About 1:30am this morning we were woken with the most almighty crash. We couldn’t work out what the noise was, until we looked into the study. A 3m / 10ft bank of cupboards had come off the wall, turned half a somersault, and ended up, upside down, doors half open, contents spilling everywhere, delicately balanced… Continue reading What a way to start the day
Category: Retirement
A Wee Trip to the North of Ireland
The beauty of retirement is that you can take a trip, whenever you want, even at short notice so we decided to extend a wedding invitation into a trip around the North of Ireland. Last week my husband and I went to Ireland for 8 days. We were going to a wedding (the daughter of… Continue reading A Wee Trip to the North of Ireland
Day 2
Hi I’m still trying to get used to this blogging, but really determined to give it a go! Today, I spent a few hours bashing sheet copper into bowls. Picture to follow. very therapeutic. Today I’ve read several articles on ‘Living Rich’. A couple of items resonated with me. Do you need a huge house?… Continue reading Day 2
Hello world!
Well, a brand new life awaits me. I have jumped on the bandwagon of blogs. Cracking Retirement – what’s in the name? You can read Cracking in two ways Cracking – as in Fantastic Cracking – as in understanding, working things out In my case, it’s a bit of both. I retired early about 5 years… Continue reading Hello world!