Working with wool and one hand…
26 Apr 2024
We are still determining what it is like to relearn those things we used to do with two hands so that we can manage with one. DO found a way to help a friend in that position and passed it on…
Sometimes we need to jump right in and prepare to get wet…
TB offers us her thoughts on being brave, having been motivated by an earlier post…
On this National Take A Chance Day, when everyone is encouraged to do something out of their comfort zone, LPG thought that revisiting what TB has to say on the subject might at least get a few more readers thinking about the possibilities
Read MoreSometimes we need to jump right in and prepare to get wet…
23 Apr 2024
TB offers us her thoughts on being brave, having been motivated by an earlier post…
On this National Take A Chance Day, when everyone is encouraged to do something out of their comfort zone, LPG thought that revisiting what TB has to say on the subject might at least get a few more readers thinking about the possibilities
Perhaps seeing yourself without the help of a mirror?
VI asks questions about our powers of recognition as she begins to explore the odds of finding your own doppelganger…
Today is also recognised as National Look-Alike-Day and a perfect day to repeat VI’s mini investigation into the subject…
Read MorePerhaps seeing yourself without the help of a mirror?
20 Apr 2024
VI asks questions about our powers of recognition as she begins to explore the odds of finding your own doppelganger…
Today is also recognised as National Look-Alike-Day and a perfect day to repeat VI’s mini investigation into the subject…
Focussing on both visiting and bedbound hands…
17 Apr 2024
We do so much with them that it is easy to take them for granted, but when they are inactive or stuck in bed for a while, they might need a little extra attention. OD explains…
What if your cat does not come back?
14 Apr 2024
Cats have always been a law unto themselves, causing their fair share of anguish by sometimes going on a vastly extended journey of discovery while we owners are left worrying. FT offers a little comfort…
Reading out aloud to myself…
11 Apr 2024
Reading is something that most of us can do, but retaining what we read is another business altogether, as BT explains…
Living in harmony with your bed?
DY introduces us to the basics of Feng Shui and the idea of getting your sleep energy just right…
Today is celebrated as International Feng Shui Awareness Day and, for the uninitiated a repeat of DY’s very basic lesson might be introduction enough. So, we, at LPG have repeated her message just in case this might be the direction that you feel your energy needs to follow…
Living in harmony with your bed?
08 Apr 2024
DY introduces us to the basics of Feng Shui and the idea of getting your sleep energy just right…
Today is celebrated as International Feng Shui Awareness Day and, for the uninitiated a repeat of DY’s very basic lesson might be introduction enough. So, we, at LPG have repeated her message just in case this might be the direction that you feel your energy needs to follow…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 52): a curious website/advert pairing?
03 Apr 2024
GA offers a few thoughts on the advertising that pops up all over every internet page that we see…
Are Google, Alexa, Siri, and their friends helping us reach our brains’ saturation points?
30 Mar 2024
FB alludes to the fact that perhaps we humans are getting so much help when remembering things that our power of recall is suffering.
How do you think the young see the old?
Our individuality allows us so many different ways of seeing all aspects of life and IB shares his on how the young see us older people in 2023.
We find ourselves in the middle of Intergenerational Week today and LPG felt this reason enough to remind you of IB’s thoughts on the subject in a bid to provoke a few thoughts from some of our other readers now that they can perceive generations from both ends of the spectrum…
Read MoreHow do you think the young see the old?
28 Mar 2024
Our individuality allows us so many different ways of seeing all aspects of life and IB shares his on how the young see us older people in 2023.
We find ourselves in the middle of Intergenerational Week today and LPG felt this reason enough to remind you of IB’s thoughts on the subject in a bid to provoke a few thoughts from some of our other readers now that they can perceive generations from both ends of the spectrum…
Kids, Oldies; are my thoughts that much out of date?
TN reminds us of the importance of not allowing our chats with the young to miss the very valuable advice and experiences that we have to offer them.
As we find ourselves in Intergeneration Week LPG feels that a repeat of what TN has to say on the subject worth revisiting.
Kids, Oldies; are my thoughts that much out of date?
25 Mar 2024
TN reminds us of the importance of not allowing our chats with the young to miss the very valuable advice and experiences that we have to offer them.
As we find ourselves in Intergeneration Week LPG feels that a repeat of what TN has to say on the subject worth revisiting.
Every small achievement counts too…
AK reminds us that achievements are like pennies, and we need to acknowledge and be conscious of the small ones before the big ones become really noticeable…
Achievement comes in all shapes and sizes although, so often it is only the big ones that are remembered. LPG has repeated AK’s message to remind us that all big achievements start small and without the small personal ones, the whole world would have missed out on so much. so, on this International Day for Achievers, don’t underestimate your potential however big or small the box it comes in…
Read MoreEvery small achievement counts too…
24 Mar 2024
AK reminds us that achievements are like pennies, and we need to acknowledge and be conscious of the small ones before the big ones become really noticeable…
Achievement comes in all shapes and sizes although, so often it is only the big ones that are remembered. LPG has repeated AK’s message to remind us that all big achievements start small and without the small personal ones, the whole world would have missed out on so much. so, on this International Day for Achievers, don’t underestimate your potential however big or small the box it comes in…
The ‘Pre’ and the ‘Pro’ of ‘crustination’ …
Waiting for anything has to be one of the most uncomfortable feelings that anyone has to endure, especially if they are, by nature, an impatient person. IY offers a somewhat amateur, but very personal answer to a recent post on the subject…
LPG agrees with IC’s assessment of the longest wait that many a man will need to navigate his way through. For most readers of our website, it will be a distant memory but one where their experience might deserve a bit of recollection on this National Proposal Day and, perhaps such thoughts might be passed on to any grandsons, grandnephews or other young men they might know who are planning to take such a step. Hence the repeat of this post…
Read MoreThe ‘Pre’ and the ‘Pro’ of ‘crustination’ …
20 Mar 2024
Waiting for anything has to be one of the most uncomfortable feelings that anyone has to endure, especially if they are, by nature, an impatient person. IY offers a somewhat amateur, but very personal answer to a recent post on the subject…
LPG agrees with IC’s assessment of the longest wait that many a man will need to navigate his way through. For most readers of our website, it will be a distant memory but one where their experience might deserve a bit of recollection on this National Proposal Day and, perhaps such thoughts might be passed on to any grandsons, grandnephews or other young men they might know who are planning to take such a step. Hence the repeat of this post…
The freedom of the hands that can often trap the mouth
In this modern age, OK offers a message of diplomacy that may well benefit any telephone user …
Saying the wrong thing when in the wrong company; we have all done it and it is bad enough when you can see all the people you are talking to. LPG thought there to be some serious value in repeating this word of wisdom designed for these modern times…
Read MoreThe freedom of the hands that can often trap the mouth
18 Mar 2024
In this modern age, OK offers a message of diplomacy that may well benefit any telephone user …
Saying the wrong thing when in the wrong company; we have all done it and it is bad enough when you can see all the people you are talking to. LPG thought there to be some serious value in repeating this word of wisdom designed for these modern times…
You don't have to be musical to need rhythm…
IC passes on what she has learned about the science behind those body clocks that we occasionally refer to, as she investigates a few aspects of the advantages of having a regular bedtime no matter how old you are….
On this World Sleep Day LPG offers a repeat of what IC has discovered about listening to the rhythm of your sleep pattern a little more closely…
Read MoreYou don't have to be musical to need rhythm…
15 Mar 2024
IC passes on what she has learned about the science behind those body clocks that we occasionally refer to, as she investigates a few aspects of the advantages of having a regular bedtime no matter how old you are….
On this World Sleep Day LPG offers a repeat of what IC has discovered about listening to the rhythm of your sleep pattern a little more closely…
DW has found a reason for taking diary writing and chronicling excerpts of your personal views and contributions to another level…
A few months ago, DW offered us a message outlining one way that the present senior members might just help future ancestry seekers research and celebrate this one in a little more detail. Today is known as Genealogy Day in many parts of the world which is why LPG offers a repeat of that message.
Read MoreJoining the family dots…
09 Mar 2024
DW has found a reason for taking diary writing and chronicling excerpts of your personal views and contributions to another level…
A few months ago, DW offered us a message outlining one way that the present senior members might just help future ancestry seekers research and celebrate this one in a little more detail. Today is known as Genealogy Day in many parts of the world which is why LPG offers a repeat of that message.
Getting all dressed up then and now…
TS has found some evidence which shows that the lengths that we modern ladies go to just to look our best for a night out has truly changed over the years and arguably for the better…
LPG thought it appropriate to remind readers of this message on this National Dress Day which pays homage to the simple frock which apparently was not so simple back in the day…
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Getting all dressed up then and now…
06 Mar 2024
TS has found some evidence which shows that the lengths that we modern ladies go to just to look our best for a night out has truly changed over the years and arguably for the better…
LPG thought it appropriate to remind readers of this message on this National Dress Day which pays homage to the simple frock which apparently was not so simple back in the day…
People and time are often the answer…
WS suggests that time and experience are the best teachers when it comes to having the intuition to notice when things are not right with others and, once observed we need to act on ours and share our problems…
It can be argued that the celebratory days that fall during the year are becoming more and more diverse as the years go by, but LPG sees this article as a message that needs to be reinforced at any time of the year. Tomorrow has the pretty obscure distinction of being National I Want You to Be Happy Day. This has to be a sentiment that should be celebrated every day of the year, in LPG’s opinion and WS’s message offers us all a reminder…
Read MorePeople and time are often the answer…
02 Mar 2024
WS suggests that time and experience are the best teachers when it comes to having the intuition to notice when things are not right with others and, once observed we need to act on ours and share our problems…
It can be argued that the celebratory days that fall during the year are becoming more and more diverse as the years go by, but LPG sees this article as a message that needs to be reinforced at any time of the year. Tomorrow has the pretty obscure distinction of being National I Want You to Be Happy Day. This has to be a sentiment that should be celebrated every day of the year, in LPG’s opinion and WS’s message offers us all a reminder…
Beautiful to smell and see, but a challenge to arrange…
Flowers make a beautiful present and look so good when you receive them but CC questions our skills when it comes to showing them off at their best…
In the light of this day which is celebrated as Floral Design Day in some parts of the world, and also for the sake of the many flowers that are received by those ill prepared to show them off at their most elegant, LPG can see some value in repeating CC’s message today…
Read MoreBeautiful to smell and see, but a challenge to arrange…
28 Feb 2024
Flowers make a beautiful present and look so good when you receive them but CC questions our skills when it comes to showing them off at their best…
In the light of this day which is celebrated as Floral Design Day in some parts of the world, and also for the sake of the many flowers that are received by those ill prepared to show them off at their most elegant, LPG can see some value in repeating CC’s message today…
Will your next vote be identified?
26 Feb 2024
GB reminds us about the need to register our opinions and, with an election happening very soon, attempts to jog our memories and get us ID prepared…
Our gift of personal persecution…
23 Feb 2024
TF offers us his take on one of the aspects of surviving life’s stumbling blocks whenever you come across them…
Where are the instructions?
20 Feb 2024
Our gadgets are getting more complicated to operate and set up, and the instructions explain how to follow fashion. FB shares her comments…
What my mail and my laundry have in common…
ST offers a possible time-saving strategy for those who still don’t feel that they have enough of it…
Just in case there are any readers who are unaware, we find ourselves in the middle of Time Management Month each February and, with this in mind LPG offers a repeat of ST’s way of managing it.
Read MoreWhat my mail and my laundry have in common…
17 Feb 2024
ST offers a possible time-saving strategy for those who still don’t feel that they have enough of it…
Just in case there are any readers who are unaware, we find ourselves in the middle of Time Management Month each February and, with this in mind LPG offers a repeat of ST’s way of managing it.
There is nothing like a film to provoke a few thoughts and get the memory and imagination working .Rudy reminds us of that fact with this message…
Codger Productions meets at Stanstead lodge, Stanstead Road. Forest Hill, each Friday afternoon at 2:30 and we are always looking for new members. No specific skills needed just bring your imagination…
LPG repeats this post to coincide with today’s celebration of Global Movie Day. Perhaps the film Rudy is talking about will never be global but, now that it is on the internet the people who made it, regardless of the quality of their acting performances, will be available for long enough for the generations of their individual families who have not even bean tho
Read MoreHow do you define happiness?
10 Feb 2024
There is nothing like a film to provoke a few thoughts and get the memory and imagination working .Rudy reminds us of that fact with this message…
Codger Productions meets at Stanstead lodge, Stanstead Road. Forest Hill, each Friday afternoon at 2:30 and we are always looking for new members. No specific skills needed just bring your imagination…
LPG repeats this post to coincide with today’s celebration of Global Movie Day. Perhaps the film Rudy is talking about will never be global but, now that it is on the internet the people who made it, regardless of the quality of their acting performances, will be available for long enough for the generations of their individual families who have not even bean tho
Number crunching Dyscalculia?
