The Retirement Thread
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Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Morning. 
at the moment up here but hopefully warm up a bit later. Enjoying the first cuppa of the day.
at the moment up here but hopefully warm up a bit later. Enjoying the first cuppa of the day.
12boy
Guru
- Location
- Casper WY USA
Jeez.....what a time difference, haven't gone to bed yet.
Good morning Ian. Radishes were good thanks. The whole meal was very tasty. There is plenty left which will be blended and made into a soup later today.
IaninSheffield
Veteran
- Location
- Sheffield, UK
Mornin' all.
Have the Boldon Lads returned from their tandem ride yet?
Have the Boldon Lads returned from their tandem ride yet?
IaninSheffield
Veteran
- Location
- Sheffield, UK
Mornin'. Would never have thought of radishes in casserole ... but will now! Thanks 👍
Good morning 12boy (or should that be good evening)...........time differences are hard for me to get my head around.
Apparently our ex DiL lives in a place called Kalispell which is above Wyoming.
Good morning all. Don't know how but I was awake and out of bed by 0555 this morning. Bit of washing up to sort out then a cup of coffee calls. Sadly I used the last of my coffee pods a couple of days ago and will have to resort to granules. I had a cup of tea yesterday but it tasted bland compared to coffee. I use the Tassimo pods which my daughter ordered for me on her click & collect from Tessco but it failed to turn up. Annoying as the web site shows it as in stock.
We are off for an 0800 walk today. After that I may do a bit more in the garden. I fed the roses yesterday. Not sure if I already said this but the climbing rose, which didn't do much last year is looking very good.
Ohh, I also filled up the bird feeder. That is close to the conservatory and keeps us entertained.
Later on I will do a bit more sun bathing.........keep it topped up for the holiday that we won't be having 😊
We are off for an 0800 walk today. After that I may do a bit more in the garden. I fed the roses yesterday. Not sure if I already said this but the climbing rose, which didn't do much last year is looking very good.
Ohh, I also filled up the bird feeder. That is close to the conservatory and keeps us entertained.
Later on I will do a bit more sun bathing.........keep it topped up for the holiday that we won't be having 😊
12boy
Guru
- Location
- Casper WY USA
Kalispell is 758 miles from Casper, a little south of the Canadian border, and next door to Glacier National Park, a place I'd love to visit someday as it is effing gorgeous. The Montanans are a lot like Wyomingites, except they aren't all Republicans. The ones I've known definitely followed their own drum beat. I really liked them.
The photos she sends are beautiful. Last week was one sitting by a large lake looking across to the Rockies. When/if I get my phone back from the repair man I will post a couple of her photos for you.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Good morning everyone. Yet another glorious day dawns in the land God made last - he'd spotted all his previous errors and put them right in Lancashire. 😄 Cycling at 9.00ish
Last night I had to go to bed at 9.30 - zonked. This morning I woke at 3.20 so expecting a total crash at some point.
It's shopping day. I've had a rummage through the freezer - what else is there to do at 4.00am? It won't be a big shop.
All is good on my allotment after an intense afternoon yesterday. Mrs P says it's cold and potential frost from the north at the weekend. The BBC says 2C but not till next Tuesday - I see several nights of wrapping up plants ahead.
Feeling happier today after a WhatsApp from my best friend. I do miss people now. Mrs P is saying the same. Will we ever get to hug friends again? I'm not maudling just something I wonder about and would miss.
Last night I had to go to bed at 9.30 - zonked. This morning I woke at 3.20 so expecting a total crash at some point.
It's shopping day. I've had a rummage through the freezer - what else is there to do at 4.00am? It won't be a big shop.
All is good on my allotment after an intense afternoon yesterday. Mrs P says it's cold and potential frost from the north at the weekend. The BBC says 2C but not till next Tuesday - I see several nights of wrapping up plants ahead.
Feeling happier today after a WhatsApp from my best friend. I do miss people now. Mrs P is saying the same. Will we ever get to hug friends again? I'm not maudling just something I wonder about and would miss.
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PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I think you'll all like this. There are between four and twelve kids of key workers still at the village school - it varies between shifts. About ten days ago they started leaving messages on coloured card around the village. 'Twas lovely, I feel quite emotional thinking about it.
Things have moved on. The kids have decorated small stones with a happy message on the back. Adults started to spot them and now go out searching, photograph and post on the village FB page.
Now the adults have created another game. When we find a stone we move it so the kids now have to look for their own stones. Completely organic not a word spoken. Wonderful.
Things have moved on. The kids have decorated small stones with a happy message on the back. Adults started to spot them and now go out searching, photograph and post on the village FB page.
Now the adults have created another game. When we find a stone we move it so the kids now have to look for their own stones. Completely organic not a word spoken. Wonderful.
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
We have done a "practice" outing, just under 9 miles. Laugh a minute, and, made more than a few passers-by, and fellow cyclists raise a smile, which cannot be a bad thing, in these difficult times.
Finding it a bit low geared, so, change of chainring I think.
D
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Good morning folks
Morning all fellow retirees, and welcome to paradise.
The usual dog walking and then grass cutting is the order of the day.
MrsP has her pilates class via Zoom.
I'm going to cook a big pot of vegetable soup for tea as there are some tired stuff in the fridge that needs using up.
Stay safe everyone.
The usual dog walking and then grass cutting is the order of the day.
MrsP has her pilates class via Zoom.
I'm going to cook a big pot of vegetable soup for tea as there are some tired stuff in the fridge that needs using up.
Stay safe everyone.
