Philippa IsomThe ReturnPreviously on Story Jumpers Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Just as I was about to consider another option, something I thought had…Mar 13, 2021Mar 13, 2021
Philippa IsomWaiting for DeathIt is Saturday 13 March 2021, mid-morning. I am sitting beside my Nanna’s bedside, waiting for death. This is not how I ever imagined it.Mar 13, 2021Mar 13, 2021
Philippa IsomAt Home with the Whānau — suggestions for copingLast year, at about this time, I wrote a blog entitled, “Give them What They Need”. It was about supporting those around us through…Feb 27, 2021Feb 27, 2021
Philippa IsomNannyTomorrow my nanny turns 90. Betty has decreed that there is to be no fuss and no party. I am not one to go against her wishes, so instead…Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020
Philippa Isom9 am SuperherosIt’s just after 9 am and I am sitting at my computer, alone. The sun shining through the picture window that I sit in front of so that I…Jul 3, 2020Jul 3, 2020
Philippa IsomWhat is my response?Today feels hard. I got a text first thing this morning asking me to not come to an event that I had been very much looking forward to…Jun 25, 20201Jun 25, 20201
Philippa IsomGive them what they needYou have most likely seen this cartoon at some stage in the last several years and maybe the debate around it that has ensued. Today, I…Mar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020
Philippa IsomTwo Years As Lady PancakeThis is the hardest post I have ever had to write, and I honestly don’t really know where to start. Let me start from the beginning…Jul 27, 2017Jul 27, 2017
Philippa IsomAin’t Nobody Got Time for That!Have you ever had well meaning advice from well meaning people who tell you in a very well meaning way that you might need to consider your…Nov 30, 2016Nov 30, 2016
