We purchase a product we shall need, and when that need
arises WE CANNOT REMOVE IT FROM ITS CONTAINER. Why do
manufacturers think that as our age increases so does
our strength? more
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U3A stands for the University of the Third
Age, which is a self-help organization for people no longer in full
time employment providing educational, creative and leisure opportunities
in a friendly environment. U3As Offer the chance to study over 300
different subjects in such fields as art, languages, music, history,
life sciences, philosophy, computing, crafts, photography and walking.
more
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A question for the Ladies! What is the largest
organization for women in England and Wales, which has approximately
230,000 members and has been running since 1915? more
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So
after much deliberation we have chosen the holiday destination, sorted
out the flights, and already we are picturing ourselves languishing
on warm sands with the inviting blue sea stretching before us, and
we just have the minor formality of the holiday travel insurance and
then all the arrangements will be complete. more
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In other
words 'do not give the government the tax on the interest received
on your hard earned savings - keep it (and this is hard to believe)
with the government's blessing'. more
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Christmas
is over and as is usual at this time of the year we are left with
an expanded waistline and a diminished bank balance. (Wouldn't it
be great if, just for once, the situation was reversed and we could
greet the New Year with a diminished waistline and an expanded bank
balance?). more
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I
have just seen the headline in my daily newspaper "Millions can't
get to see their GP". This appears to be the damaging side effect
of the government's aim that patients should be able to see their
doctor within 48 hours, and if Practices keep within this government
target they qualify for a cash reward. more
1.
Don't begrudge spending money on your own comfort, health and
quality of life. You deserve it!
AND FOR THE OVER-60'S - The government's annual fuel allowance of £200 is meant
to be used for our warmth and comfort, and to ease the worry of
the increased heating bill. more
"DO
NOT TRY TO SLIM". JUST PUT TICKS IN THE APPROPRIATE COLUMNS AND IF
THE FIRST COLUMNS ARE FULL OF TICKS AND THE COLUMNS
ON THE RIGHT ARE PRETTY WELL DEVOID OF TICKS,THEN
YOU WILL HAVE LOST WEIGHT WITHOUT EFFORT AND WITH THE ADDED BONUS
THAT YOU WILL BE EATING HEATHILY, AND
YOUR ENERGY AND SKIN TONE WILL ALSO PERK UP. more
She
used her old tights (legs only) for crocheting bath mats, and, whilst
the crocheting bug was still with her, used up the rest of her old
tights by treating the dog to a new cover for the inside of its
basket. more
Well,
here we are just a few weeks after the Christmas celebrations and
already they seem in the distant past and all we are left with are
happy memories (I hope), a few pounds heavier and lots and lots of
sterling pounds lighter.
more
HOBBIES
is a word that has such a pleasurable and contented ring about it
- hobbies, something that you enjoy doing and adds to the quality
of your life. Perhaps like me, you envisaged retirement as
a time to at last indulge yourself with all the hobbies and interests
which had to be pushed into the background during the hectic years
of working and looking after the family, only to discover that retirement
is just as hectic and that it is still a job to fit in hobbies. more
I
was immediately whisked back to my childhood and to the wonderful
sight of fields of yellow cowslips and of that never-to-be-forgotten
smell of the untouched perfume of wild cowslips mixed with
the clean country air. more
As
promised, here is an over-view of the main essential vitamins and
minerals, BUT, rather than take them in isolation it is better to
take a good multi-vitamin and mineral tablet aimed specifically at
the over 50s. more...
It
is said that the first thing a man does when he wakes in the morning
is to look out of the window to see how the weather has changed overnight,
and the first thing a women does on waking is to look in the mirror
to see what the night has done to her face.
more...
Do
you still go shopping with cash in your bag and at the same time
worry about whether you are going to be mugged, have your purse
stolen, etc? more...
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