Author Archives: john graham

“One Man’s Legacy” – 1

Posted on September 18, 2012 by john graham

The first port of call on our Mediterranean cruise was Barcelona.  For earlier blogs in this series click on the TAG CLOUD on “MEDITERRANEAN REFLECTIONS”.  I decided to take a step back to 46 years earlier in my life ——— the … Continue reading →

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“Mediterranean Reflections”

Posted on September 16, 2012 by john graham

This is the start of a series of blogs about a summer cruise through the Mediterranean – somewhere I have visited quite a lot during my life.  This is not a travel log, there are better sites for that, nor … Continue reading →

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“What’s the Password?”

Posted on September 2, 2012 by john graham

When I was very young, that was the question you were asked before you could enter our den.  If you didn’t give the right answer you were not allowed in and you could be pelted with four bombs. Now, in … Continue reading →

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“What happened to Hilversham”

Posted on August 26, 2012 by john graham

In the golden days when I still understood technology, I could always tune my radio into Hilversham just by turning the dial and moving the little line up to the word “Hilversham” and there it was.  Of course I never did, I … Continue reading →

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“Where is the Grindle?”

Posted on August 23, 2012 by john graham

I started a blog about how technology, instead of assisting elderly people and opening up their lives, is in many cases only serving to isolate them even further.  (To see the blog click on “TECHNOLOGY GAP” in the TAG CLOUD). … Continue reading →

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“Flowers are Friends”

Posted on August 16, 2012 by john graham

In this wettest of summers, the garden has kept growing at a furious pace, weeds and all.  Everywhere is endlessly green.  Perhaps this is the real green party :-). The trouble is that the rain and the green get relentlessly … Continue reading →

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“Raise the Praise”

Posted on August 14, 2012 by john graham

For the last two weeks I have been lying in bed, lounging on a sofa or sitting in a pub glued to the London 2012 Olympics on TV.  This retirement lark has real advantages. The joy of the Olympics is … Continue reading →

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“Technology Gap”

Posted on August 12, 2012 by john graham

This blog is the beginning of a grumble, but it should be a smile.  It is about the elderly market, and the number of new products that arrive almost every day that should make our lives easier and therefore make … Continue reading →

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First GrumbleSmiles Trust Applications

Posted on August 9, 2012 by john graham

The Trust was launched in February and at the time of writing we have received 20 applications for funds.  The purpose of this blog is to give some general feedback to the people who have applied to us, although they … Continue reading →

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“Compensation not Care”

Posted on August 5, 2012 by john graham

There’s been much talk in the press recently about the legal profession playing a more active role in policing the quality of care delivered in the NHS.  No doubt the “no win, no fee” lawyers will have a field day … Continue reading →

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