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  • Write about your approach to budgeting. Just as I was approaching retirement, my mum died, and she left me enough money to buy a two bedroom apartment, so we pay no rent. We also don’t run a car, and we have free bus passes. So we just have to pay domestic bills and buy food.…

  • Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? Ideally, I’d like to be a citizen of the world. I believe in the brotherhood of man and woman. I think we should focus on what we have in common rather than what we have that’s different. After all, Jesus said it, that we should…

  • Tenacity

    If there were a biography about you, what would the title be? Tenacity is a quality I believe I have. Some may say stubborn. I once was in the passenger lounge in Perth (W.A.) Airport, and I got chatting to an Australian woman. I tried describing where I was from by saying I went to…

  • The missus and I are back home. We planned to cross the country from Newcastle by train, but my tickets disappeared off my phone. I bought a second set of tickets, but then the train was cancelled. We ended up getting a taxi back, which is about 70 miles and cost us £150. Ouch! Still…

  • Amersfoort Tower

    Inside the brick built tower in Amersfoort in the Netherlands today. Amersfoort Tower

  • My Glass is Half Full
  • Tulips in Utrecht
  • Bussum

    So, we made it to the hotel in Bussum in the Netherlands, and this will be our home for the next four days.

  • What’s your favorite candy? I’m writing from the ship King Seaways halfway across the North Sea. There was quite a swell when we set off, but now it’s settled down a bit. The duty free shop is full of chocolate, and I love chocolate, but I shall resist, with God’s help.

  • A Rose