I think a degree of predictability, routine even, in retirement, is a good thing. Demands on a person, even self-imposed ones, within reasonable limits, give a retired person a feeling of self-worth. And self-worth, as we age, which I’m definitely doing, can be hard to hang on to and should be highly valued. It’s one…
Tag: the harvest
Vineyard 93: Now it gets really interesting
Vineyard 93. I’ve been a bit slow with this vineyard blog (since vineyard 92) but there is a reason for that. Namely that we’ve been waiting for the grapes to ripen sufficiently to pick them and make the wine. This simple sentence covers a multitude of happenings. Mainly the netting (and still we have rabbits…
Vineyard 53 : The big one
Under normal circumstances I would probably have posted this blog on Friday. This in line with my new policy of only writing one main blog on a Tuesday. This one under the new normal would not have qualified for a Tuesday. But then these are not normal times. As I suggested in my last blog,…