08 Feb 2024
NC points out that it is not only the 26 letters of the alphabet that can confuse as he puts the ten digits and our ability to manipulate them in the accepted way under the spotlight.
Far enough away for independence but close enough to help?
05 Feb 2024
TG offers a personal observation of how geography has changed the family dynamic…
Prattling on to the right people….
The NHS is overtaxed at the moment but don’t use that as an excuse to not bother them. DM reminds us that it is best to talk to the people that know best when it comes to your health…
We have repeated this message even though we are a day late for ‘Time to Talk Day'. The day acknowledges the power of talk for those who might feel suicidal, but as we get older, we should also pay attention to those who always talk about their health issues but fail to mention them to the right people. GPs are worth the inconvenience if there are real problems, so the repeat of this article aims to remind readers that if you can hear alarm bells in what is being said around you, a bit of real medical advice might be needed.
Prattling on to the right people….
02 Feb 2024
The NHS is overtaxed at the moment but don’t use that as an excuse to not bother them. DM reminds us that it is best to talk to the people that know best when it comes to your health…
We have repeated this message even though we are a day late for ‘Time to Talk Day'. The day acknowledges the power of talk for those who might feel suicidal, but as we get older, we should also pay attention to those who always talk about their health issues but fail to mention them to the right people. GPs are worth the inconvenience if there are real problems, so the repeat of this article aims to remind readers that if you can hear alarm bells in what is being said around you, a bit of real medical advice might be needed.
Where you work, what you do, and who is watching…
Perhaps we pensioners can count ourselves lucky that we are only watched on CCTV these days, and we missed the world of work where your every computer move is monitored.
LPG repeats this message today to remind we ex-workers of one aspect of so many jobs that we oldies are arguably lucky to have missed…
Read MoreWhere you work, what you do, and who is watching…
27 Jan 2024
Perhaps we pensioners can count ourselves lucky that we are only watched on CCTV these days, and we missed the world of work where your every computer move is monitored.
LPG repeats this message today to remind we ex-workers of one aspect of so many jobs that we oldies are arguably lucky to have missed…
The changing length of the distance…
25 Jan 2024
As we age, the length of an achievable walking distance can shrink somewhat, but CJ tells a story that might help that perspective change for the better with a bit of persistence…
Can you tell the difference? …
They have to learn how but once your feet have mastered the technique of walking, running, jumping, and even hobbling around they become the unsung heroes of our mobility. CW offers a little advice with them in mind…
On a day celebrated as National Measure Your Feet Day LPG feels the need to repeat CW’s message about making sure that they are in good shape and remembering to check their progress.
Read MoreCan you tell the difference? …
23 Jan 2024
They have to learn how but once your feet have mastered the technique of walking, running, jumping, and even hobbling around they become the unsung heroes of our mobility. CW offers a little advice with them in mind…
On a day celebrated as National Measure Your Feet Day LPG feels the need to repeat CW’s message about making sure that they are in good shape and remembering to check their progress.
Never mind walking a mile in my shoes, ten yards can be quite enough…
It is that homely picture-ingredient that so many Christmas cards are made of until you find yourself away from home when the white fluffy stuff starts to fall. OS shares a story that explains…
Today is celebrated as National Snow Day and many people will think of skiing holidays and snow balls but as we get older our perception changes a bit. LPG thought it worth repeating what OS had to say on the subject even though it was written over a year ago.
Never mind walking a mile in my shoes, ten yards can be quite enough…
21 Jan 2024
It is that homely picture-ingredient that so many Christmas cards are made of until you find yourself away from home when the white fluffy stuff starts to fall. OS shares a story that explains…
Today is celebrated as National Snow Day and many people will think of skiing holidays and snow balls but as we get older our perception changes a bit. LPG thought it worth repeating what OS had to say on the subject even though it was written over a year ago.
Is ours an unconventional best friendship?
18 Jan 2024
MF tells us about her best friend and offers one way that you can explore just how good a best friend you are…
Now has to be the time to bounce back!
Feeling down is no fun at any time of the year but winter is renowned for being the season when depression hits the hardest. It has taken her a while but now that we are hopefully getting to the other end of that season, NH gives us her thoughts on the subject…
NH’s article came to us too late to feature in time for last year’s Blue Monday, and although we posted it last year we could not find anything more appropriate to print on this year’s acknowledgement of the day. Although it was written the best part of a year ago LPG hopes that a repeat of the positive message it contains might just help to generate a few personal ‘bounce backs’ this year as well as last.
Read MoreNow has to be the time to bounce back!
15 Jan 2024
Feeling down is no fun at any time of the year but winter is renowned for being the season when depression hits the hardest. It has taken her a while but now that we are hopefully getting to the other end of that season, NH gives us her thoughts on the subject…
NH’s article came to us too late to feature in time for last year’s Blue Monday, and although we posted it last year we could not find anything more appropriate to print on this year’s acknowledgement of the day. Although it was written the best part of a year ago LPG hopes that a repeat of the positive message it contains might just help to generate a few personal ‘bounce backs’ this year as well as last.
Focussing on the front of your drawers, boxes, and cupboards.
WY offers a, ‘keep your eye on the use by dates’ message with a moral today as she reminds readers that you cannot keep everything at the front of the kitchen cupboard…
Tomorrow doubles as National Organise Your Home Day, and while that task, like Rome, would be really hard to fit into a single day, such things are sometimes easier to do if they can become shared experiences. LPG feels that we could do with a repeat of WY‘s message which prompts us to remember this point even if we live alone…
Read MoreFocussing on the front of your drawers, boxes, and cupboards.
13 Jan 2024
WY offers a, ‘keep your eye on the use by dates’ message with a moral today as she reminds readers that you cannot keep everything at the front of the kitchen cupboard…
Tomorrow doubles as National Organise Your Home Day, and while that task, like Rome, would be really hard to fit into a single day, such things are sometimes easier to do if they can become shared experiences. LPG feels that we could do with a repeat of WY‘s message which prompts us to remember this point even if we live alone…
Thinking about charges, both electrical and financial…
NC has a message for all those who don’t have a smart meter but appreciate some of the benefits of being able to measure aspects of their electrical output more privately.
Tomorrow is celebrated as Cut Your Energy Costs Day and, in preparation, LPG felt a repeat of this very pertinent article particularly relevant…
Read MoreThinking about charges, both electrical and financial…
09 Jan 2024
NC has a message for all those who don’t have a smart meter but appreciate some of the benefits of being able to measure aspects of their electrical output more privately.
Tomorrow is celebrated as Cut Your Energy Costs Day and, in preparation, LPG felt a repeat of this very pertinent article particularly relevant…
Finding balance on the ‘introvert / extrovert’ seesaw…
While everyone will find themselves balancing at some point along the ‘introvert/extrovert’ scale, the best place to be would be somewhere in the middle. XX’s message today gives a little insight into having lived a more introverted life…
On some parts of the planet, today is celebrated as World Introvert Day, and LPG has repeated XX’s message on such a day in the hope that it might be more than appropriate and perhaps helpful to a few readers that missed it last time round…
Finding balance on the ‘introvert / extrovert’ seesaw…
02 Jan 2024
While everyone will find themselves balancing at some point along the ‘introvert/extrovert’ scale, the best place to be would be somewhere in the middle. XX’s message today gives a little insight into having lived a more introverted life…
On some parts of the planet, today is celebrated as World Introvert Day, and LPG has repeated XX’s message on such a day in the hope that it might be more than appropriate and perhaps helpful to a few readers that missed it last time round…
Where will you be when the bells start ringing…
31 Dec 2023
KU asks the question: - will the start of this New Year be significant for you?
Where will you be when the bells start ringing…
31 Dec 2023
KU asks the question: - will the start of this New Year be significant for you?
Kids, Oldies; are my thoughts that much out of date?
29 Dec 2023
TN reminds us of the importance of not allowing our chats with the young to miss the very valuable advice and experiences that we have to offer them.
A few points about parking on the UK street where your friends live…
28 Dec 2023
RR offers some information that some older UK drivers may not be aware of…
Whether just for Christmas or for life: some advice for when things change….
Perhaps, even though times and circumstances might change, a dog is a pet that would make a good present for an older person…
In the light of the news that many people are abandoning their pets because of the cost of feeding them in a somewhat austere financial time, while the value of a pet to a pensioner is known also to be so important, LPG felt that a repeat of this post might be useful at this time of year…
Read MoreWhether just for Christmas or for life: some advice for when things change….
24 Dec 2023
Perhaps, even though times and circumstances might change, a dog is a pet that would make a good present for an older person…
In the light of the news that many people are abandoning their pets because of the cost of feeding them in a somewhat austere financial time, while the value of a pet to a pensioner is known also to be so important, LPG felt that a repeat of this post might be useful at this time of year…
Adding achievement to your television watching schedule perhaps
22 Dec 2023
BJ focusses in on the little achievements that can be taken from using some of those little bits of time that we are so used to letting slip by…
Happy 187th LBG
14 Dec 2023
Even if you don’t do it so much these days, it is likely that over the years you have been part of the statistic used to measure which BR stations are the most visited. BF, while sitting on a train near the station, found a few notable facts for us…
No spare time on your hands? Kids, be careful what you wish for…
13 Dec 2023
It might be argued that we need to get older to really appreciate just how much the time that we have plays in our appreciation of life itself. CL gives her point of view.
Customer satisfaction is a thing of the past, but job satisfaction could well be too…
Shopping is no fun these days and FB points out that it is not only the customer that gets a raw deal…
As well as many other names, today is designated National Salespersons Day which gives us the perfect reason to repeat FB’s thoughts on the subject; perhaps more for the sake of the shop staff that the now retired retail workers of the world have left behind…
Read MoreCustomer satisfaction is a thing of the past, but job satisfaction could well be too…
10 Dec 2023
Shopping is no fun these days and FB points out that it is not only the customer that gets a raw deal…
As well as many other names, today is designated National Salespersons Day which gives us the perfect reason to repeat FB’s thoughts on the subject; perhaps more for the sake of the shop staff that the now retired retail workers of the world have left behind…
Another balancing act for the Christmas Scales…
07 Dec 2023
Christmas is a wonderful time of year for families although JL writes about one aspect that might cause a few bumps in the road at an otherwise cordial time of year…
Presents for the man who you might think he has everything…
Do you think that CJ is right when he says that men of a certain age are prone to getting presents of socks that could be even more appreciated if the pair matching limitations that men seem to be afflicted with were taken into consideration, and is his logic sound?
Now is the time when the frenzied race to find the perfect Christmas present is gathering momentum and, on this National Sock Day LPG repeats CJ’s advice designed for those habitual sock buyers as they choose this year’s offerings for those nephews, sons, and other men of their acquaintance for whom they can think of nothing else to give.
Read MorePresents for the man who you might think he has everything…
04 Dec 2023
Do you think that CJ is right when he says that men of a certain age are prone to getting presents of socks that could be even more appreciated if the pair matching limitations that men seem to be afflicted with were taken into consideration, and is his logic sound?
Now is the time when the frenzied race to find the perfect Christmas present is gathering momentum and, on this National Sock Day LPG repeats CJ’s advice designed for those habitual sock buyers as they choose this year’s offerings for those nephews, sons, and other men of their acquaintance for whom they can think of nothing else to give.
The ‘Pre’ and the ‘Pro’ of ‘crustination’ …
Waiting for anything has to be one of the most uncomfortable feelings that anyone has to endure, especially if they are, by nature, an impatient person. IY offers a somewhat amateur, but very personal answer to a recent post on the subject…
Read MoreThe ‘Pre’ and the ‘Pro’ of ‘crustination’ …
01 Dec 2023
Waiting for anything has to be one of the most uncomfortable feelings that anyone has to endure, especially if they are, by nature, an impatient person. IY offers a somewhat amateur, but very personal answer to a recent post on the subject…
A second puddle theory…
26 Nov 2023
LF offers a puddle jumping variation on JW’s theme and suggests that we all need a splash…
A small, good morning thought or two…
CM shares a few thoughts which she hopes might change your perspective for the better as you wake up each morning…
As we get older, so many of us find ourselves in a world with fewer reasons for the need to get up and join in each morning. Today doubles as National Hello Day when we are all supposed to make a point of going out of our way to acknowledge the people in the world around us in a more positive way. LPG has repeated CM’s thoughts which may go some way to giving the whole thing a bit more perspective perhaps…
Read MoreA small, good morning thought or two…
21 Nov 2023
CM shares a few thoughts which she hopes might change your perspective for the better as you wake up each morning…
As we get older, so many of us find ourselves in a world with fewer reasons for the need to get up and join in each morning. Today doubles as National Hello Day when we are all supposed to make a point of going out of our way to acknowledge the people in the world around us in a more positive way. LPG has repeated CM’s thoughts which may go some way to giving the whole thing a bit more perspective perhaps…
Under-shoe footwear revisited…
The argument for more generic looking socks is strengthened as CP, another man who deals with his own gathering of knitted footwear, finds a few new arguments which may need pointing out to the giver of such gifts…
After all that has been said on the subject of matching socks, it appears that tomorrow will be the one day in the year that there is a legitimate reason to close your eyes and just grab a couple. November 20th is National Odd Socks Day which offers us all the opportunity to close our eyes and pick any two from your collection and make them a pair while pondering the issue of bullying.
