Create Your Own Blog

by | Apr 13, 2016 | Money & Work Features

My Not So Secret Diary Having a personal blog seems to me to be simply a very public form of diary writing. Whereas in times gone by a diary was a fiercely guarded secret often done up securely with a lock and key and tucked away, these days whether it is social media...

What Should We Eat For Breakfast?

by | Apr 7, 2016 | Food & Drink

“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,” said Piglet at last, “what’s the first thing you say to yourself?”  “What’s for breakfast?” said Pooh. “What do you say, Piglet?”  “I say, I wonder what’s going...

Never Too Old To Learn New Tricks…

by | Apr 5, 2016 | Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

Will I Ever Learn On a recent train journey I was seated across from a party of young students from Italy. Having picked up a smattering of the language many moons ago, I attempted to catch something of what they were discussing and flirted with the notion that I...

No Fool like an Old April Fool…

by | Mar 31, 2016 | Health & Beauty Features

If you are stuck for ideas for some April Fools Day tomfoolery, pranking and jackanapery for tomorrow, I have trawled the internet for some inspiration!  Here are a few of my historical favourites…(make sure you check out the penguins video) April Fool 1981- The...

State Pension Changes – Budget 2016

by | Mar 22, 2016 | Money & Work

So What’s New? The Chancellor announced in his budget on the 16th March that there will be some significant changes to the State Pension and Savings Credits from April 6th this year. Allegedly this is to be a simpler single tier system to replace the current one...

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