Category Archives: SMILES

“All the pages are my days”

GrumbleSmiles was set up to provide innovative answers to tackling the problems of loneliness in later life.    Many older people are less able to get out and about, which can be the first steps towards a life of isolation. … Continue reading →

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Rainy Day Benefits

All my recent posts about welfare benefits have dragged my down, not helped by the everyday rain.     It seems like I have chosen the driest subject to talk about in the wettest spring I can remember.    It … Continue reading →

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Spring Koan

It’s spring, a time for growing, for going out in the garden and getting started on a new year of flowers, but nobody told the rainmaker !

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Panama Canal Trip

I haven’t been out much this winter because of all the rain, so today I decided to travel to warmer climes.   I joined an American couple on a trip though the Panama Canal.    I have never been to … Continue reading →

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LLLP Derailment.

I have been surfing around looking for welfare benefits solutions for what seems like an age.  So this weekend I am going to have a break and write about some thing different. Ever since the Last Laugh Looney Party has been … Continue reading →

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Banking Security

My money is safe in the bank.    So safe I can’t get at it ! My bank card expires at the end of the month and normally a few weeks before that I am automatically sent a new one. … Continue reading →

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LLLP and Trump

Once again the Last Laugh Looney Party has been brought back to assist Prime Minister, Mrs Maynever.     This time it was at the world leaders summit ——- the World Economic Forum at the Swiss luxury resort of Davos. … Continue reading →

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Blog Koan?

If a tweet equals 142. How many characters does it take to make a conversation?  

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Doggy Rush Hour.

Every Monday is a very special day for dogs in Kilsby.    You have to get your owner up nice and early, and get out and about before the bin men come.    This is the day when everyone puts … Continue reading →

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Weather Koan

Another wet and wind-torn day, the weather just won’t go away.   Setting the disturbed mood of awakening, but the outlook will soon change.   A bright new dawn awaits. Time to get the wind in your sails.

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