Under-shoe footwear revisited…
19 Nov 2023
The argument for more generic looking socks is strengthened as CP, another man who deals with his own gathering of knitted footwear, finds a few new arguments which may need pointing out to the giver of such gifts…
After all that has been said on the subject of matching socks, it appears that tomorrow will be the one day in the year that there is a legitimate reason to close your eyes and just grab a couple. November 20th is National Odd Socks Day which offers us all the opportunity to close our eyes and pick any two from your collection and make them a pair while pondering the issue of bullying.
Men do it one way and women the other, but have you ever wondered why?
Always helpful in a pub quiz is the answer to those questions you would never be asked anywhere else, and OF shares the answer to one such puzzle inspired by a letter from an earlier LPG contributor.
LPG thought this article worth repeating on this National Button Day. Trivial might be how you feel about them, but now that we have buttons, what would we do without them?
Read MoreMen do it one way and women the other, but have you ever wondered why?
16 Nov 2023
Always helpful in a pub quiz is the answer to those questions you would never be asked anywhere else, and OF shares the answer to one such puzzle inspired by a letter from an earlier LPG contributor.
LPG thought this article worth repeating on this National Button Day. Trivial might be how you feel about them, but now that we have buttons, what would we do without them?
Making our world a kinder place…
13 Nov 2023
KR shares some ideas that could make us all feel a little kinder…
LPG would like to share KR’s message again on this day when kindliness again is a feature of celebration.
Thinking about charges, both electrical and financial…
08 Nov 2023
NC has a message for all those who don’t have a smart meter but appreciate some of the benefits of being able to measure aspects of their electrical output more privately.
If you have one, please use it all the time.
FI makes a very valid point as she does her best to remind readers to use their personal alarm buttons if they have one.
Today doubles as Personal Safety day and with this in mind we, at LPG, wanted to repeat FI’s truly relevant and often forgotten message.
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If you have one, please use it all the time.
07 Nov 2023
FI makes a very valid point as she does her best to remind readers to use their personal alarm buttons if they have one.
Today doubles as Personal Safety day and with this in mind we, at LPG, wanted to repeat FI’s truly relevant and often forgotten message.
Reasons to be stressed (a bit) …
01 Nov 2023
SF focusses in on our need for just a little stress in our lives…
LPG repeats SG’s message on National Stress Awareness Day which offers one of the few positives that stress has to offer…
Releasing some of the stress as well as the artist inside you perhaps…
There is never just one solution to any problem, but AF thinks she may have found a new hobby for some readers and offers us an insight to her new and relaxing way to bring out the artist that you may have well always wanted to be…
One of the best qualities of creating art, according to AF, is the relaxing effect that getting involved can have on otherwise more stressed out enthusiasts. LPG hopes that airing this message again on this National Stress Awareness Day.
Read MoreReleasing some of the stress as well as the artist inside you perhaps…
01 Nov 2023
There is never just one solution to any problem, but AF thinks she may have found a new hobby for some readers and offers us an insight to her new and relaxing way to bring out the artist that you may have well always wanted to be…
One of the best qualities of creating art, according to AF, is the relaxing effect that getting involved can have on otherwise more stressed out enthusiasts. LPG hopes that airing this message again on this National Stress Awareness Day.
My left foot (and arm) …
29 Oct 2023
JD tells us, from his personal experience about something that changed the perspective of the negative future that his long recovery gave him time to map out for himself…
LPG feels that a repeat of JD’s message especially important on this World Stroke Day
The changing age of early morning interruptions…
26 Oct 2023
Perhaps getting up in the morning can become more of a challenge as we get older although SY has a story to tell which she suspects might loosely reflect more pensioners sleeping-histories than just her own…
Sometimes we need to jump right in and prepare to get wet…
23 Oct 2023
TB offers us her thoughts on being brave, having been motivated by an earlier post…
How do you think the young see the old?
21 Oct 2023
Our individuality allows us so many different ways of seeing all aspects of life and IB shares his on how the young see us older people in 2023.
Perhaps now it’s payback time…
17 Oct 2023
LM shares a few thoughts on borrowing, lending, and friendship.
LPG has discovered that amongst our world’s many other days of celebration, today is National Pay Back a Friend Day and, as such, LM’s message might just be worth rereading.
Talking and listening to that mobile phone…
The internet tells us that in 2016 less than 50% of people aged 55+ owned or used a smart mobile phone but during the past 7 years that number has increase to 83%, is it any wonder that so many more people accept the fact that we all walk around talking to ourselves these days. GF elucidates.
Read MoreTalking and listening to that mobile phone…
13 Oct 2023
The internet tells us that in 2016 less than 50% of people aged 55+ owned or used a smart mobile phone but during the past 7 years that number has increase to 83%, is it any wonder that so many more people accept the fact that we all walk around talking to ourselves these days. GF elucidates.
Making use of the complaints process…
08 Oct 2023
Perhaps there are a few alternatives to waiting on the phone for ages. HC might just have one that will work for you…
LPG have decided to repeat this suggestion as we enter this year’s National Customer Service Week.
Making use of the complaints process…
08 Oct 2023
Perhaps there are a few alternatives to waiting on the phone for ages. HC might just have one that will work for you…
LPG have decided to repeat this suggestion as we enter this year’s National Customer Service Week.
Here are a few thoughts to stop you from putting your online foot in it…
05 Oct 2023
According to the statistics, when it comes to shopping online, shoes are the second most returned item. NE offers some tips on making sure that it is not because the size is wrong…
Whatever really happened to customer satisfaction…
DS registers her thoughts on the reasons why buying something new is becoming less of a positive experience for many an older shopper as time passes.
During this National Customer Service Week, where we are encouraged to appreciate the efforts of the staff that enable us to enjoy our shopping, LPG repeats what one LPG reader had to say on the subject…
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Whatever really happened to customer satisfaction…
02 Oct 2023
DS registers her thoughts on the reasons why buying something new is becoming less of a positive experience for many an older shopper as time passes.
During this National Customer Service Week, where we are encouraged to appreciate the efforts of the staff that enable us to enjoy our shopping, LPG repeats what one LPG reader had to say on the subject…
Perhaps seeing yourself without the help of a mirror?
29 Sep 2023
VI asks questions about our powers of recognition as she begins to explore the odds of finding your own doppelganger…
People and time are often the answer…
26 Sep 2023
WS suggests that time and experience are the best teachers when it comes to having the intuition to notice when things are not right with others and, once observed we need to act on ours and share our problems…
Wax on, wax off; fall training that some of us forgot we knew…
While not advocating that all pensioners start to practice martial arts falling techniques, KN suggests a few videos that might bring some lessons to mind in the event that they might be needed.
As National Falls Awareness week comes to an end, LPG thought that a repeat of this message might be of some use to all those who learned the art of falling back in the day while, a few of the videos might be worth knowing, just in case…
Read MoreWax on, wax off; fall training that some of us forgot we knew…
23 Sep 2023
While not advocating that all pensioners start to practice martial arts falling techniques, KN suggests a few videos that might bring some lessons to mind in the event that they might be needed.
As National Falls Awareness week comes to an end, LPG thought that a repeat of this message might be of some use to all those who learned the art of falling back in the day while, a few of the videos might be worth knowing, just in case…
Having a go: - Armenia, I hope that I played the waiting game successfully
WE paoted a day early CB shares with us her thoughts on the hardest aspect of cooking a really easy recipe as she showcases Armenia’s special day, and looks to something Spanish where there is no actual cooking involved for next month… …
Read MoreHaving a go: - Armenia, I hope that I played the waiting game successfully
20 Sep 2023
WE paoted a day early CB shares with us her thoughts on the hardest aspect of cooking a really easy recipe as she showcases Armenia’s special day, and looks to something Spanish where there is no actual cooking involved for next month… …
Let me introduce you to my puddle theory…
17 Sep 2023
JW uses her puddle theory to question one aspect of being an influential grandparent…
War, Crime, the old, and the young…
No news is good news is an old adage which JC suggests might be more relevant than ever in the 2020s
LPG are repeating this article today because it has also been dubbed No News is Good News Day in some parts of the world and, after the events that happened this day in 2001, JC offers us her reasons for avoiding the news every day. Perhaps a day when we all try our best to avoid the news altogether is not a bad thing to celebrate…
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War, Crime, the old, and the young…
11 Sep 2023
No news is good news is an old adage which JC suggests might be more relevant than ever in the 2020s
LPG are repeating this article today because it has also been dubbed No News is Good News Day in some parts of the world and, after the events that happened this day in 2001, JC offers us her reasons for avoiding the news every day. Perhaps a day when we all try our best to avoid the news altogether is not a bad thing to celebrate…
Thoughts on bedroom night flights…
We have to thank the interruption caused by the problem for CL's study of a subject that is more than likely to have bothered many a potential night's sleep during the recent hot spell of 2022.
Although we posted this message earlier this year, LPG thought that now might be the time to remind readers of the preventions that might be worth putting in place in case of a possible 2023 repeat performance of the summer of 2022…
Read MoreThoughts on bedroom night flights…
08 Sep 2023
We have to thank the interruption caused by the problem for CL's study of a subject that is more than likely to have bothered many a potential night's sleep during the recent hot spell of 2022.
Although we posted this message earlier this year, LPG thought that now might be the time to remind readers of the preventions that might be worth putting in place in case of a possible 2023 repeat performance of the summer of 2022…
Helping to play the ‘Numbers Game’.
AP, reminds us of just how important it is to attend the clubs, day centres and other organisations that are organised in your area…
On this National Charity Day, we would like to remind readers that so many charities need more than money in order to keep going.
LPG echoes the words that AP offers today. Presenting our website where you can read the messages that other pensioners have to offer is the whole object of our existence. It is the reason that we set up the site in the first place. We aim to provide an online place where older people can have their say, so we urge you to continue to read, share what our pensioners have to say and tell us what you want to say from time to time too.
Helping to play the ‘Numbers Game’.
05 Sep 2023
AP, reminds us of just how important it is to attend the clubs, day centres and other organisations that are organised in your area…
On this National Charity Day, we would like to remind readers that so many charities need more than money in order to keep going.
LPG echoes the words that AP offers today. Presenting our website where you can read the messages that other pensioners have to offer is the whole object of our existence. It is the reason that we set up the site in the first place. We aim to provide an online place where older people can have their say, so we urge you to continue to read, share what our pensioners have to say and tell us what you want to say from time to time too.
If only superpowers were wishes that could be granted to us pensioners…
IH’s so called survey is nowhere near conclusive but there was research and even though the object of her survey is not marketable, we thought this International Market Research Day a reason to share her survey again.
LPG would be interested in hearing the results of any other smaller surveys that have been conducted lately…
Read MoreIf only superpowers were wishes that could be granted to us pensioners…
01 Sep 2023
IH’s so called survey is nowhere near conclusive but there was research and even though the object of her survey is not marketable, we thought this International Market Research Day a reason to share her survey again.
LPG would be interested in hearing the results of any other smaller surveys that have been conducted lately…
Can you tell the difference? …
27 Aug 2023
They have to learn how but once your feet have mastered the technique of walking, running, jumping, and even hobbling around they become the unsung heroes of our mobility. CW offers a little advice with them in mind…
What my mail and my laundry have in common…
24 Aug 2023
ST offers a possible time-saving strategy for those who still don’t feel that they have enough of it…
Smartening up your dreams and goals?
LN reminds us that no one is too old to make a dream come true…
It appears that National Dreams are Possible Day is geared toward letting people who are much younger than anyone who reads our posts work out how to focus their energy into realising their life-changing dreams. As we get older, our dreams might get a bit smaller, but LPG repeats LN’s post to remind readers that they don’t have to be big and life changing to be important…
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21 Aug 2023
LN reminds us that no one is too old to make a dream come true…
It appears that National Dreams are Possible Day is geared toward letting people who are much younger than anyone who reads our posts work out how to focus their energy into realising their life-changing dreams. As we get older, our dreams might get a bit smaller, but LPG repeats LN’s post to remind readers that they don’t have to be big and life changing to be important…
Something new for you to try: Bonsai full of eastern promise (Perhaps)
18 Aug 2023
For some reason the mystic east and the rising sun is what comes to mind when you mention small trees. DT talks about one aspect of miniature gardening today.
