Retirement Life In The Week Ended 23rd March 2025
This was the busiest of weeks. Anyone who thinks retirement is a walk in the park should have spent time with me! It was just as intense as any week at the office,. I am so grateful not to have…
Glucose Revolution: My Learning From An Informative Book
I’ve bought not one but two copies of Glucose Revolution by biochemist Jessie Inchaupse, one for my Kindle and a paperback. Lord knows where the paperback has gone. I was going to give it to a friend the other day…
‘Cheap is Expensive’: Great Wisdom From South African Friends
I’m going to ‘fess up and say that used to have a real prejudice against white people from South Africa. I think it stems from a childhood where apartheid was still in force.. Buying fruit and vegetables from the country…
Retirement Life in the Week Ended 16 March 2025
I escaped! For the first time in nearly three months I’ve had time away from caring for my parents and had a break. So this week’s post is a little more eventful than over the past few months. And what’s…
Nearly No News: How To Ride Out The Perfect Storm Of World Events
My Past News Reading: Hear All About It! If I look back to my young adult life keeping up with the news was a big deal. I subscribed to a print based newspaper… of the leftie variety of course. The…
What Does Modern Day Retirement Look Like?
In my seventies childhood my grandparents seemed very ancient but were actually only a few years older than I am today. They wore frumpy clothes that were entirely different to those of the younger generations of the era. No hotpants…