Among all the specifically Egyptian experiences on our special holiday, I finally managed to see the sun rise and set on same day....

I did it! Seventy new things before my 70th birthday. Last time I posted, at the end of 2024 with three weeks to go before my birthday,...

A TREE Since we retired and downsized seven years ago there has never been a Christmas tree in our house, except the beautiful white...

Na tional No vel Wri ting Mo nth I signed up to write the first draft of a novel = 50,000 words - during November. The first draft is not...

September dawned bright and clear. My longtime good friend, Sarah, is training to be a master beekeeper in Yorkshire and offered to share...

Following the removal of a cataract in May I was waiting for new spectacles to match my new eyesight. In the meantime - two months...

Following the removal of a cataract I am currently unable to drive because my eyesight and my spectactles no longer match. In the...

You may have noticed it's been a while since I last posted anything. It's no good, there's no getting away from this post - it certainly...

Friends and family members have been thinking creatively to suggest new things I might try in my seventieth year. The trouble is, I've...