Last of the Summer Wine

[Julie]

Last of the summer wine 

Autumn flows into our golden times

We put our best foot forward and writes in rhymes

The countryside is mellow, it heals each day

On hills or meadows, the village clock chimes!

Julie

October 2026

[Julie]

Thanks so much Vlada, it was a very anxious time 2024, too many things happened all at once so it was hard to integrate the experiences.  It's taken a long time to pull through. The one thing that helped with dad was the record player, Frank Sinatra LP's and books about Sinatra, a meeting point where dad could listen and connect.  His speech was limited and I don't think he could see much at all.  In fact he couldn't do much either as his movement was very restricted.  Anything that helps dementia and any other illness you mentioned would definitely be a plus for both families, friends and those with the illness.  Dad had a fall a few days before lockdown in 2020, then suffered speech problems a couple of days later so was hospitalised for a routine scan then caught covid whilst there.  He was in hospital a long time and we were all amazed that he had pulled through and came home for a few months to spend time with mum.

Families have so many traumas over time, and more should be done to reach out to the families and offer support, hospitals were struggling, I guess it was the same in New Zealand too.

Yes, I believe I'm empathetic too, just like you it can lead to ways of strengthening self and taking time out and doing supportive things for self and others alike. 

Over in England there's storms at present, events being cancelled, we're on storm 2 at present but there was some talk of storm 3 but not sure, the weather should settle later in the week...fingers crossed as we'll need to go check on the boat, a few leaky windows.

One of my cats was hyper sensitive and never liked loud noises, Tiny her name was.  Nervous by nature but a loving daughter to my other cat Fluffy.  There were many times I had them both on my knee together, Tiny giving her mum a wash.  

You're right we've covered a few topics!  My son's lady is very much into anything mushroom, part of her christmas present - a mushroom mug - arrived yesterday.  

So glad Khalo settled down to enjoy the fireworks with you, comes as a shock those BOOM ones, usually lots of firework displays here abouts, I can't remember fireworks being so loud when I was little.  Used to love the catherine wheels and holding sparklers.  Dad used to build a bonfire and my grandparents joined us as they only lived next door.  Dad had made a gate between the bungalows so it was handy just to nip round there as a child, it was fun having them close by.

Bless you Vlada

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So sorry for your loss of your father Julie, but yeah see this is what I believe could very well assist in those things for the patient, same with for people with anxiety issues like I used to have as a kid and sometimes still do, that come from nowhere except from unbalanced energetic frequencies around me I pick up on, darn empath symptom..... but say with those who also suffer Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), or Schizophrenia, maybe bipolar? and a number of other neurological disorders ..

I have two clients that have dementia, one cant remember what she's said 2 minutes ago so keeps repeating herself like a record asking the same things over n over, she has no new memories at all.. seriously I feel for her family its hard to get anything sorted, you need a heck load of patience that's for sure.. another he remembers everything about his past right the way back to the war times, when he was a child.. he recalls daily things like up to two days still...but cant remember much of what he did 2 weeks ago..so he's not creating new memories now he's literally living in the past most of the time.. sad but he's one heck of a nice guy, he's so pleasant to talk with.. I kinda wish more people were like these older folks in their character they are a pleasure to work with,.. some though they return to being like small children only wanting to please their parent & relying on them like a baby would, those are the sad ones, I don't have to work with them directly I usually deal with their relatives or their care givers instead.

Geepers weve sure gone from subject to subject on this comment section just blabbing..

We had a fire works event in town last night, it was put on by the local Lions club to help raise money for the elderly living alone to have a wonderful Christmas dinner all together for free, I didn't know it was happening though did I ,.. cos we don't get a local news paper anymore since it went bust cos everything is online now, nor am I on facebook where most things are advertised, so come 8.30pm and its dark enough there is this sudden BOOM! and the whole house shook and even the windows rattled ..poor Humati darted under the couch in a blink of an eye, and Khalo went totally mental beserk barking madly around the room, the poor dude.. until I took him out side to show him the lights in the sky and the bang bangs, is what I kept saying to him, he soon sat watching them go off from the frount step with my arm around him and stopped his barking, then he was ok after than we came in and some still went off and he didn't freak out... we actually both enjoyed the show for free...

but poor Humati she didn't come out from under the couch for a whole hour after it had stopped and even then I knew she was in shock still cos she normally is a right old talker and purrs profusely when picked up, she pushed her head into the crease in my elbow the poor baby, she went all silent and was like slinky Malinki like around the furniture.. she's alright today though back to her normal self...where was Orik well he's always outside anyway he likely went inside the next door neighbours house cos he was fine this morning, he spends more time next door than he does with me  these days, I think the old dude is feeding him too.. he dosn't know which house he's meant to be at now.. but he seems happy so I let it run it's course..

But its sad what these fireworks do to some animals.. I must admit I was pleased I had Humati inside, that's her first Fireworks display in this house... if she had been outside I recon she would have darted off running fast down the street and got herself lost under someone else's house maybe..

[Julie]

The research is needed but it all looks promising with the latest nasal spray Vlada.  My dad was on so many drugs as his dementia took hold, it would have been great just to have a nasal spray.  He was in a dementia unit for 3 years and died in spring 2024.  Wonder if it would have helped with the "sundowners" he experienced.  

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Did you know that psolicybe is now proven to help those who suffer from the neurological illness of ADHD,Depression and other neurological disorders.

