I’ve been accused, most often by Mrs Summerhouse, of having some crazy ideas. These ‘ideas’ usually involved us in stepping way outside our comfort zones and going to live and work in some foreign country. First the USA, second, New Zealand and last at least so far, Australia. I’ve frequently written about something called the… Continue reading Retirement blog: It’s utterly bonkers
Category: Travel
Retirement blog : picture souvenir
The country has been battered by hail stones. we feel like we’ve been battered by London. We must be getting old. We came back on Tuesday and we felt absolutely knackered. We didn’t take many photos, we don’t these days, and I’ve had to work hard to put this blog out with any kind of… Continue reading Retirement blog : picture souvenir
Retirement blog about travelling to that London
It says something about the busyness of our retirement when I’m starting (although not finishing) this retirement blog on Wednesday, just less than a week before it’s due to be published. In part that’s to do with us making one of our annual trips to that London next Sunday. In fact publishing this on the… Continue reading Retirement blog about travelling to that London
Another short retirement blog for Friday
A short retirement blog about relaxing. I met a couple of chums while walking the pups this morning (Tuesday). I had been feeling a tad sorry for myself for reasons I will explain at some point, but not now. To say they were down in the dumps would be an understatement. One with very good… Continue reading Another short retirement blog for Friday
Retirement blog : Holiday reflection
A last photographic look back at our Irish holiday. There are two old railway stations, closed many years ago unfortunately. A derelict spooky house at least I think so. Two familiar shots of the ‘sleeping giant’ of the Blasket Islands and finally one of Mrs Summerhouse’s father’s old homestead.
Retirement blog : got the T shirt
The last time, or was it the time before, we visited our land in Durango I bought a souvenir T shirt. I’ve still got it somewhere but it would be a struggle to find it. As I recall it said something like – vacationed in Durango – went skiing, rode the train, avoided gun-play (it’s… Continue reading Retirement blog : got the T shirt
Retirement blog about politics and the banshee
I try to keep this retirement blog Brexit-free but, given we’re in Ireland, I can’t entirely avoid a reference. I’ll make it Brexit-lite. I saw in the news that that nice man Nigel Farrage had been covered in milk shake presumably by a disgruntled Remainer. Funny really I’ve been half expecting the same thing to… Continue reading Retirement blog about politics and the banshee
Retirement blog about Ireland and some unusual happenings – again
But first in this retirement blog, the predictable. This is why we do it – see attached photo. After the bustle and hustle of Limerick and Killarney, via Inch Strand beach, we arrive here at probably our favourite beach (and that’s saying a lot) near Ballyferriter, County Kerry. True it can be windy but on… Continue reading Retirement blog about Ireland and some unusual happenings – again
A shortened retirement blog about life on the road
What do they say? After the feast comes the famine? Or is it after the Lodge at Ashford Castle (as in previous blog) comes the Travelodge at Limerick? The difference between our two consecutive hotels (apart from the fact that one room was three times the cost of the other) was encapsulated by the performance… Continue reading A shortened retirement blog about life on the road
Retirement blog about dear old Ireland : Part 1
‘There’s another boat in our berth and it shouldn’t happen’. So said our captain as the ferry went round in circles in Dublin’s outer harbour. How’s that for a start to a retirement blog? Welcome to Ireland (nearly) and this, my first retirement blog from the old country. The only good news was that very… Continue reading Retirement blog about dear old Ireland : Part 1