A friend sent me the amusing list below via Facebook. I don’t know who the author is but it reminded me of something and then I turned round from reading it and there they – the pups – were. I took the photo (right) just to prove it. I told my friend I thought we… Continue reading A dog’s life in retirement
Jazz Report : keeping you up to date
What has this blog got to do with retirement? Well it’s to do with continued learning, what we used to call, when working, continued professional development (CPD). So continued learning as related to my jazz classes is the theme but, of course, learning, as I’ve mentioned before, comes with a price tag and that’s what… Continue reading Jazz Report : keeping you up to date
Retirement is not dull, I sometimes wish it were
There’s an awful lot of stuff going on in our retirement lives. As the title suggests I wish things would slow down a bit, be a little more balanced between relaxation and activity. Of course I’m never satisfied, never have been, probably never will be but I would like a little more space. I’m finding… Continue reading Retirement is not dull, I sometimes wish it were
Am I a good advert for retirement?
Not the blog I had vaguely intended to publish this week but I’m taking advantage of a serendipitous event that happened recently. It relates to the area of advertising, as in title, but only tangentially, so bear with me. If you had asked me how I wanted my retirement to work out before I retired… Continue reading Am I a good advert for retirement?
No more elderly parents
It cannot be any surprise that the death of a parent should be a part of many people’s retirement. If we retire when we are 60 or 65 and if our parents have not already died, then they are likely to when we do retire. I must admit, given my mother was 94 when she… Continue reading No more elderly parents
In retirement work sets you free.
If that title is not an oxymoron then I don’t know what is. It’s related to the fact that I did something rather remarkable a couple of weeks ago – I went back to work. At least to a small extent I did. Admittedly I am only working two hours a week for next 5… Continue reading In retirement work sets you free.
Yoga 6 : Relieving your retirement stress
It would be fair to say that we’re having quite a stressful time at the moment in our retirement what with one thing and another. I won’t go into any details at this point although, no doubt, our worries will emerge in this blog at a later stage. The blog features the good, the bad… Continue reading Yoga 6 : Relieving your retirement stress
Retirement and running a small business
I read an article recently, although I cannot remember where – one of those bonuses of old age – about people setting up their own businesses. I won’t swear to this but I thought the article said that the age group doing most of this setting up, was retired people. I may be wrong but… Continue reading Retirement and running a small business
Retirement : being in no man’s land?
I wrote this retirement blog some time ago and things have changed somewhat but, as an example of how a person might feel in retirement, I’ve decided to publish it anyway. As I read it again prior to publishing it I have to say, it’s a little bit weird in parts but then I suppose… Continue reading Retirement : being in no man’s land?
Vineyard 22 : The glamour of the vineyard and bird scaring
The months of winter, all quiet in the vineyard. Well not quite all quiet, first there is the on-going saga of winter pruning. I mentioned in a previous blog that I had been a on a course about winter pruning and that I was keen for both of us to get started on this aspect… Continue reading Vineyard 22 : The glamour of the vineyard and bird scaring