The interesting tale of Arthur Royston Parker and his feet. To my wife Rachel, her Uncle Arthur was always an interesting figure, although strictly speaking he was her Great Uncle. She remembers him from her childhood days and he was always very generous towards her. I am posting this for two reasons: firstly for the benefit of anyone searching for details on the internet for Arthur Royston Parker and secondly, to share something of our latest declutttering in our FIRE lifestyle. Continue reading “Arthur Royston Parker and his feet”
Really settling into this retirement lark and loving every single day – each day is totally different. So I thought it might be worth letting you know about a few things currently going on as this is a kind of typical day, these days. 
Earlier this week I went along to the new Art Group at our church. This was my very first visit, something I’d been looking forward to and all part of my retirement plan of trying new things. 
How am I meant to feel at 56? Being 56 years old is a curious thing and I’m still trying to work out what it means. In fact I’m nearer to 57 than 56, so perhaps I ought to figure this 56 year old stuff out before too long. 
Yes it’s that time of year. Cars full of families heading off to universities around the country and seeing these on the motorways always makes me smile. Cars are stuffed full of duvets, books, bunting, bicycles, clothes, siblings and all kinds of pots and pans ready for the new academic year ahead. 
Here we are as a family, walking along the beautiful Newborough Beach on Anglesey, North Wales. Lately Rachel and I have been reflecting over how we operate with our money and how we have managed 22 years without any disagreements over our finances. We have pondered this, wondering how we have managed to get this mostly right all this time. Here’s a few thoughts…. 
I seem to be as busy as ever so this is the quickest of blogging updates; normal service should resume soon! Quite a few things have been demanding my time over the last couple of weeks. All pretty positive but have all combined to distract me away from the keyboard. Broadly, they are: