Category: Life in General

Goodbye 2017 – Hello 2018

It is Hogmanay. (The Scottish term for New Year’s Eve) This time last year we were in New Zealand, sitting in T shirts at a barbecue. This year, we will have winter coats on, and are heading to Princes Street for the Annual Hogmanay Street Party. There’ll be fireworks And thousands of people, all feeling… Continue reading Goodbye 2017 – Hello 2018

Slow Travel is Luxury

What is Slow Travel? For me, it is staying in one place for weeks at a time, getting to know the area, be acknowledged by your neighbours, essentially living like a local. It might also include improving your language skills. You become less a tourist, more a resident. If you move permanently to a new… Continue reading Slow Travel is Luxury

A Day Well Spent – Passing on my skills

Casting kit

What did you do with your weekend? I used mine to pass on some specialist skills. As I no longer work, weekends sort of lose their urgency, but I can still appreciate the attraction and enjoyment for those who are still working. For me, a Saturday is pretty much the same as a Tuesday, except… Continue reading A Day Well Spent – Passing on my skills

Book Review -Financial Freedom by Gisela Enders

Financial Freedom –  How people live when they no longer need to work. This book is a distillation of a series of conversations with people who have already achieved financial freedom, how they got there, and what they now do. It is an easy read. Many ideas are just dropped in, for you to think… Continue reading Book Review -Financial Freedom by Gisela Enders

Preserve Those Memories

We think our memories will last forever, but they don’t. We grow older and forget things, things which we thought would be with us forever. Someone’s voice, what they looked like, how they smiled. Time moves on, you forget the details of the event, or even the event itself! I woke up this morning, bright… Continue reading Preserve Those Memories