Author Archives: john graham

“Olive Branch”

Posted on February 16, 2015 by john graham

In their relentless pursuit of health and wealth, our friends at “Boots the Chemist” have found another breakthrough product.  (See my earlier encounters with Boots by clicking on “Poorly Feet” in the TAG CLOUD). They have revived an age old … Continue reading →

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Blogging Around The World 2

Posted on February 4, 2015 by john graham

In September last year I  wrote a post about the interesting facts that you can get from WordPress  on your blog.  You  can see this post by clicking on 30 September 2014 in the Archive. Two milestones have just been passed since then … Continue reading →

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“Adios Amigo”

Posted on February 1, 2015 by john graham

I threw away one of my favourite cowboy shirts today.   I had kept it even though it was worn at the collar and torn on the sleeves.   It still had character.   Not like today’s fashionable-for-one-year-only shirts.   This shirt had … Continue reading →

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“Cheylesmore Good Neighbours – taking tablets”

Posted on January 29, 2015 by john graham

This blog follows on from the previous post entitled “Cheylesmore Good Neighbours – overcoming barriers”.  Other blogs in this series can be found by clicking on “Cheylesmore Good Neighbours” in the TAG CLOUD. Less than 40% of the UK’s elderly … Continue reading →

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“Cheylesmore Good Neighbours – overcoming barriers”

Posted on January 27, 2015 by john graham

This blog follows on from the Cheylesmore Good Neighbours 2014 Review which was published on the 21st January 2015. In the last 12 months in the small Cheylesmore Good Neighbours group that we have established, we have overcome some of the … Continue reading →

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“Elderly Person Having Fun”

Posted on January 25, 2015 by john graham

Two completely unrelated photographs in The Times, 31 October 2014, caught my eye.    So much so that I kept the paper in a pile for a while, until I could get around to writing this blog. The first photograph was of a young … Continue reading →

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Cheylesmore Good Neighbours —-2014 Review

Posted on January 21, 2015 by john graham

Cheylesmore is a neighbourhood in Coventry of about 6000 households.  The Good Neighbours Group is aimed at providing social opportunity and support for retired people living in the area.   It was started with the help of a grant from the … Continue reading →

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“Protesting Generation 2”

Posted on January 18, 2015 by john graham

This is a continuation of the previous blog, but I was also writing about bus passes four years ago when the Department of Transport were sounding out the possibility of removing free bus passes for elderly people.  It now looks … Continue reading →

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“Protesting Generation”

Posted on January 11, 2015 by john graham

Could this new year be ushering in a new generation of protestors?  Goodness knows this age of austerity looks set to continue for several years ahead and the growth in numbers of the older generation are increasingly being seen as … Continue reading →

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“A Glimmer of Dementia Hope”

Posted on January 8, 2015 by john graham

Once again the Journal of Gerontology has published some interesting research on ageing. The researchers studied 6,500 British people aged between 50 and 90 and examined their cognitive decline over 8 years.  To check their mental ability, they used word … Continue reading →

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