Country Ways and Cottage Days: It's {Nearly} Over

Friday, 29 May 2026

It's {Nearly} Over

Hello Friends!

I'm trying something new today, I'm composing this blog entry entirely on my phone. I would appreciate it if you could let me know what it looks like, font, font size, images etc and if it is better/worse/no difference to previous entries.

It's been nearly a week now since my last entry and the Walk 100 Miles For Parkinson's challenge is nearly over. So far, with all the kind and generous support of so many people, I have raised a wonderful total of over £820.00 exl. Gift Aid. I am deeply humbled and immensely grateful to everyone.

But I have one last favour to ask of you. Please will you share my QR code with your friends and family in case they would like to donate and give me that one last shove in the hopes that I can achieve my target of £850, or maybe even break through the £1000 barrier.

MY OFFICIAL FUNDRAISING QR CODE

You can forward it by email or scan it as is normally done.

Well this blog composing on my phone is absolutely exhausting me. Still, onwards and upwards.

I don't think I have to tell you how unbearably hot it was this week. One of the big problems with Parkinson's is that many of us lose our ability to moderate our body temperature. I don't have to tell you how very dangerous this is. I suffered badly to the point that I came very close to pressing my emergency button in the middle of Sunday/Monday morning. It was only the thought of lying on a gurney in a hospital corridor for hours and hours that stopped me! Thank God it has cooled down now! Consequently, in the interests of staying safe and out of hospital, I made the executive decision to refrain from walking anywhere other than around my house and garden.

I have made an infusion of the unripened seeds of Sweet Cicely in honey. It will steep for several weeks before I strain it for use.

I have not had my lawn mowed in nearly a year so it has been quite the job but I had help. Consequently I have a lot of lovely native wildflowers all over my garden, or Wildflower Lawn as I have named it. Here are a few things that will be good for wildlife though the coming year, as well as some things providing me with food for free!

Well I am really struggling with this now as it has switched to nighttime mode and I can hardly see the screen! I can see some photos may be sideways but I will have to look at them tomorrow as I must get some rest.

Until next time 🩵🌷🩵

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Over the years the concept of my blog has changed and it is now become a vehicle for therapy. For those of you who are following I beg your forgiveness for all spelling errors, punctuation errors and grammar errors that occur within my writing. As many of you know, I have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. This limits my day to day activities in ways I could not have foreseen nor even begin to understand. One of these ways is that I can no longer type manually and rely on a Dictaphone which has its own mind, just like good old auto correct it decides where the punctuation should occur and how words should be spelled. It even decides what I am trying to say. I plan to keep on blogging for as long as I can. I might not get around to commenting and replying on all of your lovely comments, but they are all read, and greatly appreciated. Much love always.