Category Archives: ABOUT GRUMBLESMILES

Do it yourself Dementia Care.

Posted on August 3, 2017 by

In their desperation to cope with the tsunami of dementia that is overwhelming the NHS some clinicians are resorting to consulting staff and even relatives of patients.     An interesting report of an audit by the Royal Chollege of … Continue reading →

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Blogging Around The World 2

Posted on February 4, 2015 by

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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Blogging around the World

Posted on September 30, 2014 by

I noticed on GrumbleSmiles today I had a visitor from the Dominican Republic and it prompted me to look at the statistics you get from WordPress.    This is one of the nice things about blogging, you get very rapid analysis … Continue reading →

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About GrumbleSmiles & how to find your way around the website

Posted on September 13, 2013 by

I have worked in the field of housing and social care for the past 30 years until I retired from the ExtraCare Charitable Trust in January 2010.   I have an abiding interest in all aspects of social policy as it affects … Continue reading →

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Tommy Blogtoons on the Postal Service

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Since the GrumbleSmiles blog was started, we have been illustrating some of the posts with cartoons.  This is the second post in building a gallery of all the blogtoons. I’ve written a series of posts on the virtues of the … Continue reading →

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Tommy Graham’s Blogtoons on Fruit Juice

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

Since the GrumbleSmiles blog was started, we have been illustrating some of the posts with cartoons.  This post is the start of building a gallery of all the blogtoons. I’ve written a series of posts on the virtues of fruit … Continue reading →

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“Reflection on Blogging”

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

Q1  Why am I blogging? I have something to say about all things “elderly” Writing can be therapeutic   Fun when it flows easily – a topic that fires my imagination Frustrating when on an important issue – the simple … Continue reading →

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