Category Archives: SMILES

“Elderly Person Having Fun”

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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“Sign of the Times”

A belated observation on the media and how it portrays older people.   Let hope for a New years’ resolution of more positive images in the year ahead. The Times is a big political issue of the day, head down, serious … Continue reading

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Old Geek with MP3 Player

It was just over a year ago that I was contemplating getting an MP3 player and I certainly would have got one except I didn’t know what one was 🙂    (See my earlier blog by clicking on “Old Geek ” … Continue reading

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“A Convenient Generational Truth”

The Gerontologist is a journal that you would pretty much only read if you are old and then only if you have nothing better to do and you can find a copy lying around in the doctor’s surgery.  Unless of course, you … Continue reading

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N.H.S. Golden Goodbyes

  Once again the elderly are being cast as a problem to the NHS.  The trouble is they will keep getting ill ! The Health Service chief Sir Bruce Keogh has been talking in the last few day about the … Continue reading

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ExtraCare Traditions 4 – Elderflower Festival

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THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF A SERIES OF BLOGS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS DESCRIBING SOME OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE EXTRACARE CHARITABLE TRUST.    THIS WAS THE ORGANISATION I FOUNDED AND WORKED FOR FROM 1987 THROUGH TO THE TIME I … Continue reading

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ExtraCare Traditions 3 – Sports Day

THIS IS PART OF WHAT WILL BE A SERIES OF BLOGS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS DESCRIBING SOME OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE EXTRACARE CHARITABLE TRUST.  THIS WAS THE ORGANISATION I FOUNDED AND WORKED FOR FROM 1987 THROUGH TO THE … Continue reading

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ExtraCare Traditions 2 – Buzzwords

THIS IS PART OF WHAT WILL BE A SERIES OF BLOGS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS DESCRIBING SOME OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE EXTRACARE CHARITABLE TRUST.  THIS WAS THE ORGANISATION I FOUNDED AND WORKED FOR FROM 1987 THROUGH TO THE … Continue reading

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ExtraCare Traditions 1 – Talent Spotting

THIS IS THE START OF WHAT WILL BE A SERIES OF BLOGS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS DESCRIBING SOME OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE EXTRACARE CHARITABLE TRUST.  THIS WAS THE ORGANISATION I FOUNDED AND WORKED FOR FROM 1987 … Continue reading

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Blogging around the World

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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