A reason to put your mobile phone in the oven…
15 Aug 2023
BC gives us a little information about the importance of making sure your microwave oven is not leaking…
One step forwards and two backwards could just be a good thing …
12 Aug 2023
NS, introduces us to the advantages of doing something fundamental in reverse with a view to reaping some forward thinking benefits …
Keeping your personal treasures safe…
09 Aug 2023
NH focusses in on things with her message today as she looks at what control we have over their future…
Living in harmony with your bed?
03 Aug 2023
DY introduces us to the basics of Feng Shui and the idea of getting your sleep energy just right…
Spread the oxytocin; risk a daily hug or two if you can…
31 Jul 2023
GC hopes that her message today will help us all to be a little closer to those around them in the spirit of sharing as much of this hormone as possible…
A small, good morning thought or two…
28 Jul 2023
CM shares a few thoughts which she hopes might change your perspective for the better as you wake up each morning…
You don't have to be musical to need rhythm…
25 Jul 2023
IC passes on what she has learned about the science behind those body clocks that we occasionally refer to, as she investigates a few aspects of the advantages of having a regular bedtime no matter how old you are….
Don’t let the youngsters put you off!
By the time we get to our retirement years HS contends that we have spent far too much time doing what is expected of us. He reminds us that this is the time when we should be putting whatever we really want to do high on our priority lists…
LPG has decided to repeat HS’s thoughts on this National Toss Away the “Could Haves” and “Should Haves” Day just in case you have not yet got round to it…
Read MoreDon’t let the youngsters put you off!
22 Jul 2023
By the time we get to our retirement years HS contends that we have spent far too much time doing what is expected of us. He reminds us that this is the time when we should be putting whatever we really want to do high on our priority lists…
LPG has decided to repeat HS’s thoughts on this National Toss Away the “Could Haves” and “Should Haves” Day just in case you have not yet got round to it…
There is nothing like a film to provoke a few thoughts and get the memory and imagination working .Rudy reminds us of that fact with this message…
Codger Productions meets at Stanstead lodge, Stanstead Road. Forest Hill, each Friday afternoon at 2:30 and we are always looking for new members. No specific skills needed just bring your imagination…
How do you define happiness?
19 Jul 2023
There is nothing like a film to provoke a few thoughts and get the memory and imagination working .Rudy reminds us of that fact with this message…
Codger Productions meets at Stanstead lodge, Stanstead Road. Forest Hill, each Friday afternoon at 2:30 and we are always looking for new members. No specific skills needed just bring your imagination…
A bit of notice for all grandmas (real or honorary)…
16 Jul 2023
With a week to think about it YF offers us a little time to work out what we can do to prepare all our older ladies for a truly special Gorgeous Grandmas Day…
Joining the family dots…
11 Jul 2023
DW has found a reason for taking diary writing and chronicling excerpts of your personal views and contributions to another level…
Don’t let trendy fashion leave you too far behind…
It is generally accepted that men look at their female counterparts when discussions veer anywhere near the subject of fashion, but DG adds another perspective to that argument.
In many parts of the world, today is also known as Fashion Day and, as we get a little older the ladies among us are often accused of jumping off that particular bandwagon, but what of the older gents? LPG has chosen this particular day to repeat the suggestion of DG’s message in a bid to alert a few of the less fashion-conscious men that they need to take care of themselves too…
Read MoreDon’t let trendy fashion leave you too far behind…
09 Jul 2023
It is generally accepted that men look at their female counterparts when discussions veer anywhere near the subject of fashion, but DG adds another perspective to that argument.
In many parts of the world, today is also known as Fashion Day and, as we get a little older the ladies among us are often accused of jumping off that particular bandwagon, but what of the older gents? LPG has chosen this particular day to repeat the suggestion of DG’s message in a bid to alert a few of the less fashion-conscious men that they need to take care of themselves too…
Where you work, what you do, and who is watching…
07 Jul 2023
Perhaps we pensioners can count ourselves lucky that we are only watched on CCTV these days, and we missed the world of work where your every computer move is monitored.
Focussing on the front of your drawers, boxes, and cupboards.
04 Jul 2023
WY offers a, ‘keep your eye on the use by dates’ message with a moral today as she reminds readers that you cannot keep everything at the front of the kitchen cupboard…
Insurance of any kind always appears to be the most invisible thing you can buy, unless something goes wrong, but GP has a few hints that might just help you to pay a bit less for it in future…
Did you know that today, while being June 28th, is also known as National Insurance Awareness Day? This very informative article was sent to us at the end of last year but there are some very relevant points that we, at LPG, think that it may well be worth revisiting just in case you missed it last time round.
Read MoreJust in case shopping…
28 Jun 2023
Insurance of any kind always appears to be the most invisible thing you can buy, unless something goes wrong, but GP has a few hints that might just help you to pay a bit less for it in future…
Did you know that today, while being June 28th, is also known as National Insurance Awareness Day? This very informative article was sent to us at the end of last year but there are some very relevant points that we, at LPG, think that it may well be worth revisiting just in case you missed it last time round.
The freedom of the hands that can often trap the mouth
25 Jun 2023
In this modern age, OK offers a message of diplomacy that may well benefit any telephone user …
Nightly liquid interruptions…
22 Jun 2023
PF confronts one of those aspects of sleep deprivation that so often affects us as we get older…
This week is World Continence Week which is the reason that LPG thought a repeat of this message might be appropriate and perhaps helpful…
In these days when everyone appears to be trying to fit more and more into their days without a lot of success, PC offers an idea that might help…
LPG have learnt that today doubles as Sauntering Day in some parts of the world, a word that so many of us have forgotten the meaning of as we rush around these days. This makes it the perfect day to repeat PC’s suggestion in the hope that some readers take her thoughts on board…
Slowing down and catching up…
19 Jun 2023
In these days when everyone appears to be trying to fit more and more into their days without a lot of success, PC offers an idea that might help…
LPG have learnt that today doubles as Sauntering Day in some parts of the world, a word that so many of us have forgotten the meaning of as we rush around these days. This makes it the perfect day to repeat PC’s suggestion in the hope that some readers take her thoughts on board…
Why everyone will need broadband by 2025…
16 Jun 2023
Apparently the whole reason for this particular switchover is a wiring issue. OK offers a little information about how we all will have to be modernised if we want to keep the landline telephone service we have in our homes…
Setting the real ‘you’ free…
13 Jun 2023
GJ focusses in on retirement being the optimum time to give up hiding as much of the inner you as we all so often do…
Those school days, were they all bad?
09 Jun 2023
Perhaps schoolday memories are a place that many of us oldies don’t really want to revisit but for the sake of a grandchild...
If you see one of these, do you know what QR looking at?
07 Jun 2023
We all see them, and they are all over the place but what is a QR code? That is the question that TI goes some way towards finding the answer to today…
Every small achievement counts too…
04 Jun 2023
AK reminds us that achievements are like pennies, and we need to acknowledge and be conscious of the small ones before the big ones become really noticeable…
Growing further away from your kids…
ES offers us her thoughts on the subject of being able to plan you family and adds her thoughts to what another of our readers has to say…
On this Global Day of Parents, LPG thought that this post which considers how the ages of grandparents and parents are getting closer might merit another viewing…
Read MoreGrowing further away from your kids…
01 Jun 2023
ES offers us her thoughts on the subject of being able to plan you family and adds her thoughts to what another of our readers has to say…
On this Global Day of Parents, LPG thought that this post which considers how the ages of grandparents and parents are getting closer might merit another viewing…
Thoughts on bedroom night flights…
29 May 2023
We have to thank the interruption caused by the problem for CL's study of a subject that is more than likely to have bothered many a potential night's sleep during the recent hot spell of 2022.
Taking ‘taking care of the pennies’ to a whole new level…
Perhaps FI is telling us a story that many a reader can identify with when shopping, as she goes some way towards proving that all stories have morals although, sometimes you have to work them out for yourself…
Today is National Lucky Penny Day in some parts of the world which is a day when the emphasis is on reminding the younger inhabitants of the world that it is the coins of our counties’ currencies with the least value that will accumulate to make the rich people rich. But it also gives us at LPG the perfect excuse to repeat FI’s story that gives strong evidence that we oldies don’t necessarily need too much reminding…
Read MoreTaking ‘taking care of the pennies’ to a whole new level…
23 May 2023
Perhaps FI is telling us a story that many a reader can identify with when shopping, as she goes some way towards proving that all stories have morals although, sometimes you have to work them out for yourself…
Today is National Lucky Penny Day in some parts of the world which is a day when the emphasis is on reminding the younger inhabitants of the world that it is the coins of our counties’ currencies with the least value that will accumulate to make the rich people rich. But it also gives us at LPG the perfect excuse to repeat FI’s story that gives strong evidence that we oldies don’t necessarily need too much reminding…
Being more confident when surrounded…
KH reminds us that it is never too late to learn something new, and offers all the reasons why this is a skill worth having another go at if you are among the 1/3rd of the population who have not yet mastered it…
LPG offers a repeat of KH’s message on this acknowledgement day, as she points to the reasons why learning to swim, or at least become more comfortable when surrounded by water, might be to your advantage on so many levels.
Read MoreBeing more confident when surrounded…
20 May 2023
KH reminds us that it is never too late to learn something new, and offers all the reasons why this is a skill worth having another go at if you are among the 1/3rd of the population who have not yet mastered it…
LPG offers a repeat of KH’s message on this acknowledgement day, as she points to the reasons why learning to swim, or at least become more comfortable when surrounded by water, might be to your advantage on so many levels.
Finding balance on the ‘introvert / extrovert’ seesaw…
While everyone will find themselves balancing at some point along the ‘introvert/extrovert’ scale, the best place to be would be somewhere in the middle. XX’s message today gives a little insight into having lived a more introverted life…
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Finding balance on the ‘introvert / extrovert’ seesaw…
17 May 2023
While everyone will find themselves balancing at some point along the ‘introvert/extrovert’ scale, the best place to be would be somewhere in the middle. XX’s message today gives a little insight into having lived a more introverted life…
Acknowledging something we’d rather forget…
One of the more unwelcomed indicators of older age is its way of introducing pain into our lives. PL offers a few thoughts on the subject of arthritis.
At the beginning of a week that reminds so many older members of our society about one of its more painful side effects, LPG repeats PL’s comments on the subject of arthritis…
Read MoreAcknowledging something we’d rather forget…
14 May 2023
One of the more unwelcomed indicators of older age is its way of introducing pain into our lives. PL offers a few thoughts on the subject of arthritis.
At the beginning of a week that reminds so many older members of our society about one of its more painful side effects, LPG repeats PL’s comments on the subject of arthritis…
Prattling on to the right people….
11 May 2023
The NHS is overtaxed at the moment but don’t use that as an excuse to not bother them. DM reminds us that it is best to talk to the people that know best when it comes to your health…
Now has to be the time to bounce back!
Feeling down is no fun at any time of the year but winter is renowned for being the season when depression hits the hardest. It has taken her a while but now that we are hopefully getting to the other end of that season, NH gives us her thoughts on the subject…
Read MoreNow has to be the time to bounce back!
08 May 2023
Feeling down is no fun at any time of the year but winter is renowned for being the season when depression hits the hardest. It has taken her a while but now that we are hopefully getting to the other end of that season, NH gives us her thoughts on the subject…
The ‘just in case’ that locked me out!
02 May 2023
UF tells us a story of case placement which could hve been worse, but which could have gone a little better with a bit of forethought…
Bending the rules a bit to make your wishes come true…
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride, or so the saying goes but GF tells that there is nothing wrong with being pulled along in a carriage. GF offers us one way to get as much of your wish as is possible now…
LPG felt this message definitely worth repeating on World Wish Day with the hope that if you did not get started on the planning after reading it the last time it featured, you might get started after rereading it today…
Read MoreBending the rules a bit to make your wishes come true…
29 Apr 2023
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride, or so the saying goes but GF tells that there is nothing wrong with being pulled along in a carriage. GF offers us one way to get as much of your wish as is possible now…
LPG felt this message definitely worth repeating on World Wish Day with the hope that if you did not get started on the planning after reading it the last time it featured, you might get started after rereading it today…
Doing things jointly when you can…
28 Apr 2023
It is one of those little insurance points that all insured couples should be aware of and DS’s story acts as an example and also has a moral…
Shopping online means getting up on time…
IC tells us why the internet provides yet another reason to rise and shine a bit earlier in the mornings…
In some parts of the world, today has been adopted as National Delivery Day and whether we like it or not there are more delivery people around than ever. They start work early and are often still out there quite late at night so, while it is described as a day when we should all appreciate the long hours and often adverse weather that goes with the job, LPG has decided to repeat IC’s advice to all those online shoppers out there of the need to get up early on those mornings after you have ordered but before you your order arrives …
Read MoreShopping online means getting up on time…
26 Apr 2023
IC tells us why the internet provides yet another reason to rise and shine a bit earlier in the mornings…
In some parts of the world, today has been adopted as National Delivery Day and whether we like it or not there are more delivery people around than ever. They start work early and are often still out there quite late at night so, while it is described as a day when we should all appreciate the long hours and often adverse weather that goes with the job, LPG has decided to repeat IC’s advice to all those online shoppers out there of the need to get up early on those mornings after you have ordered but before you your order arrives …
Making use of the complaints process…
23 Apr 2023
Perhaps there are a few alternatives to waiting on the phone for ages. HC might just have one that will work for you…
Are you the only person you do not disturb when you are asleep?
