Moving through life's seasons
This little garden gym shed idea has been brewing for a while now and with the New Year, it seems a great time to step forward with it. My DIY shed is now 2 or 3 years old and a tad under utilised. Sure it is okay as a place to store the lawnmower and garden tools but it has much more potential. Continue reading “Garden shed gym”
Yesterday I was exchanging a few tweets with a friend and a plan was hatched – a morning run with Dave! Continue reading “Morning run with Dave!”
I really, really, really hate having to wear glasses. I only wear them for close-up things, such as reading or using a computer and yet I still loathe them. I’ve had glasses for this purpose for, I think, about 12+ years. This is how it came about….. Continue reading “Having to wear glasses”
Here we are in January 2019 and I’ve been retired for five months. Time to reflect, take stock and consider 5 lessons from 5 months of retirement. Continue reading “5 lessons in 5 months of retirement”
It is a while since I last posted anything of the tales from the Courtroom, so time to reminisce about the plummy magistrate.
Magistrates come from all walks of life, or at least they’re meant to. Back in the late 1990s there was one Court I used to often go to and the Magistrates there were a different breed altogether. Talk about plummy. Continue reading “Tales from the Courtroom – the plummy magistrate”
Today I had my second ride in 2019 – looking ahead. I think I’d better explain the title before I ramble on too far. When I run and, to a certain extent cycle, I often get some really good ideas. So one of the effects of exercise is to get my brain working a little more. Continue reading “Second ride in 2019 – looking ahead”
Today I had an almost magical bike ride with Becky, my eldest daughter. This was the first proper bike ride in 8 months! A couple of days ago I had a slightly shorter trial ride and this was absolutely fine, thereby spurring me on for today’s ride. Continue reading “First proper bike ride in 8 months”