Moving through life's seasons
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”
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”
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 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”
Our Volkswagen ID.4 has been with us for a year now, so I thought it was a good point to reflect on how it has been. Overall, it has been an enjoyable car, and this post weighs up whether I would ever go back to an internal combustion engine. Continue reading “Volkswagen ID4 – one year on”
I thought it was a good time to write about my hearing aids — one year on. I’ve progressed from basic NHS hearing aids to some rather snazzy private ones, and I must say, it has been a positive journey. Continue reading “Hearing aids – one year on”
My mother – and why I haven’t blogged lately. My mother has broken her wrist and otherwise is reasonably okay. For me, I’ve been left feeling exasperated, frustrated and exhausted. Continue reading “My mother – and why I haven’t blogged lately”