The changing seasons, especially the transition from summer to autumn, have often been a topic of conversation. However, the focus of those conversations has changed over the years. Continue reading “Changing seasons”
Changing seasons
Prepping
The first I heard about prepping was when we asked a neighbour about his portable diesel generator. Roll forward a year or two, and we hear the Government recommending that everyone stocks up on food and medicines. It got us thinking. Continue reading “Prepping”
Reason # 11,156
You might think the title of this post — Reason #11,156 — is a little strange. It might seem even more puzzling when you see the photo of some cress growing on our kitchen windowsill. Continue reading “Reason # 11,156”
How a retirement blog became a record of life after work
Recently, I realised that this blog has been running throughout my retirement and has become something of a “how a retirement blog became a record of life after work”. Now, eight years later, I find myself reflecting on how worthwhile it has been. Continue reading “How a retirement blog became a record of life after work”
Making friends with AI
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has been in the news rather a lot lately, mostly for the wrong reasons. President Trump, hacks and its considerable pace of development all spring to mind. And yet, here in our village, I have simply been making friends with AI. Continue reading “Making friends with AI”
Solar panels and even more nerdy
We now have our solar panels — and we are officially even more nerdy! As you may already have seen in recent posts, we had our battery system installed several weeks ago. Take one Bulgarian electrician, an Albanian roofer and his assistants, add a suitably sunny day, and we have an (almost) completed project. This post is about the solar panels being installed. Continue reading “Solar panels and even more nerdy”
Wrapping up Slovakia
Wrapping up Slovakia and our time there is something I’ve wanted to do for a couple of weeks. I just wanted to jot down a few observations before they slip from my mind. It’s important to remember that Slovakia wasn’t an obvious choice for a holiday, but I’m rather pleased we went. Continue reading “Wrapping up Slovakia”