If you snore perhaps this message is for you. IB offers us a little information that she found online which might help with the problem.
LPG have opted to repeat this message during National Stop Snoring Week in the hope of bringing awareness to something that may well be more than just inconvenient noise for the people who have little choice but to listen while you sleep …
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Are you the only person you do not disturb when you are asleep?
20 Apr 2023
If you snore perhaps this message is for you. IB offers us a little information that she found online which might help with the problem.
LPG have opted to repeat this message during National Stop Snoring Week in the hope of bringing awareness to something that may well be more than just inconvenient noise for the people who have little choice but to listen while you sleep …
Under-shoe footwear revisited…
17 Apr 2023
The argument for more generic looking socks is strengthened as CP, another man who deals with his own gathering of knitted footwear, finds a few new arguments which may need pointing out to the giver of such gifts…
Don’t let trendy fashion leave you too far behind…
16 Apr 2023
It is generally accepted that men look at their female counterparts when discussions veer anywhere near the subject of fashion, but DG adds another perspective to that argument.
DB throws a little light on the value that just might be lurking at the back of one of your cupboards…
In some parts of the world today is known as national Perfume Day and while those wonderful smells are so important to us, we at LPG have decided to repeat DB's message to ensure that we appreciate all aspects of such a gift…
Read MoreThe value of the bottle…
14 Apr 2023
DB throws a little light on the value that just might be lurking at the back of one of your cupboards…
In some parts of the world today is known as national Perfume Day and while those wonderful smells are so important to us, we at LPG have decided to repeat DB's message to ensure that we appreciate all aspects of such a gift…
Getting them in on bonfire night…
11 Apr 2023
Knowing that they need to be in thought is the easy part, PC offers what she has found out about making that a reality for the more unruly cats out there…
You might will ask why we have decided to repeat this message now. LPG explains…
You don’t have to be young to volunteer…
08 Apr 2023
The new year is still fairly young and there is no time like the present to do something different with this one. TH offers a suggestion or two that might be useful…
Wax on, wax off; fall training that some of us forgot we knew…
04 Apr 2023
While not advocating that all pensioners start to practice martial arts falling techniques, KN suggests a few videos that might bring some lessons to mind in the event that they might be needed.
Men do it one way and women the other, but have you ever wondered why?
02 Apr 2023
Always helpful in a pub quiz is the answer to those questions you would never be asked anywhere else, and OF shares the answer to one such puzzle inspired by a letter from an earlier LPG contributor.
Customer satisfaction is a thing of the past, but job satisfaction could well be too…
30 Mar 2023
Shopping is no fun these days and FB points out that it is not only the customer that gets a raw deal…
How long will it be before we forget what they look like?
28 Mar 2023
BS offers her thoughts on just how long relative wealth will be associated with the feel of coins in our pockets…
Family feud limitation.
27 Mar 2023
Quarrels are never good and once established, repairing them is never easy, but PC suggests that, perhaps it is up to the older members of a family to start the process…
Making our world a kinder place…
25 Mar 2023
KR shares some ideas that could make us all feel a little kinder…
A day of achievement for everyone…
24 Mar 2023
Perhaps making a list of all the little achievements that we forget to acknowledge so much of the time is the way to go on this International Day for Achievers.
NW challenges readers to acknowledge achievements of all types today…
Chinks in your recollection armour
21 Mar 2023
Perhaps this is one for those who find their memory playing a few tricks on them from time to time…
LPG have chosen to repeat FL’s words on this National Memory Day in the hope that a few of the suggestions she offers might be of help…
Never mind walking a mile in my shoes, ten yards can be quite enough…
16 Mar 2023
It is that homely picture-ingredient that so many Christmas cards are made of until you find yourself away from home when the white fluffy stuff starts to fall. OS shares a story that explains…
A question of sleep, yet again…
Not being able to get to sleep is a problem that can often present itself in later life. WD suggests one potential way to overcome this somewhat offending affliction that readers might not yet have tried…
In recognition of Insomnia Awareness Day, LPG has decided to give readers another opportunity to take a look at WD’s post on the subject…
Read MoreA question of sleep, yet again…
12 Mar 2023
Not being able to get to sleep is a problem that can often present itself in later life. WD suggests one potential way to overcome this somewhat offending affliction that readers might not yet have tried…
In recognition of Insomnia Awareness Day, LPG has decided to give readers another opportunity to take a look at WD’s post on the subject…
The chat that stems from experience (where needed) …
QF makes the point that it is the young who appear to be most hooked on smoking these days and she suggests that from time-to-time we grandparents broach the subject with a view to putting them off …
QF, sent this message to us last year but on this National No Smoking Day we thought it worth repeating…
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The chat that stems from experience (where needed) …
09 Mar 2023
QF makes the point that it is the young who appear to be most hooked on smoking these days and she suggests that from time-to-time we grandparents broach the subject with a view to putting them off …
QF, sent this message to us last year but on this National No Smoking Day we thought it worth repeating…
Releasing some of the stress as well as the artist inside you perhaps…
06 Mar 2023
If art is your answer to being relaxed, AF might just have found something that might be the answer to your need to pursue both your sense of creativity and calm…
Make sure that every day has a little focal point…
GF reminds us that life’s daily highlights come in all sizes and also notes that one person’s major daily highlight is often part of another person’s humdrum daily routine…
In some parts of the world today is celebrated as Simplify Your Life Day which LPG thought a good reason to repost this message today…
Read MoreMake sure that every day has a little focal point…
03 Mar 2023
GF reminds us that life’s daily highlights come in all sizes and also notes that one person’s major daily highlight is often part of another person’s humdrum daily routine…
In some parts of the world today is celebrated as Simplify Your Life Day which LPG thought a good reason to repost this message today…
As pensioners we have earned the right to take things easy but HJ offers a thought or two for those who think that they might be nodding off just a bit too often these days…
LPT have taken the liberty of repeating this message age in acknowledgement of National Public sleeping day…
Read MoreHow to stop nodding off…
28 Feb 2023
As pensioners we have earned the right to take things easy but HJ offers a thought or two for those who think that they might be nodding off just a bit too often these days…
LPT have taken the liberty of repeating this message age in acknowledgement of National Public sleeping day…
Come on you lot, just give it a rest…
25 Feb 2023
Most of us will not really need scientific evidence to back up the fact that, by the time we get to retirement age, our brains are a bit more tired than they were in our youth, but JN feels the need to remind us of all to give it a rest.
Giving up giving up, or just giving…
22 Feb 2023
MR has found a few ideas for those who might like to try having another go at giving something up for lent…
Presents for the man who you might think he has everything…
Do you think that CJ is right when he says that men of a certain age are prone to getting presents of socks that could be even more appreciated if the pair matching limitations that men seem to be afflicted with were taken into consideration, and is his logic sound?
Read MorePresents for the man who you might think he has everything…
19 Feb 2023
Do you think that CJ is right when he says that men of a certain age are prone to getting presents of socks that could be even more appreciated if the pair matching limitations that men seem to be afflicted with were taken into consideration, and is his logic sound?
One of the few points in time where everyone was a bit more equal…
For the more ambitious newly retired, CP offers one possible solution to the problem of having somewhere new to go…
CP’s idea of starting something from scratch to alleviate the shortage of reasons to meet up with other people socially, might appear a little radicle but, for those who gave it a second thought before dismissing it the last time it was posted, LPG thought it due a second outing today which, in some parts of the world doubles as Innovation day…
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One of the few points in time where everyone was a bit more equal…
16 Feb 2023
For the more ambitious newly retired, CP offers one possible solution to the problem of having somewhere new to go…
CP’s idea of starting something from scratch to alleviate the shortage of reasons to meet up with other people socially, might appear a little radicle but, for those who gave it a second thought before dismissing it the last time it was posted, LPG thought it due a second outing today which, in some parts of the world doubles as Innovation day…
Bending the rules a bit to make your wishes come true…
13 Feb 2023
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride, or so the saying goes but GF tells that there is nothing wrong with being pulled along in a carriage. GF offers us one way to get as much of your wish as is possible now…
What shopping and back-packing have in common…
10 Feb 2023
The evolution of small print to be found on every packet that contains the consumables that await us at the supermarket are the subject of HW’s scrutiny today.
Friends, family, and money, what would you have done?
06 Feb 2023
Being asked for a loan can leave you with a lot of thinking to do unless you are really rich. GM suggests that a little forethought about what you would do if asked might come in handy …
Whatever really happened to customer satisfaction…
04 Feb 2023
DS registers her thoughts on the reasons why buying something new is becoming less of a positive experience for many an older shopper as time passes.
A day to get away from it all…
01 Feb 2023
PW suggests that on this National Breathing Space Day you give yourself permission to indulge in some me time…
I offer my recipe for successful car insurance haggling…
MT shares her son’s recipe for successfully negotiating the best insurance price you can get when it comes to driving…
In some parts of the world, today is acknowledged as National Car Insurance Day and, although we know that not all car insurance comes up for renewal at the same time, LPG would like to repeat this little recipe for improving the price in the hope that when yours comes up you might use the method to save a few pence…
Read MoreI offer my recipe for successful car insurance haggling…
01 Feb 2023
MT shares her son’s recipe for successfully negotiating the best insurance price you can get when it comes to driving…
In some parts of the world, today is acknowledged as National Car Insurance Day and, although we know that not all car insurance comes up for renewal at the same time, LPG would like to repeat this little recipe for improving the price in the hope that when yours comes up you might use the method to save a few pence…
Again, technology takes over from talk…
29 Jan 2023
Perhaps it is only the older people among us that miss the personal aspect of so many facets of modern life. BD explains…
Helping to play the ‘Numbers Game’.
27 Jan 2023
AP, reminds us of just how important it is to attend the clubs, day centres and other organisations that are available in your area…
When it comes to not managing to fulfil lifelong ambitions, please never use this excuse…
There are so many bits of advice that we older people have for the young but today LA, who describes herself as a relatively young pensioner, has a pertinent message for us older members of society…
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When it comes to not managing to fulfil lifelong ambitions, please never use this excuse…
20 Jan 2023
There are so many bits of advice that we older people have for the young but today LA, who describes herself as a relatively young pensioner, has a pertinent message for us older members of society…
Reasons to be stressed (a bit) …
17 Jan 2023
SF focusses in on our need for just a little stress in our lives…
Keep smiling, it’s really good for you!
14 Jan 2023
SU advises that exercising your face muscles might be the answer to more than improving jaw structure…
Chinks in your recollection armour
11 Jan 2023
Perhaps this is one for those who find their memory playing a few tricks on them from time to time…
Smartening up your dreams and goals?
08 Jan 2023
LN reminds us that no one is too old to make a dream come true…
Another go at shape-improvement…
05 Jan 2023
FL shares a few thoughts on the subject of doing our best to retain the shape that perhaps might be getting away…
You are never too old to move the motivational goalposts…
NW offers us a message that she feels we cannot hear too many times, especially as we get older, and she does her best to motivate us with her sporting analogy on the subject of realising ambitions however big or small.
Even though it is an American celebration we at LPG felt this message worth repeating on this National Motivation and Inspiration Day.
You are never too old to move the motivational goalposts…
03 Jan 2023
NW offers us a message that she feels we cannot hear too many times, especially as we get older, and she does her best to motivate us with her sporting analogy on the subject of realising ambitions however big or small.
Even though it is an American celebration we at LPG felt this message worth repeating on this National Motivation and Inspiration Day.
Slowing down and catching up…
30 Dec 2022
In these days when everyone appears to be trying to fit more and more into their days without a lot of success, PC offers an idea that might help…
Perhaps now it’s payback time…
27 Dec 2022
LM shares a few thoughts on borrowing, lending, and friendship.
Fixing fading friendships …
24 Dec 2022
As we get older friendship is not all about ‘boy meets girl’ and the friendships we have often become fewer. TS offers us a little advice on the subject of maintaining some of the more challenging ones…
The value of the bottle…
09 Dec 2022
DB throws a little light on the value that just might be lurking at the back of one of your cupboards…
Getting all dressed up then and no
06 Dec 2022
TS has found some evidence which shows that the lengths that we modern ladies go to just to look our best for a night out has truly changed over the years and arguably for the better…
Beautiful to smell and see, but a challenge to arrange…
03 Dec 2022
Flowers make a beautiful present and look so good when you receive them but CC questions our skills when it comes to showing them off at their best
Schedule some regular time to reschedule where necessary …
29 Nov 2022
Time is one of the two possessions that most people argue that they just don’t have enough of. AF strongly suggests one change in our schedule that could affect it in a positive way.
