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Carole Parkes
Tag Archives: Lifestyle
My ‘Tour Through Blogland’ Article
As promised in my last post, and to fulfill the rules of the blog tour, here is my article. Middle Age Musings The years described as ‘middle age’ are arbitrary, but commonly believed to occur later now than one … Continue reading
Posted in #Love, Humour, Life, Uncategorized
Tagged #Middle Age, #Stress, Award, Babies, children, Elderly Parents, Family Drama, Family Life, Hobbies, Hope, Laughter, Lifestyle, Old age
5 Comments
Does This Sound Familiar?
I couldn’t resist reblogging this from
Posted in Humour, Uncategorized
Tagged #Bloggers, Blogging, Cartoon, Fun, Humour, Lifestyle
17 Comments
Crossed Wires – and the Things People Say
Years ago, shortly after my youngest son went to university, I was telling a neighbour about his achievement. “Oh! I’ve heard of that. Univer City. It’s in America isn’t it? Even now, when I’m writing the word, I have … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Uncategorized
Tagged #Promoting Poets, Family, Family Life, Funny Things, Humour, Lifestyle, Neighbours, Sons, Spelling, Things People Do, Things People Say, University
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Ditching The New Author Tag
After selling and giving away well over one thousand copies of my psychological thriller “Tissue of Lies”, I’ve decided to stop calling myself a new author. It just doesn’t feel right to go on describing myself this way. I know … Continue reading
Posted in Author, Psychological Thriller, Uncategorized
Tagged Amazon Kindle E-books, author, Lifestyle, Psychological thriller, Self-publishing, Suspense
6 Comments
Yesterday’s News Raises Concerns About Care Homes
My post yesterday–about the 89-year-old-man who went missing from his care home to attend the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day-Landings–raises concerns about how some care homes give care. I must add that this particular care home in Hove, Sussex, (England) has denied reports that … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Care Homes, D Day Landings, Family Life, Lifestyle, Normandy, Old age, Social Care, Social Life, The Elderly, War Veteran
5 Comments
Funny Things We Do
As a little girl your grandmother deliberately tucked her skirt into her knickers to play with friends or paddle on the beach; now she may do it accidentally when she visits the toilet. Nothing has changed. Don’t you just … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Ageing, Family Life, Funny Things We Do, Grandmothers, Growing old, Humour, Lifestyle, Old people
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I May Not Tell You I Love you
One of my older posts re-hashed I May Not Tell You I Love You I may not tell you I love you Perfect husband of many years, But you see the peaceful calm we have And also the lack of … Continue reading
What Happens In A Recession?
A poem I wrote many years ago but only recently added the last verse.
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