Just joined so I'm introducing myself.
Watch this postI will be 67 next month and retired from the many different jobs in my working life. I guess that I didn’t ever find my calling. I went to university at age 59 but when it was over it was too late to launch a new career. I wanted to lecture but students don’t want to listen to old fogies, so sadly I put aside that idea and settled into life as an eccentric dog owner.
I live in a beautiful Lancashire valley surrounded by hills that demand they be walked/climbed, how could I refuse?
I would like to do a bit of cycle touring but a recent diagnosis of spondylosis and some hip pain means that I may not be doing a world tour anytime soon!
I’m keen to make some friends as I have been on my own for a very long time now, my daughters don’t bother much with me and I don’t have a partner.I didn’t expect to be so isolated at this time in my life, isn’t it strange the way family and friends seem to forget us when we get past 60?
I will pop in regularly and hope to strike up some friendships.
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I was born in UK Leicestershire, came to South Africa to work in the health service, several positions later I have just retired. I am married, due to my husband's high Covid risk we are isolating as far as possible. We live on a small plot, in rural area of national beauty, so lucky, Our son lives in the cottage on the property,
I have family in UK, and maintain contact via face book, but by the nature of things it is difficult to be close. I belong to a nursing group and a group watching our corruption commission, sounds boring but varies between comedy, horror and insult.
I am looking for friends to chat to over a virtual coffee and cake. my hobbies are cooking, gardening, I have times of cross stitch, knitting and embroidery then the urge passes. We have 4 dogs all rescues, keep chickens and lone survivalist duck.
That is a bit about me and mine I look forward to chats and learning about others in the groups
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I'm interested that you live in South Africa. I spent nearly 5 years in Rhodesia as it was in the 1950's, but always I have retained a love of Africa .Married less than a year my husband could not settle back in the UK after the war.
Apartheid and the worsening unrest finally drove us back to the UK. I will never forget the 4 day train journey from Cape Town to Bulawayo on the school train as we missed the Blue train by a few hours when we came off the ship!
I missed the space and the wildlife of Africa and now live in rural Wales.
Somewhere in SA I have an adopted niece, but we lost touch. I would be interested to know what part you live in, and how things might have changed in day to day living?
I live in Magaliesburg on the Gauteng /NW province border. This is known as the cradle of humankind as the caves here have given the earliest humanoid bones. It is also a biospere means an area of national biodiversity. So we are very lucky
We came to SA in 1982 to help with the opening of the new JHB hospital, have watched the move from apartheid to democracy. All was well until the corruption which appears to bedevil each African country at so stage. The country is learning the results of state capture and theft in a commission. Even ANC leaders are being brought to court, so with luck we are passing through that stage.
I worked in several hospitals both public and private, with a spell overseas in Saudi before setting up a low cost clinic with a local pharmacy. ( Nurses, with extra qualifications, are allowed to diagnose and treat here, referring to GPs and hospitals as required).
Day to day is very quiet now Covid regs. stopped me working as over 70s can't work. So I passed the clinic on. May go back once vaccination is complete, we are in the second group which if enough vaccine can be bought will be in May. We have a home with enough land for vegetables, a few chickens.and a few fruit trees The fruit trees feed more of the local bird life than us I enjoy cooking, jam making and preserving. My husband does web designing he taught himself after retiring from radiography.
That's quite enough about us, would like to hear about you and yours. Where do you live? What is your life like?
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That is an interesting area to live in, I saw a documentary a while ago of The Origins of Man, and I remember about those early bones! The part of Wales where I live now is also a designated Geopark, a region of natural beauty and geological interest with many enormous cave systems only partly explored, and waterfalls on the rivers which powered many industries in times past.
I live with my daughter and her Welsh husband after 4 years alone since my husband passed away. we share a former old plain stone farmhouse on the edge of moorland with sheep in the next door field. My daughter has some ponies,and we have 2 dogs. I garden a bit, potter in my greenhouse and paint a bit from my own photos, and generally help out. I like to be outside when I can, as I love the space. I have been lucky to have that option in these times.
We have all had our first jabs, so we are hoping for more freedom to move about soon.
If you would like to chat some more we could move over to Chat. I will will put a message there as well.
Best Wishes
Bless you
Don't give up.
I have been a member here now for the best part of three minutes so thought it was about time I left a message. Pity that I can't think of anything interesting to say, but i guess that good manners dictate that I should introduce myself. I am not sure how we deal with real names here so will leave that for now, but I am a single man living in Gateshead who will turn 60 in two days time. I am happy with my lot, but also maybe considering a little bit of a reboot.
Looking forward to meeting you all.
Lovely to hear from you. I had a good day on my birthday (just quiet drinks with my brother and sister) and a few days off work either side, which was nice.
In Gateshead the weather is drizzly.....always!!!.....I quite like it really.
Take care and keep in touch. it would be nice to know more about you.
Bob
Can you claim on council tax ?