As a daughter my biggest regret was that I did not manage to encourage my parents to move into a Retirement Village earlier. By the time they did make the move to Charters Village six year ago, my father was very poorly, and…

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Ron and I moved into Castle Village in October 2018. Prior to that, we had lived in a lovely bungalow in Billericay, Essex.  We thought that that was our forever home but I had been wondering just where I would want to be…

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We can blame technology for many problems like giving us the instant data on the latest deaths from Coronavirus, which either worries us or even scares us, but technology can also bring us closer together in difficult times. Take for instance this Sunday…

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When retiring, one is faced with a number of decisions – not only where to put down your roots but also consideration for your family. In the case of my wife and myself having lived in lovely rural France for ten and half…

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One aspect of retirement living that I’ve only briefly mentioned up to now is family.  Do your siblings and sons and daughters have any concerns about you moving into a retirement community? Do you all want to be near each other?  Do they…

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This is all about the delicious stuff (that most of us like) but which we could not buy during the war years. I was really surprised on reading a recent article which detailed where and when chocolate goodies first came into our lives….

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Let’s assume that you’ve decided to investigate the possibilities of moving to a retirement community.  In my last blog I briefly covered some of the aspects of retirement living to give food for thought.  In this one I will try to cover the next steps that…

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When they read my first blog some readers may have thought – “We have a level garden”, “All the facilities we need are not very far away”, “Our friends are all nearby”.  I can quite understand but what about when you grow older or, sadly, you find yourself on your…

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