There's a moment and if you're reading this, you may have already had it, where you find yourself quietly wondering whether home is still the right place for your loved one. Whether it's still safe. Still manageable. Still, well… ok.It's a heavy thought to carry. And if you’re anything like us it usually arrives at about 2am, which is always lovely!Here's

Let's start with a little honesty. The word "dementia" can stop a conversation dead in its tracks. It's the word nobody quite knows how to respond to, the one that arrives like an uninvited guest and decides it's staying indefinitely. If someone you love has recently been diagnosed, you may be oscillating between fierce protectiveness and quiet panic. Possibly both

Ok, ok, ok for anyone that knows anything about Pure Life they know that laughter and fun are embedded in our everyday life.  A life that is far too short, and far too serious to be taken… er ….completely seriously. You follow??  So we make sharing laughter and moments of joy a priority.However, there is something that has been bothering us.

Perhaps we should begin with when it’s definitely not the right time to consider home care. If your dad is still climbing ladders to clean the gutters, baking Victoria sponges for the neighbours and beating everyone at Scrabble, then it’s probably safe to say he’s doing just fine. But life has a funny way of quietly changing pace. Perhaps the

The Pure Life Guide to Christmas (a fun one)…One person is vegan. Two don’t touch lactose. Three kids are high on sugar. The dogs lost the plot, and someone’s had a drop too much Bailey’s.Shops are rammed. Elbows are sharp. Christmas pudding is sought.It’s Christmas all right.And regardless of all the chaos, cramming and planning, we wouldn’t have it any other

Green fingers, or not, you can’t beat a good garden centre.Exotic plants, garden tools, cafes, pets, aquatics, furniture, birds, events… they’re like mini gardens of Eden and perfect whatever the weather.We haven’t definitively proven it, but we’re pretty sure they serve the world’s greatest coffee and cake and are (usually) pet-friendly. We’re sold.Gardening is no longer just a mild-mannered hobby. It’s