A few times a year my body seems to get itself out of balance and I feel as though I’m in a continuous state of near collapse, with cold sweats, wobbly legs, blurred vision and lights before my eyes. It’s bad enough whenever it happens, but it’s quite scary when...
I’ve just updated the poster that I’ve kept next to my desk for the last few years, I fine tune it each year and this time it gets a big update to suit my goals in retirement
I’ve been pottering around today, avoiding the rain and enjoying the time to catch up with the housework and a bit of writing. I’m exceptionally pleased with the new ThinkPad x230 that arrived yesterday, I new it was in perfect condition yesterday, but I discovered that it’s blisteringly fast today,...
My reading list has been flooded today with lust worthy gadgets, the new Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book, the Nexus 6P phone and even a tap with a touch screen. All amazing technology, but I’m having none of it. I’ve just bought a two year old ThinkPad x230 laptop,...
One of the first things that I did when I retired was buy myself a couple of old ThinkPad x230 laptops, one that sat in a docking station attached to my big screen and one that was my carry laptop. Then Steph came home and she took the better of...
Fairhaven Lake prom this morning I’m really tired, I think the combined effects of a cold, lack of sleep and lack of meds is taking it’s toll on me and I guess there’s a little lingering depression floating around. I’m not sure of the source of the depression and it’s...
Debbie’s had a cold for a few days and I started with one today, we are both already taking a couple of swigs of cold pressed lime/lemon/ginger a day and it’s helping, but I’m also taking Coldeze lozenges, that have proven benefits, still I’m feeling quite tired. Sticking to my...
There’s a chill in the air and it won’t be long before the weather turns, so it seemed like a good day to get the garden ready for winter. That means cutting the lawns, putting the deck chairs away and the sun canopy, sweeping up, weighting everything down so it...
I generally go through life trusting people, I’m sometimes disappointed but it’s fairly rare and it’s a much nicer way to live, thinking the best of people. One example of this trust is that I like to leave my bike locked up on the drive, rather than in the garage,...
Last night I took my last dose of Pregabalin, so all being well I will have weaned myself off successfully and I will be able to manage the last bit of withdrawal. I’ve timed things so that I have no travel planned for the next week and nothing stressful to...