The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

Good Morning. It's a bright and sunny day here in Wimbledon. We have a good B&B, clean, comfy bed and quiet considering where we are. Good breakfast. Poor coffee.

We spent 10½ hours at the tennis yesterday. Overall we saw three complete matches on #1 court; two were excellent - Medvedev v Fery (1st time Brit) and Sinner v Schwartzmann. Very entertaining. Sandwiched between these two was a women's match Krejicova v Watson. Awful. Utterly boring with neither looking in anyway interested.

I would put young Arthur Fery down as one to watch.

We're heading to the Wimbledon tennis museum later today then train home and good, clear, cool Lancashire water.

Today I am 69 or 96 - depends on your view of the world!!!

 

[welsh dragon]

Coooooeeee. 12 deg. Dry and calm but cloudy. That'll do

Exciting news. Its bin day for us. Woooohooo

Stay safe peeps

 

[Dave7]

Coooooeeee. 12 deg. Dry and calm but cloudy. That'll do

Exciting news. Its bin day for us. Woooohooo

Stay safe peeps

Black bin day for us.
I was up and wide awake at 0500. This could be a long day 😶

 

[Tenkaykev]

Daughter and her partner drove us up from Poole to Southwell yesterday. They stayed overnight and will head back to Edinburgh via a few days in Buxton. We're doing a bit at Mrs Tenkaykevs brothers house for a couple of days. House clearers arrive next week.
It's focused our minds on decluttering and making sure our wills are up to date. Wouldn't want the kids to have to go through what's been a very sad few weeks.

 

[Drago]

The sun is out, the birds wre tweeting a lot this morning.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning folks, out to lunch later then its down the club playing bingo and being sociable.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all, it's a bit overcast this .later on I'm meeting up with a good friend of mine who I haven't seen for 5 years. I was his best man at his wedding which was on the day of Princess Diana's funeral.
MrsP is off the wild life rescue sanctuary, she volunteers there a couple of days a week.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good Morning. It's a bright and sunny day here in Wimbledon. We have a good B&B, clean, comfy bed and quiet considering where we are. Good breakfast. Poor coffee.

We spent 10½ hours at the tennis yesterday. Overall we saw three complete matches on #1 court; two were excellent - Medvedev v Fery (1st time Brit) and Sinner v Schwartzmann. Very entertaining. Sandwiched between these two was a women's match Krejicova v Watson. Awful. Utterly boring with neither looking in anyway interested.

I would put young Arthur Fery down as one to watch.

We're heading to the Wimbledon tennis museum later today then train home and good, clear, cool Lancashire water.

Today I am 69 or 96 - depends on your view of the world!!!

Happy birthday .

 

[numbnuts]

Happy Bithday @PaulSB have a good one

 

[numbnuts]

Morning all, I'm up too

 

[Mo1959]

Happy Birthday @PaulSB Enjoy your day.


8 mile very weary walk done. The lack of sleep was almost making me feel a bit drunk! Must resist having a snooze later or I won't sleep tonight again. Hopefully the cycling should be reasonably exciting again with another mountain stage and I think a certain Mr Murray is hitting a ball with a bat later too.

 

[Chief Broom]

Good to hear from you. It’s always worrying when people suddenly disappear. Glad the bike is still going well and hope you’re still enjoying the new house too.

Not sure why I bother going to bed some nights. The brain just wouldn’t switch off so I’m back up and dressed. I’ll no doubt head out for an early walk soon.

Thanks Mo and apologies for vanishing into the ether for a while I hope youre insomnia phase passes, i get it to and should also resist afternoon naps! Off for a spin this morning over the hills and far away [or as far as the get up and go lasts!]. Garden is coming along and have been enjoying lots of home grown veg, its good to be able to just pop outside for a lettuce/beetroot/parsley/ broadbeans etc. Happy birthday PaulSB im convinced that cyclists years are a good 20 yrs younger,,a friend said to me that i looked like i was getting younger since i started cycling...i wont argue with that!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

From my Facebook page this morning, lol!

 

[numbnuts]

Thanks Mo and apologies for vanishing into the ether for a while I hope youre insomnia phase passes, i get it to and should also resist afternoon naps! Off for a spin this morning over the hills and far away [or as far as the get up and go lasts!]. Garden is coming along and have been enjoying lots of home grown veg, its good to be able to just pop outside for a lettuce/beetroot/parsley/ broadbeans etc. Happy birthday PaulSB im convinced that cyclists years are a good 20 yrs younger,,a friend said to me that i looked like i was getting younger since i started cycling...i wont argue with that!
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Your garden is looking very good well done

 

[welsh dragon]

Thanks Mo and apologies for vanishing into the ether for a while I hope youre insomnia phase passes, i get it to and should also resist afternoon naps! Off for a spin this morning over the hills and far away [or as far as the get up and go lasts!]. Garden is coming along and have been enjoying lots of home grown veg, its good to be able to just pop outside for a lettuce/beetroot/parsley/ broadbeans etc. Happy birthday PaulSB im convinced that cyclists years are a good 20 yrs younger,,a friend said to me that i looked like i was getting younger since i started cycling...i wont argue with that!
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Fabulous looking garden.