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Tag Archives: Retirement
Allotment update: September 2017
One of the things I love about working an allotment is that it really keeps you rooted in the annual cycle of life. And yes, the pun is fully intended, and very appropriate. Now, in September, as many of the … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Food, Frugal, Growing, Local food, Retirement, Uncategorized
Tagged Allotment, Food, Frugal, Frugal food, growing, Growing food, hens, Learning new skills, Life cycles, Living, Planning, Retirement, Simplicity
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Gone fishing??
No, just living life as it comes and goes. So sorry for my (unplanned, unintended) absence. I have several started-but-not-finished posts in the pipeline, and normal service will be resumed. Back soon, I promise!
The Gap Year: April
I seem not to have been paying attention – the Gap Year is over, and I didn’t spot it. Inflation is apparently back with us – a year has inflated to 14 months. We started in April last year by … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Gap year, Inspirations, Local, Reflections on life (and death), Retirement, Travels, Uncategorized
Tagged Cambridge, Community, Friends, Gap year, Gardens, Housing, Living, Medieval churches, Norwich, Reflections, Retirement, Simplicity
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The Gap Year: December adventure
(oops- a bit late. Trying to catch up with myself. Gradually….) Another ‘adventure’ that isn’t so very adventurous. But we enjoyed it a lot, confirming my view that ‘adventurous’ isn’t a pre-requisite for an adventure. Oldest son and daughter-out-law were … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Family, Gap year, Retirement, Seeing differently, Travels, Uncategorized, Walking
Tagged Active travel, Family, Frugal, Gap year, London, Retirement, Simplicity, Thames river walk, Travel
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The Gap Year: October ‘adventure’
Another month where you might not consider what we did to be an adventure, but I do. Because we didn’t go away anywhere or do anything exotic, and yet it was both familiar and unfamiliar, and quietly entrancing. We stayed … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Craft, Cycling, Family, Farming, Food, Frugal, Gap year, Growing, Inspirations, Local, Local food, Reflections on life (and death), Retirement, Seeing differently, Travels
Tagged Active travel, Allotment, City Farms, Coping, Gap year, Gardening, growing, Home, Living, London, Reflections, Retirement, Simplicity, Spitalfields, Travel, Volunteering
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The allotment: August and September
This summer was different from previous years. We were away such a lot, and despite no longer working, somehow I seemed to have far less time than usual to spend on the allotment. But it was a good way to … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Family, Food, Gap year, Growing, Local food, Reflections on life (and death), Retirement, Seeing differently, Travels, Uncategorized
Tagged Allotment, Food, Frugal food, Gap year, growing, Growing food, Learning new skills, Reflections, Retirement, Simplicity, Solitude, Travel
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The Gap Year: June’s adventure
Oh my goodness, I can hardly believe how long it is since I posted. There is SUCH a lot to catch up with. Which I shall do gradually, over time. First of all, I need to talk about our … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Family, Gap year, Inspirations, Local food, Reflections on life (and death), Retirement, Travels, Uncategorized
Tagged Aarhus, Baking, Celebrations, Community, Denmark, Family, Fano, Food, Friends, Frugal, Frugal food, Gap year, hygge, Learning new skills, Living, Retirement, Simplicity
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