The Bipolar Lock keeper
The daily adventures of living by the beautiful Rochdale Canal whilst dealing with the highs & lows of Bipolar Disorder
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Darling Mum Mary Jons Happy Birthday from us all down here. 🎂🎉 I hope you’ve had a lovely day & the angels have kept you supplied with coffee & sweet treats. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t miss you but I know you are in a better place with Dad,…
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Road safety near schools in Tod West ward
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Dear Mum, Sorry I didn’t get to the grave today. I have all the lovely bulbs you like in the car. Sam is moving back to Maidenhead on Thursday & I spent the day with him. You would have loved it as I cooked a roast chicken with crispy roast potatoes – I know how…
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Status update March Big news Luke is now living down South. He found a job with pension. He is living in Sam’s maisonette so can to work. Sam who was living in Manchester Northern Quarter, I also returning to Maidenhead at the end of March. So Tigger Count is a retired empty nester 😱 Restoration…
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The best analogy I have heard about the Bipolar Disorder condition is the AA Milne book “Winnie-The-Pooh” and its characters of Tigger and Eeyore. Both are lovable in their own way showing different and unique characteristics. The commonly used analogy prior to this, from a time when Bipolar was known as Manic Depression, was Robert…
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If you are of similar age to me & you are blessed, you will have elderly parents. If both your parents have passed, my condolences for your loss. I hope you have found some peace since their passing. Everyone’s journey in life is different & some may have challenging families & even be estranged from…
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Thank you Four Candles Renovation. Nice builders with good ideas. Have a working washing machine Work on basement bedroom going well. Back to stone walls now Wall outside back door taken back to stop water ingress Fourcandlesrenovations Nice job. Nice guys. Highly recommended.
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I have bought equipment to allow me to do old school DJ’ing with vinyl – 2 Technics decks,Technics headphones & a VMX mixer. I plan to practice in my very detached stone cottage & am building my best ever Party playlist for my 60th celebration in Spring 2026 Party playlist https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/party-playlist/pl.u-76oNJBeI2Z316 The hope is to…
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Bought the house off developers. Professional tradespeople call them “Flippers” as the turn a profit on a run-down property. What I am finding – in my lovely house some of the work has been “botched”. I am getting it fixed by proper tradesmen Four Candles Renovation Slowly getting there. Some photos of the 💩show
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On a crusade to improve road safety for children on the way to an educational established in this area. – Specifically Bacup Road https://chng.it/dpCLzJ8kCK