The United Nations has had its eye on the problem of our ageing population for many years now. They predict that "by 2050 more than 20 per cent of the world’s population will be 60 years old or older" and that "the increase in the number of older people will be greatest and most rapid … Continue reading World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Life
A Little Out of Whack
A good few years back my step-mum gave me a Zygocactus. It's supposed to bloom on my birthday, which is still a month away. I read today that Zygocactus "flower in response to shortening daylength (actually lengthening nights)". Four floors below us, a neighbour has the same plant on the identical balcony, but positioned slightly … Continue reading A Little Out of Whack
Boys and Their Toys
After my last post, about my cousin riding in an Austin 7 racecar, I remembered that there had once been a passage about his and my brother's fascination with cars in my book. Our house was built on piers on a sloping block, so that as a young child I could stand to my full height underneath … Continue reading Boys and Their Toys
The Reluctant Retiree 