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Carer things that worked for Greg – the good, the bad and the ugly

By Greg

Being a carer can be like being on a roller coaster, it can be fun, and thrilling, and downright scary. Sometimes it’s all those things at once. And once you are on it it can be very hard to get off. But then again, sometimes you don’t want to get off, you just want it to go on and on as long as possible.

In this Post I will try to pass on some of my experience gained … Read the rest ... “Carer things that worked for Greg – the good, the bad and the ugly”

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1970s Coping Craig House Kitchen Tapes Snippets and Vignettes Writing

Angsty Teenage Poetry #2

Poems by a Teenage Trenna

The first instalment in this series of angsty teenage poetry is HERE.

Friends (14 August 1972 – Dedicated to A Friend)

Friend, is a word you’ll hear or use nearly every day
But do you really know the actual meaning of the word
Is it to be kind to someone and talk to them?
No, a lot more!
A friend is someone who is comforting in times of sorrow
A person who has always 
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1970s 1973 Diary GFS Kitchen Tapes Snippets and Vignettes Writing

The 1973 Diary, Extra Bits

By Greg and by Trenna

This series of transcripts starts here.

A Little More on the 1973 Diary

The Post The 1973 Diary – Part 12 contains the last of the daily entries in Trenna’s hand written diary.

However, towards the back there is a section for “Accounts”  where Trenna has put some figures down.  I don’t know for sure, but I suspect it is an attempt at budgeting. 

Good on her for trying when she was just 15 … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Extra Bits”

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1960s Craig House Kitchen Tapes Marfan Mofflyn Homes Visually Impaired

The Kitchen Tapes # 6

Recorded on 15 April 2018

Primary School Days

GM:  OK, today is Sunday, the 15th of April 2018, I’m with Trenna Mahney, and she’s going to continue telling us about her memories of her past.  Tren, last time we were talking with you you were on your way to school …

THM:  I was talking about that slightly in the future, when Helen had arrived, I think. But I should go back to when I first came to Craig … Read the rest ... “The Kitchen Tapes # 6”