Do you ever go on holiday to the same place? Some folk we know go to the same resort every year and I’d always thought that was terribly dull and boring. Now we have been back to Barcelona, I’m changing my mind. Continue reading “Weekly update – ever go on holiday to the same place?”
Category: family life
Weekly update – back to normal
Getting back to normal is very welcome. Let me explain, as much as I enjoyed the celebrations over Christmas and the New Year, there is something so comforting about settling back into normal life. Why? Continue reading “Weekly update – back to normal”
Life with our Ukrainians
Life with our Ukrainians is going well on the surface. We are now 7 months into this arrangement and time, once again, to jot down a few notes. Continue reading “Life with our Ukrainians”
Wrapping up 2023
Here’s wrapping up 2023, a very curious year. Continue reading “Wrapping up 2023”
Weekly update – was this a perfect week?
Was this a perfect week? Maybe, maybe not. Pretty darn good though. Continue reading “Weekly update – was this a perfect week?”
Retired 5 years – how’s it been?
In a word, wonderful, quite likely the happiest time in my life. In late July 2018, aged 56 I walked out from the blummin Council for the last time. I had quit my job and retired. That was just over five years ago, so how’s it been since? Has everything gone to plan? Any regrets? Continue reading “Retired 5 years – how’s it been?”
Our Ukrainian guests
Our Ukrainian guests have been with us for almost two months now. Here’s a few little observations and things I didn’t know. Continue reading “Our Ukrainian guests”