The results of a drink and a chat are often so worth sharing…
WS’s message today reminds us that, while there are so many other ways to communicate any idea, the most fundamental method, since language was first invented, was by word of mouth.
We at LPG would like to add that so much is lost simply because it is not shared and, we would like to remind readers that we are always looking for the writings and thoughts of our older and more experienced citizens to share on an even wider scale.
Read MoreThe results of a drink and a chat are often so worth sharing…
27 Nov 2022
WS’s message today reminds us that, while there are so many other ways to communicate any idea, the most fundamental method, since language was first invented, was by word of mouth.
We at LPG would like to add that so much is lost simply because it is not shared and, we would like to remind readers that we are always looking for the writings and thoughts of our older and more experienced citizens to share on an even wider scale.
Driving through an online 70+ puddle…
24 Nov 2022
Renewing your driver’s licence at 70 should be easy but OK tells us of his somewhat complicated experience…
What’s in a name?
21 Nov 2022
PK offers all the perspective pet owners among us one matter worth serious consideration when making first contact…
Whispering, talking, training as seen from my front room window…
18 Nov 2022
LA offers her thoughts on a subject that has become dear to her heart, not because she has personal experience of a canine pet, but because of the view that she has from an interesting vantage point…
When you don’t quite take all your medicine…
15 Nov 2022
OC reminds us to review our existing supply of ongoing medicines
Hug a musician today, or perhaps yourself if you are a songwriter…
On this National Hug a Musician Day RY takes the time to recognise all the work that goes into producing the many facets of music that we so often take for granted.
LPG find themselves with two contributors requesting that their thoughts be posted on the same day, and because we feel that many fans of other’s musical excellence might need a little notice to be able to administer their metaphorical hug, we have decided to post RY’s message one day early…
Hug a musician today, or perhaps yourself if you are a songwriter…
12 Nov 2022
On this National Hug a Musician Day RY takes the time to recognise all the work that goes into producing the many facets of music that we so often take for granted.
LPG find themselves with two contributors requesting that their thoughts be posted on the same day, and because we feel that many fans of other’s musical excellence might need a little notice to be able to administer their metaphorical hug, we have decided to post RY’s message one day early…
Make sure that every day has a little focal point…
09 Nov 2022
GF reminds us that life’s daily highlights come in all sizes and also notes that one person’s major daily highlight is often part of another person’s humdrum daily routine…
We can’t take anything with us but there are things we can leave behind…
06 Nov 2022
We all have stories to tell and DW reminds us to get started in as small a way as you like but get started!
A day to question supremacy?
03 Nov 2022
BJ uses the significance of this very day to focus on one of the many regal acts that has had a serious effect on the lives of so many over the years…
Doing our best to preserve Lewisham’s culture…
01 Nov 2022
Maureen B reminds us that there are so many diverse hobbies and interests to get involved with once you retire, and urges us all to get involved if we have not so far…
The story of your life, or perhaps just a bit of it…
RK tells us that there are reasons to write your memoirs apart from aiming for a Nobel Prize in Literature.
Everyone has a facet of life that will, if published, educate, enlighten, entertain, or have some other effect on the people around them and this sentiment is LPG’s whole raison d'être. Our aim is to make sure that the writings of more of the older members of our world’s society is represented on the pages of the web.
So, we would ask that if any readers out there get around to writing a short episode, they let us share their experience by allowing us to post it anonymously, or not, as you prefer. We are also ready to help you write it if you would rather not get involved with the paperwork; Just telephone us u
Read MoreThe story of your life, or perhaps just a bit of it…
28 Oct 2022
RK tells us that there are reasons to write your memoirs apart from aiming for a Nobel Prize in Literature.
Everyone has a facet of life that will, if published, educate, enlighten, entertain, or have some other effect on the people around them and this sentiment is LPG’s whole raison d'être. Our aim is to make sure that the writings of more of the older members of our world’s society is represented on the pages of the web.
So, we would ask that if any readers out there get around to writing a short episode, they let us share their experience by allowing us to post it anonymously, or not, as you prefer. We are also ready to help you write it if you would rather not get involved with the paperwork; Just telephone us u
The value of paint on paper…
25 Oct 2022
Perhaps today AP suggests that you don’t just watch it. Her suggestion is that you get your hands dirty again and produce a bit of fine art of your own…
The cash out v the checkout …
22 Oct 2022
Perhaps CS has found another way that we depend on computers as she tells of the implications of even the slightest glitch.
How to dream perfectly…
19 Oct 2022
JN offers a little advice on one way that some of us might go about improving one aspect of our lives perhaps, as she suggests having a little more control over about a third of what it does with its time…
The relationship between credit cards and potential financial buoyancy…
16 Oct 2022
BJ makes a comment on one aspect of life that she feels has been turned upside down…
The lenses or the laser; get your peepers checked?
These past couple of years have kept us at home and there might be some habits that have eluded us as a result. YG does her best to jog the memory when it comes to getting your eyes tested.
LPG have opted to post YG’s message again on this World Sight day when we, in the Western World have ready access to eye care unlike so many people in other parts of the world.
Read MoreThe lenses or the laser; get your peepers checked?
13 Oct 2022
These past couple of years have kept us at home and there might be some habits that have eluded us as a result. YG does her best to jog the memory when it comes to getting your eyes tested.
LPG have opted to post YG’s message again on this World Sight day when we, in the Western World have ready access to eye care unlike so many people in other parts of the world.
Repeat prescriptions and requests not denied…
10 Oct 2022
DM has found a little bit of information that we need to check when we get that little slip of paper that comes with our repeat prescriptions from the pharmacy…
The ‘69th year mini life-crisis’
Every year can be seen as a life-milestone but OK shares his thoughts as he approaches one of those times in his life that often leaves its mark; perhaps as a comparison for those who have already arrived, and a reason to pause for thought for those who have not…
The ‘69th year mini life-crisis’
07 Oct 2022
Every year can be seen as a life-milestone but OK shares his thoughts as he approaches one of those times in his life that often leaves its mark; perhaps as a comparison for those who have already arrived, and a reason to pause for thought for those who have not…
Growing further away from your kids…
04 Oct 2022
ES offers us a few thoughts on the subject of being able to plan you family and adds her thoughts to what another of our readers has to say…
DC offers us a reminder that during these times when everything is more expensive, it might be a good time to make sure that each reader is getting all the financial help available to them.
This ‘International Day of Older Persons’ has given LPG the opportunity to repeat one message that we feel is very relevant. So, while we celebrate everything else that we older people stand for, a repeat of DC’s suggestion, that a little time spent on checking that we have all the financial help we are entitled to, might be a good idea.
Read MoreThe benefits of checking…
01 Oct 2022
DC offers us a reminder that during these times when everything is more expensive, it might be a good time to make sure that each reader is getting all the financial help available to them.
This ‘International Day of Older Persons’ has given LPG the opportunity to repeat one message that we feel is very relevant. So, while we celebrate everything else that we older people stand for, a repeat of DC’s suggestion, that a little time spent on checking that we have all the financial help we are entitled to, might be a good idea.
When the last one moves out...
28 Sep 2022
Living alone is not the best way forward for many and it is often something that just happens before you realise what is going on. IC shares her thoughts as she prepares for the realities of doing just this…
Practise if you can…
25 Sep 2022
GB reminds us that you can get back into your exercise routine even if you are a little under the weather…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 48): Things to get rid of and memories to keep…
There is so much written about lighting and perspective when it comes to taking an aesthetically pleasing photo, but on this World Photography Day FT reminds us of yet another reason that a basic but clear snap can be of intrinsic value…
Read MoreEvery picture tells a story (chapter 48): Things to get rid of and memories to keep…
19 Sep 2022
There is so much written about lighting and perspective when it comes to taking an aesthetically pleasing photo, but on this World Photography Day FT reminds us of yet another reason that a basic but clear snap can be of intrinsic value…
Are you Happy, or are you Happy?
17 Sep 2022
Perhaps PF shares her thoughts on the importance of staying assertive as we get older…
Putting a positive spin on a negative person…
13 Sep 2022
There is a lot to be negative about in this world of ours and making the best of it is sometimes hard to share. GN offers a few ideas that might help.
The 2 a.m. talker…
07 Sep 2022
Telephone talk is something that we have all become more used to over the past couple of years but GJ focuses in on the timing aspect of the thing
Kids then and now…
01 Sep 2022
We all hear stories of how difficult it is to be a child of the 2020’s but ES reminds us that, while a lot haS changed since 1960 school days, the whole experience remains a variation on a theme.
My biggest worry…
29 Aug 2022
EW shares some concerns that quite a few pensioners might have in the hope that what she found online might be of help…
Has your dog got a tail to tell?
26 Aug 2022
It can be said that we dog owners usually know what our pets are trying to tell us, but OD has found a little information that might help us to know if we are reading the signals right…
What the eye can see, can become a serious challenge to the rest of the body…
RR was taken with the stress relief that relaxing in a hammock offers and strongly suggests that, in the same way a young cyclist needs balancing wheels to start with, a deep mattress or crash mat might be needed in this instance…
Read MoreWhat the eye can see, can become a serious challenge to the rest of the body…
23 Aug 2022
RR was taken with the stress relief that relaxing in a hammock offers and strongly suggests that, in the same way a young cyclist needs balancing wheels to start with, a deep mattress or crash mat might be needed in this instance…
A different sort of public transport strike…
20 Aug 2022
BL shares a foreign and alternative approach to striking which might even affect the traveling consumer in a positive way for a change…
Pandemic break over, let’s get back to work…
AF acknowledges that, if there wasn’t any other reason to abandon a project, the pandemic has provided one during the past couple of years. But he also reminds us to enter into the spirit of today’s national celebration and get back to it…
Read MorePandemic break over, let’s get back to work…
18 Aug 2022
AF acknowledges that, if there wasn’t any other reason to abandon a project, the pandemic has provided one during the past couple of years. But he also reminds us to enter into the spirit of today’s national celebration and get back to it…
Two weeks of hospital thoughts and memories…
16 Aug 2022
When visiting, it can be hard to find things to talk about, but EA has an idea that might be useful for both visitor and patient…
The knock on effect of colour…
11 Aug 2022
YF offers readers a reason to check out the validity of some internet experts when it comes to the significance of the colour of front doors.
Serious breakfast for one (two, or even three) every now and then…
05 Aug 2022
MH is a pensioner that takes the first meal of the day very seriously, and uses this opportunity to remind us that it does not always have to be a ‘run of the mill’ affair…
How many address books do you really have?
02 Aug 2022
HY brings our focus back to one of the most important commodities that we have and suggests that when looking to rekindle a long-lost friendship, we have a lot older address books than we might think.
Lost and found friendship …
30 Jul 2022
PY reminds us that there are many reasons for losing touch with the friends that we were once so close to and suggests that the International Day of Friendship may be a day to make sure that we maintain some of them…
Sleeping is seriously hard work!
27 Jul 2022
Looking at what her smartwatch has to say about the way she sleeps has got WD sharing a little about what she has learnt…
‘Then and Now’ comparisons…
24 Jul 2022
GN compares ways that what we see around us can sometimes colour the way we age…
Online grocery-shop sharing….
21 Jul 2022
There is an answer to everything, and DS offers a solution to grocery shopping online in the knowledge that there will be no ‘minimum spend penalties’…
A little bit of the new can bring back a bit of the old…
18 Jul 2022
FB uses her message today to talk about the old and the new when it comes to technology and learning about it.
Building a garden arsenal worthy of the canine and feline foe…
15 Jul 2022
HG, like many other gardeners, finds that one of her garden hates is the bigger animals that get in the way, and she gives us a little advice about some of the ways she has found for keeping them at bay…
Are you exercising enough? Think about it…
If you have one, your lack of concentration is often something that your schoolteachers accused you of when you were a child. But it is often said that when we get old, we assume that it comes with the territory, and we don’t even notice anything but how much longer it takes us to do certain things. VI is of the persuasion that knowing what your problem is is the first step to fixing it and if a lack of concentration is the problem, she has found a few suggestions as to what we can do about it.
Read MoreAre you exercising enough? Think about it…
12 Jul 2022
If you have one, your lack of concentration is often something that your schoolteachers accused you of when you were a child. But it is often said that when we get old, we assume that it comes with the territory, and we don’t even notice anything but how much longer it takes us to do certain things. VI is of the persuasion that knowing what your problem is is the first step to fixing it and if a lack of concentration is the problem, she has found a few suggestions as to what we can do about it.
