mamaTrish
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Retired |
| Location | Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | I'm in the process of learning how to survive on next to nothing whilst still having an interesting life and a reasonably comfortable one...! So far so good, but it's early days and it wouldn't take much to shake the foundations of my fragile world and for the walls to come tumbling down. So... I thought it might be interesting to record how I cope with life on a daily basis, resolve problems, face new challenges, get out and about, improve my level of fitness, embark on new adventures and have some fun time.... all on a basic State Pension. I think there'll be some challenging times as I try to juggle soot.... ski uphill in a bucket.... play ping-pong in a wind tunnel.... ! I'd love to exchange ideas with others in a similar position... perhaps we have valuable tips we can give one another.... lets see where this post leads... |
| Interests | I'm just developing an allotment for the first time and it's a steep learning curve, a lot of fun and quite a lot of hard work..! Also... I've recently bought a bike so I can get out and about and improve my level of fitness. I used to enjoy playing sport .... I loved playing squash. But that was then, this is now. Now I enjoy swimming a gentle lane or two at the swimming baths or splashing about in a leisure pool. |
| Favorite movies | Enjoy the 'big-screen' now and again. Don't like blood and guts (although I did enjoy Pulp Fiction) Favourite movies include Shawshank Redemption, Chocolat, Moulin Rouge |
| Favorite music | Middle-of-the-road I guess - Eric Clapton, Chris Rea, The Eagles, Bob Segar, Dire Straits, Roxy Music, Tina Turner, Fleetwood Mac - the list goes on and on. Hard to mention just a few - I suppose I like most music but have a bit of a problem with modern jazz and barber-shop quartets.... |
| Favorite books | I love to read and I love having books close to hand. Biographies, Autobiographies, thrillers, novels, talking-books, etc., etc., I like a wide range of books and enjoy getting lost in them. |