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I have always had an interest in farming. Surprisingly for one who grew up in a small industrial town in Lancashire – which had 5 working coal mines and 2 cotton mills, we were always close to farms. Urban sprawl from Manchester had not arrived and we were surrounded by farmland – mainly arable and…
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The journey through old age is a series of milestones, each with its own significance. Retirement, loss of a spouse, the day you realise that a low seated sports car is not for you, or the day you realise you have to sit down to put socks on! To me each milestone is interesting in…
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I am about to go on another train journey. I love trains and railway stations. Before you jump to conclusions I am not a train spotter. You will not find me at the end of platform 4 in Carlisle with my camera and thermos flask. I just like travelling by train. Now that I am…
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We seem to be becoming a lot less kind and gentle as a nation. Passive aggression and overt aggression seems to be seen everywhere. When I was growing up in the fifties we were taught to be kind and courteous. Yes there were always bullies about but I don’t remember the extreme nastinesses that young…
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So how did you get on with the armageddon which was 3 days of sunny weather last week.? I find myself not only being classed as an Old Lad but a Vulnerable adult. So according to the advice from HM Government I should have been holed up in my house in my string vest with…
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This week I have reached another milestone in the journey as an Old Lad. I am writing a new will. My current Will is over 30 years old so I decided it was time for a refresh. It’s not a complicated Will – I have 3 children so what earthly possessions I have will be…
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Looking back I think I have tried to keep up with the IT revolution. It is quite extraordinary to realise that in thousands of years of our history this is probably one of the biggest quantum leaps humans have made – and in a relatively short space of time. I read recently of a museum…
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I have always liked organ music – church organ not the Wurlitzer type. The power of an organ in a cathedral or church is like nothing else. Sadly unless you live near a cathedral it is rare to be able to go to an organ recital and it’s likely that exposure to organ music may…
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From an early age I have loved books. I love bookshops and still feel guilty buying books on Amazon – there’s nothing beats browsing. I love the feel of books and particularly the feeling when you open the first page of a new book. I have tried using electronic readers but I can’t get away…
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As I continue on this journey into Old Age I seem to be becoming more clumsy. I occasionally knock things over. I live in a house with low doorways and find myself bumping my head having not ducked enough. Why is this? My eyesight is OK with glasses – I don’t use those irritating varifocal…
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