https://bloganuary.wordpress.com/2024/01/30/what-do-you-complain-about-the-most Sigh... I like to think I'm reasonably tolerant, but there are some things that just get under my skin, like itching powder. #1 Owners who allow their dogs to poop on beaches. Please, I beg, scoop their poop. Standing in a dog's poo in your bare feet is not cool. #2 Diners on the... Continue Reading →
My Top 5 Hobbies and Interests
Because I have such a wide range of hobbies and interests, I am the type of person who needs a 30-hour day! I'm meant to be retired, but I manage to fill EVERY minute. The phrase, 'I'm bored,' does not form part of my vocabulary. I've only listed my top five, so I will also... Continue Reading →
Self-Service Checkouts
Checkouts not manned by staff have apparently neither revolutionised our shopping experience nor cut operating costs as expected. In my opinion, this is proof you can't always replace humans with technology-- and why should we? My number one concern when shops implemented self-service checkouts was that of the human cost. The army of part-time workers, such... Continue Reading →
Moving House is Probably the Best Way to Declutter Your Life
Yep, packing the physical contents of your life into cardboard boxes is a fantastic way to declutter your life significantly when you are downsizing for retirement. All trivial trinkets and junk you've collected over the years when you only have limited space in the removal lorry and a tiny house does help to focus the mind.... Continue Reading →
What is Your Favourite Animal?
It took me all of three seconds to answer this question - clue - the name of my website. I absolutely adore pigs, especially piglets! I realise the most popular choice will probably be dogs or cats ... but piglets, hye, you've got to admit they are cute. Brown piglets with black spots Prize porker... Continue Reading →
In What Ways Do You Communicate Online?
In what ways do you communicate online? Do you remember life before the internet when we relied on snail mail and landlines, and our only visual link to the outside world was TV, newspapers and magazines? When phones were phones. You dialled a number and made a call? Roll on 30 years, and now we... Continue Reading →
I Am NOT a Lonely Planet Traveller
Looking back, August 2021 was one of the most harrowing road trips we undertook was driving to visit our family in France and then onto the UK just after the COVID restrictions were lifted. We didn't want to fly from Portugal, so driving in our own car bubble and staying in Approved and SAFE Clean... Continue Reading →
