In retirement, it’s the first time I’ve had a career plan. It’s ten years this year since I left paid work. It was as easy as taking off a coat that had got too hot, too heavy and too scratchy. In short, it was a relief. I knew I wanted to be an artist when… Continue reading A guest blog from Rachael Dixey and a big thank you from me
Category: Learning new skills
Making music in retirement
Making music in retirement once more. In an effort to change the tone of this week from grindingly difficult to something more positive, i.e. from hospital visits and work in the vineyard on the bloody netting, I decided to focus on an another aspect of my retirement life, namely my music. If I had thought… Continue reading Making music in retirement
Retirement ideas, still thinking
Retirement ideas. So one thing is absolutely clear, no more health-related retirement blogs, at least not unless something very good or very bad happens. There that really is clear. Only one small problem then what shall I write about? Not so easy. As per usual when I’m stuck I often read the Sunday papers (in… Continue reading Retirement ideas, still thinking
Retirement blog exposed to hostile bot
My latest retro blog, this time from November, 2020. I confess I’d found it intending to post it on the Sunday (my usual retro blog posting day) just gone but that didn’t happen on account of me feeling a bit under the weather and I still do. Which is why I’m putting it out instead… Continue reading Retirement blog exposed to hostile bot
New skills in retirement
New skills in retirement. It’s ironic the day after I cancelled our October Irish trip, Ireland rises to the fore. It was as follows. I was looking through a few of my old retirement blogs and I started to read the one I’d written at the beginning of the year about my new year resolutions… Continue reading New skills in retirement
Retirement blog and Celtic music
Retirement blog. As I’m performing in another Folk fiddle gig today in Keighley this time, I thought it might be opportune to look back a few years to my early days of musical ambitions. Ireland in this case. You might say I’ve come a long way in three years given gigs are almost common these… Continue reading Retirement blog and Celtic music
Musical retirement challenges again, blog 2
Phew once more. Musical retirement challenges again. Quite a weekend just gone on the music front. Not quite in a planned way and once again I’m left wondering is there really any point in trying to plan one’s retirement. It really can seem like trying to pin the proverbial bar of soap / jelly to… Continue reading Musical retirement challenges again, blog 2
Retirement : A day on the dark side?
Somewhat late a retro blog from February 2014 again. This blog describes quite well ‘where I was at’ way back then. Still looking for a group to join, trying to find my tribe as I thought of it all that time ago. Suffice it to say the group here was not that tribe. In fact… Continue reading Retirement : A day on the dark side?
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… Continue reading Musical retirement blog. Quelle surprise
Retirement tasks blog
Retirement tasks. I’ll start this blog by apologising to my regular readers, yes both of you, that I didn’t post this blog on Friday or maybe even Saturday for that matter. The week was full of physical endeavour and so no room for intellectual activity like blog writing. The stuff in this blog was bad… Continue reading Retirement tasks blog