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Hello from a newbie and like minded member

My first post to introduce myself - I live in the countryside and enjoy gardening especially the days when the sun is shining and I can enjoy a well earned glass of chilled wine looking at the blooms.


My husband does the boring jobs (in my view) of cutting the grass and growing the vegetables whilst I plant and weed the flower beds. But I must say it does involve an awful lot of weeding I have always worked in admin and finance and eventually qualified as an accountant about 10 years ago.


I enjoy the work and have a great balance because I only work part-time so have plenty of spare time. Three years ago we had a wake-up call and decided to make the most of our "golden years". We went on a fabulous trip to Australia which was somewhere I'd always wanted to visit. Then a six week tour of Scotland two years ago, visiting beautiful Northumberland, on the way and a similar tour of Ireland last year.


Looking forward to joining in with the group chatter


Created By on 02/02/2020

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Yogafan
4th Feb 2020 14:43:43
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Thanks for voting!
Hi Blondie,and welcome! I'm also a gardener,but I enjoy the "boring"jobs,mainly growing my own food.I've got a garden just to relax and chill out in but also have an allotment which I love.I'm an aussie living in the UK atm,and can't wait for summer! x
nicelady
22nd Mar 2020 05:39:46 (Last activity: 22nd Mar 2020 07:41:33)
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Thanks for voting!
I also am new to silversurfers and don't really know how to this site works yet. I did some gardening many years ago but I found it really was a lot of work. I do have a nice yard now which looks a little like a forest. It sounds like you and your husband have made a good choice to travel . The world is very beautiful and interesting. My husband and I traveled to a lot of places before he died, and we saw some wonderful places in that time .I don't travel anymore, but my life is quite interesting with many interests and hobbies.
Response from Melina - Assistant Editor made on 22nd Mar 2020 07:41:33
Hi and welcome to Silversurfers. A good tip on how to get involved on our site is to take a look at Current Topics in our Forum and feel free to engage in anything that takes your interest. We also have a very active Speakers Corner section where you may find something that interests you. https://www.silversurfers.com/speakers-corner/

I hope you enjoy being part of our community.

Melina

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