Category Archives: SMILES

“Grumble Post ” 2

Posted on November 13, 2011 by john graham

Last week I started a blog on the rising cost of sending letters and the declining standards of service from the Post Office (sorry, Royal Mail). See “Grumble Post” 1 dated 6th November 2011 or click on “GrumbleSmiles Post” in … Continue reading →

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“Lift your Spirits” 1

Posted on November 8, 2011 by john graham

A recent survey of 3000 adults looked at what made people happy and found that it was the simple things in life which could trigger a positive change of mood. The research was conducted for Three Barrels Brandy which is … Continue reading →

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“Grumble Post” 1

Posted on November 6, 2011 by john graham

It is not long ago – 4th October 2011 – I was nostalgically writing about “The Penny Post”. No question, this was a grumbling blog lamenting the fact that things are not as good as they used to be in the … Continue reading →

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“Smile for the Camera”

Posted on October 30, 2011 by john graham

In preparing to write this blog, I started collecting research studies on ageing. Worldwide there are 1,000’s of studies going on all the time – mainly medically related – a lot about the demographics of ageing – more and more … Continue reading →

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“A Poem for Early Autumn”

Posted on September 27, 2011 by john graham

Now is the time of stubble fields, Grain given up for food. A brief respite from farming toil, The ground unploughed before winter. No more upright be-suited harvest, Time to reflect on a year of growing. Memories forgotten of … Continue reading →

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“Do-it-yourself Healthcare”

Posted on September 25, 2011 by john graham

When measuring blood pressure, the “white coat” effect is not a new phenomenon – it’s been known about for almost a century. When patients go to see their doctor, many are understandably anxious and this raises their blood pressure. Hence … Continue reading →

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“My Garden Age” 2

Posted on September 20, 2011 by john graham

It’s a windy apples-off-the-trees blow-away day. Signs of summer fading fast. Early autumn breeze wrestling with the browning leaves. Yet the garden still has much to give in its green old age. The last flush of the roses as beautiful … Continue reading →

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“Granola Wars” 2

Posted on September 11, 2011 by john graham

My struggle with packaging and in particular breakfast cereals, continues. (See my earlier blogs in the “archive” on Breakfast Exercise dated 6th September 2011, 27th March 2011 and 20th February 2011 and Granola Wars dated 19th June 2011). This morning … Continue reading →

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“Plastic Fantastic”

Posted on September 4, 2011 by john graham

A recent article in the Daily Mail on the 15th August 2011, reported on an 83-year-old lady in America who caused quite a stir in the medical establishment when she decided to have breast implants. This really had me in … Continue reading →

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“Water, Water Everywhere”

Posted on August 28, 2011 by john graham

Over the last ten years it has become more and more common to hear people tell you to drink more and more water – eight glasses a day / two and a half pints a day / 1.2 litres a … Continue reading →

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