Image thanks to stockcake My sister and I have found ourselves in hospital again, as carers this time rather than patients. Both of us were using our phones and tablets to keep in touch with relatives and friends. I confess I was also keeping an eye on the football scores. Everywhere you go now, everyone … Continue reading What will amaze us in the future?
Chaser of lost causes part 2
A couple of weeks back I wrote about how I was a chaser of lost causes, in that I find myself starting things which are impossible to complete. I gave a couple of examples: a challenge to read a book by an author from every country in the world and; an attempt to walk the … Continue reading Chaser of lost causes part 2
Stop the clock
Image thanks to Hayters.com If someone had told me before the match that Arsenal would beat Newcastle by two goals to one I would have accepted it. The North London team is well into its stride while Newcastle has had a stuttering but not disastrous start. The transfer window was somewhat of a debacle and … Continue reading Stop the clock
Chaser of lost causes
When I still used Twitter I had said that I was a chaser of lost causes in my profile. I was half joking of course and had meant that many of the things that I wanted to see change in the world were very unlikely to happen. Sure enough very few of them have but … Continue reading Chaser of lost causes
Friendship groups
Image thanks to Freepic The six weeks holiday is over and the kids have gone to school. I started my blog in the same way a couple of weeks ago but bare with me, I am hoping to make a different point. Back in the last academic year, up until July, we would take the … Continue reading Friendship groups
Drawing lessons
One of the things that I told everyone who asked what I was going to do once I was retired was that I was going to try and learn to draw. We are fortunate in Morpeth that we have an art shop which sells everything that a budding and more mature artist may want. What … Continue reading Drawing lessons
Six long weeks
Image thanks to Medium At last the time has come when the children go to school. For some it is their first time while for many it is a continuation of the last academic year. Parents are relieved but not more so than grandparents. The six week holiday is when they really come into their … Continue reading Six long weeks
It makes them sound interesting
Image thanks to InterestingFacts.com One of the troubles of getting old is that you find yourself repeating the same stories. There are only so many ways to say the same thing. Having blogged for well over ten years now (thirteen years to be precise) it is inevitable that I will have to use the same … Continue reading It makes them sound interesting
Bad as it seems?
I’ve tried giving social media a rest. I’ve not gone for a total switch off but have been trying to spend less time doom scrolling as it is not good for me. I came off Twitter some time ago as I found it too depressing, filled with bile and hatred. I would put my phone … Continue reading Bad as it seems?
Look for the unusual
I’m making significant progress in my quest to read a book by an author from every country in the world. I’m on number seventy which is past a third of the way. There is still some distance to go but I am encouraged that a third is closer to a half than it is to … Continue reading Look for the unusual
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 