One consequence of putting parenthood off…
09 Jul 2022
EB takes an interesting look at the pros and cons of parenthood that she thinks we oldies would do well to pass on to the younger people around us…
Advised self-isolation for our contactless payment cards…
06 Jul 2022
DS comments having read a previous LPG article on the subject of credit cards…
Is online seeing really believing?
03 Jul 2022
TG went online to buy one thing and ended up also adding a questionable spend but deciding to have a go despite all the reasons not to. She explains…
Remember that council tax rebate?
30 Jun 2022
WK suggests that now is the time to check our bank accounts to make sure that our councils kept the governments promise…
Are you the only person you do not disturb when you are asleep?
27 Jun 2022
If you snore perhaps this message is for you. IB offers us a little information that she found online which might help with the problem.
Fighting forgetfulness…
25 Jun 2022
JA offers a comment or two about dementia and the conscious or subconscious effect that it may be having…
The literal pressure of DIY…
23 Jun 2022
The need to know what is going on with our blood pressure gets a little more important as we get older but, in these days of health DIY, how do we know if we are really getting it right. PY does her best to link you to a bit of a refresher course today…
Are you Nomophobic?
18 Jun 2022
Nomophobia, are you afflicted, TI thinks that more and more of us older members of society might be…?
BF explores our habits when it comes to getting those really important questions that are often completely unimportant to the people around us answered.
LPG thought it fitting to repeat BF’s message today as it marks the 16th anniversary of the word Google’s’ official entry as a verb in the English language.
Read MoreQuestions, questions…
15 Jun 2022
BF explores our habits when it comes to getting those really important questions that are often completely unimportant to the people around us answered.
LPG thought it fitting to repeat BF’s message today as it marks the 16th anniversary of the word Google’s’ official entry as a verb in the English language.
I say thank you to the driving force behind my driving…
12 Jun 2022
As one gets older, driving becomes more and more of a privilege and AR feels we need to acknowledge the input of this band of people who help to keep us on the road on a day dedicated to them…
Letting the sun work its magic…
09 Jun 2022
KB’s message suggests that we take full advantage of the sunshine after two forced years of avoiding it.
Cool or not, here’s a bit of face framing advice…
06 Jun 2022
We older people are likely to be among the first timers when it comes to getting used to glasses and on this National Eyewear Day, NK does her best to show the possibilities that this could be a cause for celebration today…
A milestone that I will never reach…
03 Jun 2022
You either can or you can’t, and for many LPG readers it may well be a case of you could once upon a time, but whatever the state of your bicycle riding prowess, AP wishes everyone a happy World Bicycle Day today.
The chat that stems from experience (where needed) …
31 May 2022
QF makes the point that it is the young who appear to be most hooked on smoking these days and she suggests that from time-to-time we grandparents broach the subject with a view to putting them off …
The chat that stems from experience (where needed) …
QF makes the point that it is the young who appear to be most hooked on smoking these days and she suggests that from time-to-time we grandparents broach the subject with a view to putting them off …
QF, sent this message to us last year but on this National No Smoking Day we thought it worth repeating…
Read MoreThe chat that stems from experience (where needed) …
31 May 2022
QF makes the point that it is the young who appear to be most hooked on smoking these days and she suggests that from time-to-time we grandparents broach the subject with a view to putting them off …
QF, sent this message to us last year but on this National No Smoking Day we thought it worth repeating…
True art appreciation?
28 May 2022
AP explores the notion that perhaps a degree of appreciation can be learned even if the internet is your only teacher…
Kicking the addiction to that ‘just one more time’ habit …
25 May 2022
DP points out that the most innocent pastimes may well be getting in the way of putting an end to many people’s personal lockdown…
A couple of things worth remembering.
22 May 2022
TS reminds us about how important it is, or is not, to worry about remembering your memory …
When it is safe to get back into the water, I will be there…
When we see the words in the title of this message, many of us will think of the danger posed by sharks but we are missing out on a lot more than being able to protect ourselves from those jaws even if we never get to infested waters…
LPG has opted to repeat this message to give two days’ notice of National Learn to Swim day but even if it will only ever be ‘National Be Brave Enough to get back into the Water day’ for most of us, perhaps this Saturday is the day to think of all that extra exercise you might get even if you have never, or will never, get to the swimming stage.
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When it is safe to get back into the water, I will be there…
19 May 2022
When we see the words in the title of this message, many of us will think of the danger posed by sharks but we are missing out on a lot more than being able to protect ourselves from those jaws even if we never get to infested waters…
LPG has opted to repeat this message to give two days’ notice of National Learn to Swim day but even if it will only ever be ‘National Be Brave Enough to get back into the Water day’ for most of us, perhaps this Saturday is the day to think of all that extra exercise you might get even if you have never, or will never, get to the swimming stage.
An early morning light bulb moment…
16 May 2022
Light, dark and sleep what do they have in common; HJ offers us a few of her ideas on the subject.
Numbers; more than mathematical tools?
13 May 2022
While the rest of the country are homing in on the awareness of being able to control numbers mathematically, SN looks at the possibility that those very numbers may have the potential to control aspects of your life…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 42): If it came to it, would you know what to do?
A picture taken in the middle of Kent has prompted MA to prompt LPG readers to take an online lesson, or perhaps a virtual refresher course, just in case…
LPG felt this article needed repeating in the light of today’s day which acknowledges the importance of World First Aid Day which is today. It is never too late to learn a little about what to do when there is an emergency…
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Every picture tells a story (chapter 42): If it came to it, would you know what to do?
11 May 2022
A picture taken in the middle of Kent has prompted MA to prompt LPG readers to take an online lesson, or perhaps a virtual refresher course, just in case…
LPG felt this article needed repeating in the light of today’s day which acknowledges the importance of World First Aid Day which is today. It is never too late to learn a little about what to do when there is an emergency…
Council Tax rebates… contrary to the official advice, there is one thing you can do…
RW offers a reminder to all house owners as she suggests that, at the very least a check of your bank statement might be in order in the not-too-distant future
LPG feels the need to print this post again even though it last appeared on our pages just two months ago. RW gave some good advice and, for those LPG readers who are also house owners who have not yet checked to see if their rebate has been received, a second look at what RW has to say has to be worth reading.
Read MoreCouncil Tax rebates… contrary to the official advice, there is one thing you can do…
10 May 2022
RW offers a reminder to all house owners as she suggests that, at the very least a check of your bank statement might be in order in the not-too-distant future
LPG feels the need to print this post again even though it last appeared on our pages just two months ago. RW gave some good advice and, for those LPG readers who are also house owners who have not yet checked to see if their rebate has been received, a second look at what RW has to say has to be worth reading.
A day to start a bit of working out again perhaps…
07 May 2022
For those who have got out of the habit, MA reminds us that in some parts of the world, today is National Fitness Day; a day to be acknowledged with a little bit of physical action if not altogether celebrated.
If you have a smartphone get to know the big 4… (or 5 or 6…)
04 May 2022
JE highlights one of those points that we are likely to be hounded about by our children as we get older and, while she can see both sides of the argument, she points out a few ways to make everyone happier…
Today is Sunday the 1st so Friday the 13th is coming…
01 May 2022
Having a little notice of things to come is always a good thing so for the more superstitious among us WS offers a little warning paired with some mathematical science.
You don’t have to do it well – but please just have a little go!
GM, offers us a look at just a few of the dances of the world today and, along with the editorial group at LPG, she extends our hope that everyone finds the time to tap a tow or nod a head on this International Day of Dance.
Read MoreYou don’t have to do it well – but please just have a little go!
29 Apr 2022
GM, offers us a look at just a few of the dances of the world today and, along with the editorial group at LPG, she extends our hope that everyone finds the time to tap a tow or nod a head on this International Day of Dance.
One aspect of ‘Lewisham lost’…
28 Apr 2022
It is true that time has to take its toll on all things but HS does his best to take us oldies back to one aspect of a life gone by as he focusses in on the cinema culture of some fifty years ago…
Celebrating audio communication…
25 Apr 2022
Just in case you did not know, GF offers her thoughts and a little information about National Telephone Day…
The power of ‘bus-touch’.
22 Apr 2022
BH encourages those who don’t, if they are able, to make use of our freedom passes every now and then…
The Volume of the night…
19 Apr 2022
CL offers some thoughts on a subject that must keep him up at night.
Ready
Ladies, let’s talk about the stage of your age disclosure…
13 Apr 2022
IB, explores when a lady should reverse the habit of the best part of a lifetime…
Little loops of cleanliness?
10 Apr 2022
If you find that this time of year puts you in that spring cleaning frame of mind ND has a little wisdom to offer…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 43) …and I have three of them!
07 Apr 2022
SF reminds us that not all the changes we witness on our Lewisham Streets are for the worst.
A day to check the length of your nose…
04 Apr 2022
RB takes a little time to point out the effect that lying has on him now that he has made a commitment to stop doing it and gives himself permission to forgive himself for a recent failure in his resolve…
April gullibility….
01 Apr 2022
W warns us to protect our credibility today just in case someone plans to make a bit of a fool of you…
Ready
For those who would prefer not to e-visit…
26 Mar 2022
SC tells us of her annoyance when it comes to one aspect of the recorded message that those who cannot always get online for an answer have to face…
Remembering the buses - back in the day – chapter 3
There is no doubt that, whatever the industry, things and times have change since most pensioners were working. During National Career Week, when those about to enter the world of work focus on what they plan to do, LPG asked readers to share their stories of working from the opposite end of the spectrum, and JB did not disappoint…
Read MoreRemembering the buses - back in the day – chapter 3
23 Mar 2022
There is no doubt that, whatever the industry, things and times have change since most pensioners were working. During National Career Week, when those about to enter the world of work focus on what they plan to do, LPG asked readers to share their stories of working from the opposite end of the spectrum, and JB did not disappoint…
Do you do it often enough, I bet you have a good one to tell…
20 Mar 2022
Maureen B and the LPG group have what they see as the ultimate message on this subject and deliver it on this World Story Telling day…
Luggage disappearing from right under you…
17 Mar 2022
NC reminds us of something she could have done better when we are off for a little staycation…
All things Arachnoid…
14 Mar 2022
TP helps us to celebrate a phobia which is still pretty high on the list of the most common in the UK, as she helps us to acknowledge those, so often, small eight-legged things that put the fear of God into so many of us…
Nowhere to hide from Horatio…
11 Mar 2022
There are, and always have been many work paths and choices out there for the working man, or woman, and as part of our retrospective look at the world of work, WV gives us a very personal insight into a very short-lived facet of her working life today.
My first day at work…
07 Mar 2022
Earlier this year we asked for a few stories that working had left readers with and we were not disappointed. NR offers an interesting take on her first impressions today.
Pope Gregory XIII, the moon, the vernal equinox, lots of maths and a serious headache = Easter?
Some people like mathematical conundrums whilst they can do serious damage to the minds of others. With this in mind VM offers the question, calculation method and answer to a somewhat topical problem…
Read MorePope Gregory XIII, the moon, the vernal equinox, lots of maths and a serious headache = Easter?
02 Mar 2022
Some people like mathematical conundrums whilst they can do serious damage to the minds of others. With this in mind VM offers the question, calculation method and answer to a somewhat topical problem…
I hate backseat drivers, but a backseat online-shopper is not a bad thing…
27 Feb 2022
As more and more pensioners become comfortable with on-line shopping, MR offers a couple of varying sized bits of print that she suggests need checking…
What makes you feel really warm in the winter?
24 Feb 2022
CL reminds us older members of society of a time when an open fire conjured up feelings of warmth and comfort and not so much danger…
Not Private? This time it’s usually not you; its them…
22 Feb 2022
RL highlights a computer error which is not as terminal as it can often look when computer users first come across it…
Who are you going to call and how long are you going to wait?
21 Feb 2022
WR shares his thoughts on how to work out which medical emergency service to call when the situation arises…
Getting right down to your legs…
18 Feb 2022
The issue of cramp in the legs can be caused by lack of circulation as we get older, and this is the subject of DP’s message today.
