Tackle longer but lonelier, less healthy and less happy lives.
Here are some extracts from a recent Office for National statistics report. Not very positive but perhaps a timely reminder to take back control of
02/03/2026
Blog & Articles of Interest
Who said that being back in the workplace was best?
During the Covid pandemic, lots of jobs moved to remote home-working but now employers want more people back where they can see them. For disabled
25/02/2026
Healthy life-expectancy starting to nose-dive?
The latest Office for national Statistics data (Healthy life expectancy, UK – Office for National Statistics) makes grim reading for everyone and worse for women.
23/02/2026
Ladies who lunch.
Not quite singing for my supper but I was talking for my lunch last week at the Lee-on-the-Solent golf club with a fascinating group of
09/02/2026
National year of reading: another John Steinbeck recommendation
If, like me, you ever served in Naples with NATO, you may remember the big AFSOUTH HQ on the mainland. We Navy-types had our own
28/01/2026
Even a blind person…
Yes, I do flower arranging too. Here’s a simple hand-tied posy which works well with those hollow-stemmed tulips and daffodils. Just a bit of greenery
26/01/2026
E.F Benson Mapp and Lucia series.
I spent many very happy summer holidays in Rye (in Sussex) where my grandmother and aunt lived for many years. Days of exploring the little
19/01/2026
Happy New Year to you
Catering for 9 here went like clockwork thanks to the “Christmas made easy” booklet. All hot, delicious and on time. And that was while struggling
05/01/2026
Christmas Greetings from the sous-chef and me.
Tracks of my life. I think it’s a bit like Desert Island Discs for us who can’t see. Me nattering on about my life with
17/12/2025