More retirement gardening and some pictures of our garden. As I’ve said before we wouldn’t describe ourselves as keen gardeners even though gardening is reckoned to be a prime retirement activity. But, that said, we’re not without a commitment to making our small garden and deck look as nice as possible without spending heaps of…
The Vineyard Years. A Podcast. Chapter 39: It all starts again
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:59 — 6.0MB)Subscribe: Android | Email | RSSThe Vineyard Years and it’s winter in the Yorkshire Dales. But even so the work starts again although it’s not necessarily us that’s doing the work.
Self-esteem, version 6?
Over the years I have been writing this blog the topic of self-esteem has figured quite often. The explanation for self-esteem’s frequent appearance is quite simple, it is, in my opinion, an important aspect of retirement. That view hasn’t diminished as I’ve become more retired, in fact it might even have increased. Nor sure but…
Self Esteem and Retirement, a retro blog
So self-esteem and retirement. My first retro blog for a while. This one from February, 2014. This was very much the kind of retirement blog I planned to write, i.e. one with a significant psychological content and as it applied to retirement. The further I’ve got from my retirement beginning the less the psychological content….
Retirement bits and bobs
So retirement bits and bobs. I could write about the musical side of my retirement – tonight’s practice, next week’s folk fiddle gig on either guitar or bodhran or both, or about this Sunday’s jazz session. But then I did that a couple of weeks ago. I could write about our recent trips to Derbyshire…
Retirement dreams
Retirement dreams. I have a dream, or rather I had one until this morning (Sunday). Then it was stepped on by an email from ‘my’ agronomist. Nothing directly to do with our current vineyard as you might have expected, but instead related to this link. Take a look. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/113518385?currencyCode=GBP#/?channel=OVERSEAS I say nothing to do with…
A typical retirement week
Just another typical retirement week. Maybe yours are the same? The first thing to say is that our son went back to Australia on Tuesday although his presence lingered a while longer. I’ve written about getting back to our old comforting routines a few times recently and frankly that was never going to happen while…
The Vineyard Years. Chapter 38 : Taking comfort from the written word
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:57 — 7.0MB)Subscribe: Android | Email | RSSThe Vineyard Years in January. Deepest winter and some required reading to get you through the cold months. The Vineyard years summary If you can’t do it you can always read about doing it.
Musical retirement blog. Quelle surprise
Musical retirement. As Robbie Burns (as above) said, the best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley (sic). I hope that’s close enough for you to get the connection to what I’m about to write. If not please accept my apologies. I suppose you might say that my latest musical retirement experience…
Gardening in retirement, part 5. A brief look.
Gardening in retirement. I hate to say it but this week has been tricky. You’re probably sick and tired of reading my negativity particularly since we got back from our trip, but for some reason there have been a number of irritations on return and this week has continued in that vein. Ridiculous speeding fine,…