Retirement jottings...
Everyone1 needs a hobby; something to stave off the boredom.
Once in the diary, you can move around by clicking the "Next" and "Back" buttons. I have a long-standing fondness for footnotes. These have a clickable superscripted2 number (see what I did there?) taking you to that day's "Footnotes" section. Return by clicking on the number (or with your Browser's "Back" button, of course). I recently confirmed my footnote habit was already well-established a mere 35 years ago. Must all be part of what dear Mama always characterised as my "butterfly" mind.3
Archives
- 2012: January — March
- 2011: October — December
- 2011: July — September
- 2011: April — June
- 2011: January — March
- 2010: October — December
- 2010: July — September
- 2010: April — June
- 2010: January — March
- 2009: October — December
- 2009: July — September
- 2009: April — June
- 2009: January — March
- 2008: October — December
- 2008: July — September
- 2008: April — June
- 2008: January — March
- 2007: October — December
- 2007: July — September
- 2007: April — June
- 2007: January — March
- 2006: November — December
On a personal note
I began the diary as a retirement hobby in November 2006. Christa and I had no formal plans for my retirement — just as we'd had no formal plans for the 33 delightful years we spent together. Life just kept happening, as it does, and we were largely content to go with the flow. Sadly, the diary briefly turned into a medical bulletin board as I cared for Christa during her final months. I'm certain keeping it helped keep me sane, so I can recommend the practice as therapy. But I hope none of my readers needs such therapy for years to come!
Here's my text from Christa's funeral service. Plus a few brief thoughts on marriage and its aftermath.