Moving through life's seasons
Things are looking up, seriously. Monday evening was a hectic evening, including a trip to the airport and a phone call from my favourite hospital consultant and I’ve been making marmalade. Continue reading “Weekly update – marmalade and the maverick consultant”
This last Monday was my body MOT time. In particular presenting my teeth and eyes to the dentist and optician. It seems my denial of being 62 continues to be challenged as I kick and scream against it. Continue reading “Weekly update – body MOT time”
Funnily enough, judging by the number of hits an older blog post gets, many people search Google wanting to what being 58 is really like. My blog post told them and the link is in the footnote below. Now it’s my turn to be 62 and this is what it is like. Continue reading “What is being 62 years old really like?”
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?”
I just didn’t expect this – yes, I have unexpectedly found myself in hospital for a couple of days. This last happened in 2018 at the start of my blog and that turned out to be a life changing milestone. I’m definitely not looking for anything like that again. Nevertheless I can’t avoid a wry look at it, quite a few surprises along the way. Continue reading “Didn’t expect this – in hospital!”
This week has been a bit weird, a funny ol’ kinda time. While the dominant feature is one of being poorly, there’s a few things bubbling away here in the Quirky Museum. Continue reading “Weekly update – a funny ol’ kinda time”
Oh buminess…. arthritis. Yes I have have been told I have arthritis and – quite quickly – managed to bag some promising treatment. Continue reading “Oh buminess…. arthritis”