My nephew came to visit this weekend. It was lovely having him stay and we had lots of fun. On Saturday we went pony trekking (don’t worry, I just walked) and I have some lovely photos which I will share with you later.
My nephew enjoys baking, I think he must get that from me as my sisters idea of baking is icing a digestive. I knew he would be the perfect person to help me with a recipe I had to try out.
Sunrise Senior Living have asked me to help spread the work about a wonderful campaign that are running to raise awareness of loneliness in old age. I used to work in care homes whilst I was at university so this was an issue close to my heart. Some of the residents would never get visitors and it would very upsetting!
My Nan is in a care home and I go and visit her whenever I am in the area. She suffers from dementia and even though she has no idea that I am there I sit with her, hold her hand and talk to her. I also chat to the other residents. Other members of my family also visit her. It is upsetting and not much fun but I would hate to think of her never having a visitor.
I often take Bob with me with. This lightens the mood as Bob usually ends up covering Nan in stickers or entertaining the residents. I also like to visit at meal times as I can then feed Nan which makes me feel like my visit has been useful.
To raise awareness of the campaign I was asked to make one of Sunrise’s recipes. I chose to make Baileys Cheesecake as I know my husband would not have been pleased if I chose anything else.
My nephew and Bob helped me.
My husband was very pleased with the result! He said it was delicious!
I was also sent Cranium
Spending time with family and friends is very important! Loneliness must be awful! If you have family or friends that you think may be lonely, give them a ring. Maybe invite them over for dinner or go out for a coffee. A small amount of your time could make someone’s day!