The Psychedelic Prescription

Could Magic Mushrooms be the lost key in mental wellbeing?

Every year in Autumn, Magic Mushroom 'Fairies' go foraging for the many of the psychedelic mushroom varieties native to New Zealand Aotearoa. One such individual is "John". We have masked John's identity to protect him from prosecution.
John forages enough to supply himself and his clients for the whole year. His clients range from people with degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and dementia to those seeking to break free from prescription medications like antidepressants and SSRIs.

Your probably right they are growing from reused mushroom compost cos its wood matter and magic mushrooms grow on wood matter. I've never tried them, I'm allergic to Marijuana as it is, I ended up in hospital and they found the Hemp health vitamin tablets Id been taking for a week actually I was allergic to them and it was giving me rapid heart beat and palpitations,it was horrid, so who would have thought.. so from that scare I wouldn't dare take anything not prescribed for me or if its homeopathically prepared I watch for side effects.. but this is a big thing and it is being prescribed now, not in this country publicly as yet but behind the scenes it is....

[Julie]

Yes, little brown ones Vlada.  Your experience explains the magical energy I've felt over the years amongst the trees in places of nature.  I remember walking along the Wirral Way when my son was little and felt the urge to skip along with a big smile on my face and that's what I did, it felt wonderful !

Good memories are always needed Vlada, hold onto them, new memories are always on their way to us, joyful ones.  Playful energies amongst nature is the order of the day!

I guess the little mushrooms in the compost are because the compost makers are now using spent mushroom compost and not peat based.  The little shrooms pop up so suddenly, they're magical is many ways.

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Yes it was all over our news of course being so close, but it didn't come to completion until just recently she was found guilty of murder of 3 & attempted on one was convicted in just July last year..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leongatha_mushroom_murders

Little brown ones in your potting mix you say, like these one in the image below they will grow on grass and on any wood pieces in the compost.. your actually growing 'magic mushrooms' then Julie for real, they give people a high lol...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybe

When I went to Wales I saw many a forest they were wonderful wooded areas to walk in, and yes a wonderful places for kids to run about in too..I grew up with a red wood forest just down the road, and I was their every day after school, making tree huts or just generally playing making bridges over a small stream in there, there was also marsh areas so gumboots were a definite thing to be wearing, I had so much fun in that place really good memories. it was there I saw my first elf folk, I first thought it was mice in the leaves & grass, as I'd hear like a scurrying sound when I walked past it.. so one day I took my small pocket camera there convinced I was going to catch these things making this sound, and I did they were wood folk ...elf like with clothing made of natures materials, I saw one that was carrying a bow n arrow, and he was dirty and scruffy, and a definite hunter gatherer... another looked like a wizard wearing long grey robes, he had a staff also... they were very good at being statues, when they thought I was watching LOL I had fun I tell yah.. but they never once spoke to me directly, just I saw them..

[Julie]

That was quite a case by the sound of it, so much evidence! 

[Julie]

sounds like Jeremy Clarkson, he was a bit like that on the car programme we used to watch called Top Gear.

Yes for sure Vlada, I started looking into the mushrooms to see what they were when little pup was staying just in case they were poisonous.  The ones in the house plant pots had just been repotted when I noticed the little dark mushrooms growing in the pots, small like yours but a very dark brown colour.

I'd bought a book, long time ago now ,about mushrooms as I was going to forage but I never really got the hang of it as so many look alike.  I always get a burst of excitement when I spot mushrooms and fungi, lichen, moss small wild flowers etc.  while out walking, I feel they are magical.  I first remember as a child walking through Delamere Forest or Clocaenog Forest ...my parents took me there.

About the forest on Wikipedia

The energies of nature teach so much.

Thanks for the video, I'll watch it later today, think I've perhaps got vague memories of this happening

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Awhh yes Jeremy is trying to be a farmer but he's got money to do it, I just find his failures funny as, and it seems to be ongoing, like a comedy of errors.. everything he puts his hands to fails LOL.. but we still have heaps more episodes to go, he's just getting his new restaurant up in running in last nights episode, and he went off his face at his farm manager blamed him for his own error of backing the tractors grain bin into the barn & hitting the door frame.. see everyone else is at blame not him..

Now be careful of the mushrooms that grow in your houseplants compost, they are not edible and are poisonous.. I found some too, yellow ones.. I go foraging often, I have tried some I've found, but I always identify them first before tasting, its imperative there are a number that look similar to edible but arn't...there was a murder case in the news 3 yrs ago in Australia where a woman tried to kill her in laws by poisoning a beef wellington dinner she had invited them to attend ..along with her pastor with poisonous mushrooms, she claimed it was accidental, but it was proven not to be...

here's the case out of interest..

These are the mushrooms in my pot plants.. they look like beautiful parasol mushrooms but not edible.. ones on your lawn if they are brown gilled under them then they are safe to eat..but research them first regardless..

[Julie]

Ahhh right, found a way without joining Vlada, like you too I'm not on facebook either.  I put my birthdate in and I could view!  Looks like Jeremy Clarkson has a lot to learn about farming and he has a very savvy farm manager.

Now that's another thing I've been watching a guy on Youtube, think he's English living in Wales and he hunts mushrooms, so many different ones there is too.  They've been growing in my houseplants from I think the compost and there's been a big bunch on my lawn too this year.