A perfect retirement day? Well for me at least. If I brainstormed what such a day might look like, it would probably include some or all of the following. First up we would probably be somewhere different and of course in a place we like. Then we’d have the following activities – trains, souvenirs, old… Continue reading A perfect retirement day?
Category: Happy retirement
Retirement pleasures in musical form
So retirement pleasures. I promised in my last blog, which was a tad miserable, that I would write something more on the cheerful side this time. Well here it is, as cheerful as I can be. It was harder to write and it’s shorter than the miserable one. What does this tell you about my… Continue reading Retirement pleasures in musical form
Retirement life complexity
Retirement life complexity, like a jigsaw, but that doesn’t fit together, unlike the above image. Gosh golly there are times when this retirement blog is hard to write. I’m not sure whether this is because I feel I have nothing to write about (this at a time when our lives have never been busier) or… Continue reading Retirement life complexity
Retirement blog: Is this my retirement X Factor?
A retro retirement blog from February 2014. Possible my first reference in these retirement blogs to our land in Colorado and see how that has changed since then. Mainly in that it is no longer ‘our’ land. Still never mind life moves on as we know especially now we’re retired.. The things you think about… Continue reading Retirement blog: Is this my retirement X Factor?
Retirement blog: Unexpected pleasures
There is absolutely no doubt that when we come down to our Derbyshire residence we lead a completely different life. And equally there is little doubt that we enjoy doing different things in our retirement. I need the variety, the balance of being in different places, to feel I’m leading a fulfilling retirement. So a… Continue reading Retirement blog: Unexpected pleasures
Retirement blog: To bucket list or not to bucket list, that is the question
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Retirement blog: The glamour of rail travel
I remember quite clearly my four main areas of activity for my retirement life when I started out on this whole retirement business. They were, in no particular order, – this retirement blog, our vineyard, music in some form and travel. Well three out of four achieved to some degree isn’t bad. The missing one,… Continue reading Retirement blog: The glamour of rail travel
Retirement blog: Happy challenges?
There have been a few significant (I’ll explain why I think they’re significant) retirement events just recently and with more to come. There’s the harvest in the vineyard about which I shall, (all being well) write later this week and then there’s our second hotel visit of the year and since the pandemic lockdown, that’s… Continue reading Retirement blog: Happy challenges?
Retirement blog: Retired man has fun
I never did get round to telling you about my latest attempt at having fun. I mentioned in a recent blog that I was going on a steam railway trip last Friday but so worn out was I by having all that fun I was too knackered to write about it, until now. So one… Continue reading Retirement blog: Retired man has fun
Retirement : to work or not to work
Well it’s Sunday so it must be retro retirement blog day. This one still, in 2013, December so only just. Interesting to see what I was writing then. Well I think so. A few years ago now, Charles Handy wrote a book called ‘The Empty Raincoat’. I was hugely impressed by it and couldn’t wait… Continue reading Retirement : to work or not to work