So far we have used our web site as a means of communicating “stuff” between our wide spread network of family and friends. Through our site, we have made new friends and our little circle has grown wider. From time to time we get heartfelt pleas and requests for advice from other grandparents who share [...]
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I have replaced our blog site photo album content with all new photos in two new categories “My Floral Favourites” and “My Scenic favourites”. I will add more categories later and I will try to refresh the favourites as often as I can. Ii love seeing other people’s favourites and I will add a guest [...]
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After several hectic weeks decorating our home and our son’s home we really looked forward to a restful two weeks in the Algarve. By shear chance we booked into a hotel near the quiet fishing village of Alvor. It truly was very relaxing and restful, right on the long, wide beach. We took frequent [...]
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Now I am in my late sixties, I believe I need to rant a bit more often – so here goes! UK motorists are being converted from the old paper driving licence that slowly disintegrates over a driver’s lifetime. This conversion has been going on for the last ten years or so. When we returned [...]
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When the man in your life retires, you both talk about it and plan it. How you both look forward to retirement, hoping you will have time to travel, read, cross-stitch, walk, spend more time with the grand-children and enjoying the garden. He can start on that list of jobs he said he would do [...]
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