allowance under the conservatives.

Well last week I had to make the decision to put my mum into a care home A UTI over Christmas accelerated her dementia and left her unable to walk One day we were shopping and walking around a park feeding ducks, 2 days later she was in hospital and been there ever since How quickly life can change

Went to visit my mum in hospital today, she's 81. A lovely lady in the bed opposite started to chat with me and then said it was nice I have come to visit my sister. "Do I look that old?" I asked . She didn't respond. Don't you just love them

Well every day is a school day My mum has been in hospital since new year's eve, she started out with a UTI and now has complications with her Alzheimer's and vascular dementia meaning she can't walk I have visited her in the day and she has been fine, at night she is vile. Sundowning apparently

Bugger

So my mum has had to go into hospital after she became very ill over Christmas. She has Alzheimer's and I've been given some forms about becoming a full time carer for her. If I pack in work I can claim £69.70 a week How the hell is that going to pay my bills

Odd place for a bus stop. I know I'm in Stoke but the people here aren't that lazy

Haha, so Elon Musk doesn't think Nigel Farage is upto the job and Reform needs a new leader. All that arse kissing to get $100m worked well then

Another cold lunchtime walk, looks like a storm is brewing

Lunchtime walk on a very nippy day

My 81 year old mum is seriously poorly, she can't stand or move her legs. I phoned for and ambulance at 15:00 and I've just been told to expect an ambulance tomorrow lunchtime. This bloody country

My 81 year old mum has had a fall at home, isn't making any sense and can't stand. I've phoned for an ambulance and been told 10hrs wait. I do hope labour can fix the NHS because it really is broken

Took my mum out for a drive today and we went past a field of sheep "Look at all those" she said "What are they?" I asked She took a while and then said "Pelicans" she then got upset so I said "They are clouds with legs" She laughed and then said "You daft sod they are sheep" Bloody Alzheimer's

Me and my 81 year old mum. She's got Alzheimer's and vascular dementia, sometimes she knows who I am and other times she doesn't, I'm not sure she even what Christmas is now but every so often the mother I knew from when I was younger reappears

Whiskey and coke anyone?

I'm not sure if me being with my mum who has Alzheimer's rubs off on me because afterwards I find my conversations totally gobble de gook

Look one leg

The people of Stoke say they live in a sh*t hole. Perhaps if they got out a bit more instead of slagging their home city and the surrounding area off on social media they might see it differently

I've had loads of photos of Herons popping up recently, so here are some cygnets from earlier this year

Blimey I feel old. Listening to 20 something year old guys talking about bulking up for 2025 and then chatting to guys my own age (late 50's) about how to lose the weight put on because we dared look at a mince pie over Christmas

Have I stumbled into Blair With territory?

Sunset over Stoke

Today, I took my 81 year old mum who has Alzheimer's and vascular dementia shopping at her local Tesco I usually self scan everything as we go round and she pushes the trolley but today she asked to do the scanning It took almost 2 hours but when we had finished she told me she wants a job at Tesco

I don't know where BBC weather is getting its information from but they have forecast blue sky over most of the UK today with only an isolated shower. It's been chucking it down here in stoke

Christmas markets in the rain.

A night out in my adopted city

Is there anyone who seriously thinks that a millionaire leader of a political party surrounding himself with millionaires and billionaires is going to have the best interests of the general public who are on the breadline as one of his priorities?

31 years ago today I woke up to find my mum crying over the body of my dead father. A massive heart attack killed him in the night. Where on earth did that time go as it only seems like yesterday. Miss you dad.

After a discussion at work regarding Gay pride, I was asked why I wasn't more outwardly gay as I didn't go to prides and was this because I was ashamed of my sexuality. The person who asked about pride also said she couldn't understand why the gay community had them or what they were for.

I have an 81 year old mum with Alzheimer's and vascular dementia. She loves walking and I take her to a local park to feed ducks and 'squizells' In the summer it wasn't so bad but now, in the winter, she still insists on walking around in the dark. We stood by that little waterfall for ages