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Category Archives: GRUMBLES
Breakfast Exercise “3”
Breakfast is supposed to set you up for the day but not always in the way you intend. See my earlier posts on Breakfast Exercise and you will see what I mean (Breakfast Exercise – 6.9.10 and Breakfast Exercise “2” … Continue reading
“My Paper Chase”
I had a frustrating day yesterday – making phone calls to no-one who was in, just b****y voice mail!; typing an e-mail which then I accidentally deleted before I could send it!! Finally, when I wanted to print a report, … Continue reading
Breakfast Exercise 2
This morning I woke up early – 5.45 am, tired and in my natural stupor first thing in the morning. It’s a time for an autopilot routine – not a time for a challenge. Still half-asleep – grumpy is my … Continue reading
Breakfast Exercise
I am trying to lead a healthy life now I am retired. So I start most days with Tai Chi in the back garden. Half an hour of light stretching and gentle exercise improves breathing and balance as well as … Continue reading
“Mice on the move”
Since first writing about the problems mice are having these days – see “Mouse traps become bridges” dated 1 April 2010 – it seems that the issue is much more widespread that I thought. Today the Daily Mail reports that … Continue reading
Icebergs don’t have ears!
Travelling across the Atlantic to New York on the Queen Mary 2– a voyage to a new life of retirement. Following in the long lost wake of the Titanic, and shortly to pass over her last resting place. It’s been … Continue reading
American Tea Party
After throwing a shipfull of tea into the harbour at Boston, it’s perhaps not surprising that the Americans can’t make tea. Maybe in a country renowned for good service, it’s more a statement of their independence from a very British tradition. Otherwise … Continue reading
Times – they are a changing
Back in the late 60’s when the baby boomers had only just begun to boom, I can recall going to a rock concert in Hyde Park. The hugely successful rock group – Cream were playing unbelievably loud music to a … Continue reading
Silence is Golden
I am waking up in London at the Dorchester Hotel in the lap of luxury. In the middle of the City with Hyde Park on one side and Berkley Square a few streets in the other direction. According to the … Continue reading
