My mother has recently been diagnosed with the early stages of dementia and, needless to say, this is causing me concern and I’m losing sleep as a result. I’ve tried to get a good eight hours before I have to get up and start work by 9.00 – fortunately I work from home as a writer/digital typist for the real estate industry so I don’t HAVE to be up before 8.30, but even if I go to bed at midnight and read or listen to dreamy classical music on the radio for half an hour, I still find myself tossing and turning well before the end of my eight hour sleep!

The week seemed to start off fairly well. I had a good balance of work and writing but then, as they say, all good things come to an end and this was certainly true over the last week!

Thursday seemed to be the catalyst!

A Welcoming Sight

It's so easy to produce ambience with a single lamp. Lamplight in a room offers a warm and welcoming presence. A soft light left on in a front hallway for those not yet home is such a loving gesture. It gives a feeling of coziness.