Another sting in the ‘white goods’ insurance tail…
12 Feb 2022
DS points out a few of the details that one might come across when one of those all-important kitchen appliances lets us down, in spite of the fact that we have insured them…
Pay your heart a little online attention…
EA offers us a heartfelt reminder that while we are all preoccupied with if we have become a statistic of the pandemic, there are a few other health issues worth worrying about…
LPG thought that it would be worth repeating EA’s message on this World Heart Day although it was originally sent to us some nine months ago…
Read MorePay your heart a little online attention…
06 Feb 2022
EA offers us a heartfelt reminder that while we are all preoccupied with if we have become a statistic of the pandemic, there are a few other health issues worth worrying about…
LPG thought that it would be worth repeating EA’s message on this World Heart Day although it was originally sent to us some nine months ago…
Should I, shouldn’t I and the middle ground…
06 Feb 2022
KS reminds us of one thing we can all do to make sure that we don’t become the reason that someone else gets scammed on-line…
Something to do with your hands when winter gets you down perhaps
03 Feb 2022
Liver spots are also often called age spots and while they are only cosmetically depressing, during these winter months WG suggests a way to work at minimising them…
OK, the oxen among us can breathe out now, but tigers beware…
31 Jan 2022
Tomorrow will mark the start of the year of the tiger for the Chinese and OC brings us some news concerning the mixed fortunes it is likely to bring with it…
Your new year starts here and now wherever you live…
28 Jan 2022
Culture has so many facets and LPG looks to sharing some of it as Lewisham becomes the official London Borough of Culture for a year…
Spouses, love and science…
26 Jan 2022
PB brings love and science together today as she gives us one of many pretexts to make the most of National Spouses day…
Counting the cost of Christmas…
22 Jan 2022
Christmas shopping has a habit of overtaking our budgeting plans when we take a serious look back at it. EC encourages us to check to make sure that our income is maximised while we are busy counting the cost…
Making my mind up in 2022.
19 Jan 2022
Will it be a positive new year for you there are only two answers to the question and MN suggests you make your decision positive and then stick to it!
Don’t be swayed… Keep Your Resolve!
KU offers some New Year’s Resolution encouragement during a week that includes more than one recognised celebration designed to reassure us that it is fine to give up, but she is backing each reader and helping herself to keep her resolution going with her message today.
LPG has to thank two contributors for highlighting very different celebrations that co-exist on January 17th. In our attempt to make sure that every post we offer has a full day for LPG readers to ponder upon its details, we offer a day’s notice to prepare for KU’s proposed, and very serious plans for tomorrow’s celebration.
Read MoreDon’t be swayed… Keep Your Resolve!
16 Jan 2022
KU offers some New Year’s Resolution encouragement during a week that includes more than one recognised celebration designed to reassure us that it is fine to give up, but she is backing each reader and helping herself to keep her resolution going with her message today.
LPG has to thank two contributors for highlighting very different celebrations that co-exist on January 17th. In our attempt to make sure that every post we offer has a full day for LPG readers to ponder upon its details, we offer a day’s notice to prepare for KU’s proposed, and very serious plans for tomorrow’s celebration.
A little belated Covid Christmas crisis present…
13 Jan 2022
The Covid-19 test experience can be worrying if you have never tried one, HB offers a little something to make the process a little less daunting…
Up to two years of possible dental pain to come…
10 Jan 2022
The prognosis for the teeth of the nation now that Covid-19 is reportedly easing its hold on us looks grim to say the least. Gloria comments…
HB makes the point that so many older people are being robbed of a degree of independence because there are not enough places for leg respite as our legs get older and need them more.
If you agree with her, please get in touch because there is power in numbers and LPG, not to mention HB would really like to hear your point of view.
Read MoreA plea or two for older legs…
07 Jan 2022
HB makes the point that so many older people are being robbed of a degree of independence because there are not enough places for leg respite as our legs get older and need them more.
If you agree with her, please get in touch because there is power in numbers and LPG, not to mention HB would really like to hear your point of view.
Does it always have to be about the money…
04 Jan 2022
SI highlights the fact that the planet we live on is becoming more and more money focussed at the expense of the people in it…
Don’t abstain again this New Year, have a go at a little one…
01 Jan 2022
No matter how negative this New Year is looking, BH has done her best to offer a little positivity to start the year of 2022. She offers a bit of a challenge to all those habitual resolution avoiders …
2022; where are we up to now?
29 Dec 2021
LF tells us that his intention was to make some predictions about the coming twelve months when writing this post that long ago, although he ended up providing more questions than answers…
Boxing Day; perhaps a day for a bit of unboxing homework…
26 Dec 2021
This year. the traditional reason for Boxing Day is likely to be shelved yet again so BL offers us something else that we can do to pass the time…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 41): Christmas, not again!
23 Dec 2021
Christmas is traditionally a time for getting together while Covid-19 has been all about keeping apart. AK shares a picture which reminds her of that fact…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 40): A springy thought in the middle of winter…
20 Dec 2021
Perhaps YP has found something to brighten your day as she talks about budding plants in the winter…
The day I committed a crime in the name of friendship…
17 Dec 2021
LF offers us a story on the theme of losing things…
Thoughts of waking up early in the morning while I could not sleep…
14 Dec 2021
WD offers us a possible answer to the conundrum that might be ‘what Christmas present to get for the younger SAD suffering relative who has everything else’…
Focussing on the relief of finding things…
11 Dec 2021
TM does her best to highlight National Lost and Found day with the story of an experience which will help her never to forget…
Even though a little late, we ask that you celebrate a slightly belated National lost and found day today.
A telephone glitch which works perfectly…
08 Dec 2021
CP proves that cheap and cheerful could be one way to deter those cold callers…
Old and battered, but still going …
05 Dec 2021
HW tells a story which proves that people aren’t all bad…
The white goods insurance phone call ‘hype’ that is not quite a ‘scam’.
Insurance companies seem to know exactly when the extended warrantee is up on those kitchen and other appliances that we all take for granted in our homes. NS asks if any other readers know exactly how they get that information…
Read MoreThe white goods insurance phone call ‘hype’ that is not quite a ‘scam’.
02 Dec 2021
Insurance companies seem to know exactly when the extended warrantee is up on those kitchen and other appliances that we all take for granted in our homes. NS asks if any other readers know exactly how they get that information…
From little acorns… something helpful to add rather than take away…
29 Nov 2021
It has all been said before but, JS repeats an idea about something we might be able to help our environmental preservation effort in addition to all the advice that tells us what we need to take away…
The things you do can be your best friends too…
We can all do with a bit of a pep talk on the subject of keeping too busy to cope with the often frightening effect that being lonely in older age can force us into. PY focusses in again today…
And we would like to remind all readers that we at LPG relish all the really small comments that can be developed into vital information for the pages of our website. There is something you can do that might help you and us all at the same time.
Read MoreThe things you do can be your best friends too…
26 Nov 2021
We can all do with a bit of a pep talk on the subject of keeping too busy to cope with the often frightening effect that being lonely in older age can force us into. PY focusses in again today…
And we would like to remind all readers that we at LPG relish all the really small comments that can be developed into vital information for the pages of our website. There is something you can do that might help you and us all at the same time.
Just a quick reminder…
23 Nov 2021
We have been promised high fuel bills this winter and with that in mind WK offers some reminders that might jog our memories when it comes to keeping the bills down, and yourself a bit warmer as the cold sets in…
Something worth an annual review….
14 Nov 2021
SC repeats a message that we have been sent before but, as we get our electric blankets out for the winter, a very pertinent one...
Something to add to our thinking at 11 o’clock…
OV tells us that Coronavirus can well be likened to a world war and suggests that, because the realities of its effects are still with us, they might in some way help those who have never experienced the realities of conflict to have something to take time to remember today…
Read MoreSomething to add to our thinking at 11 o’clock…
11 Nov 2021
OV tells us that Coronavirus can well be likened to a world war and suggests that, because the realities of its effects are still with us, they might in some way help those who have never experienced the realities of conflict to have something to take time to remember today…
Pet lockdown night, a new name for today’s celebrations…
10 Nov 2021
Same old message, same old day, but this is a message that LPG is happy to offer again and thankful that PC saw fit to remind us of.
The rise and possible fall of the big little energetic issue?
SL offers us a few house-warming tips that we just may not have heard of yet, and which may make just that little bit of difference to our utility bills in a year when we have been warned that they are going to be relatively high…
Read MoreThe rise and possible fall of the big little energetic issue?
08 Nov 2021
SL offers us a few house-warming tips that we just may not have heard of yet, and which may make just that little bit of difference to our utility bills in a year when we have been warned that they are going to be relatively high…
Arthritis and the cold, wet, grey days…
02 Nov 2021
As we look to the future and once again have nothing but winter to look forward to, PL shares his findings on the reasons that arthritis bites more in the winter and a few ways that we can work at keeping it a little more at bay…
It’s payback time, what will you do with your extra hour?
30 Oct 2021
GN notes that circumstances will afford us a 25-hour day tomorrow and asks us to think about what we are going to do with the extra one…
My thoughts on what to do with unfulfilled ambition…
21 Oct 2021
RB gets wistful today but also offers us a few thoughts of changing dreams, goals and plans for a little realisation…
The three-question to do list check…
18 Oct 2021
WB provides one possible solution when it comes to making sure that we don’t find ourselves with too much to do after this period of lockdown is finally over.
Keeping them clean on a global scale…
15 Oct 2021
Washing our hands has become a much bigger issue over the past year but KC has found another excuse to bring it to the fore…
Cats and dogs and 7% …
12 Oct 2021
Gloria offers LPG readers a little insight into pre and post pandemic pet ownership
Just another ordinary day…
09 Oct 2021
For all those LPG readers who could do with a bit of positivity today, OC provides a little motivation…
Arguably irrelevant?
06 Oct 2021
DE gives us yet another illustration to show that we need to check what is said in television adverts to be sure of the reasons that we choose one product over another…
The other cost of cost-effective lighting…
03 Oct 2021
Our world is now full of lots of ideas to preserve our future but, those in control so often miss the consequences of the actions that they force us to take. DC makes the argument again…
Getting out there again or FOGO as they are calling it…
27 Sep 2021
VN asks the question will there ever be a good time to venture out again as she raises the subject of preferring to stay at home even though lockdown is gradually becoming a regime of the past…
Some you win, some you lose, but you nearly always pay…
24 Sep 2021
CP gets to grips with the question of just how much it costs to win these days...
An eye story with possible exercises…
21 Sep 2021
During this National Eye Health Week, EX takes the time to share what the internet says about exercising our eyes today…
Acknowledging a day of interpretation…
21 Sep 2021
TF reminds us of the debt that we owe to those who have mastered the art of saying and writing the same thing, so that it can be understood in more than one language as she helps us to acknowledge International Translation Day.
Sometimes it’s all about the wrist action…
18 Sep 2021
Perhaps it is good to be reminded that measuring your steps with some pedometers can depend on your wrist action as much as what you do with your feet.
In preparation for a day to say ‘thank you’…
16 Sep 2021
A little bit of positivity can only be a good thing so PK appeals to all readers to prepare for a day in the year which is all about creating some…
Negative thoughts turning Positive?
13 Sep 2021
On this National Positive Thinking Day, Rudy returns to the subject that he hopes he prepared the way for exactly six months ago.
My version of the logic behind the ping…
09 Sep 2021
HB gives us her take on the ‘Pingdemic’…
The ‘do it’, ‘don’t do it’, ‘do it’ work ethic…
06 Sep 2021
Perhaps you did not know that it was John Trusler who, in 1562, first said ‘there is no time like the present’, and today GG agrees wholeheartedly although her previous post tells a completely different story…
Rabbit or Rarebit, now there’s a question…
03 Sep 2021
Today is no exception when it comes to dedicating itself to a celebration or two, and SA flags up the ultimate in cheese on toast and invites readers to do the same; Happy Welsh Rarebit day.
From electronic virtual assistant to my personal friend?
31 Aug 2021
SC tells the story of friendship born out of the adversity that living though a pandemic helped her to forge…
A comment on the new and confusing…
22 Aug 2021
AK offers her thoughts on how quickly today’s latest inventions become tomorrow’s old news…
Keeping up to date with the little orange dots …
19 Aug 2021
OK advises that it is important to keep our mobile phones with us, and learn how to use them as we get older, but it is equally as important to check the messages the phones are trying to alert us to …
Funny bones and national days…
NF is a reader who, by his own admission, has a lot to learn about delivering a joke, but on this National Tell a Joke Day he makes a commitment and offers an invitation any other reader who could do with being a bit funnier from time to time…
LPG knows that our joke pages could be a little fuller and reminds readers that they have 359 days to think of one and share it; and don’t worry, not every joke needs to be displayed on National Tell a Joke Day…
Read MoreFunny bones and national days…
16 Aug 2021
NF is a reader who, by his own admission, has a lot to learn about delivering a joke, but on this National Tell a Joke Day he makes a commitment and offers an invitation any other reader who could do with being a bit funnier from time to time…
LPG knows that our joke pages could be a little fuller and reminds readers that they have 359 days to think of one and share it; and don’t worry, not every joke needs to be displayed on National Tell a Joke Day…
Getting back into the swing of things; even we pensioners have one…
13 Aug 2021
few ideas to share on making sure that when it does we pensioners are a ready as the rest of the nation to face the new normal waiting for us beyond our front doors.
The bank of Grandma and Granddad…
11 Aug 2021
FM, having read an earlier post offers one suggestion that might help us older parents to gauge just how much harmony there is between the members of the generation that we have produced and plan to leave behind them.
If there must be a baptism of water, at least let there be rice…
We think of electronic stuff as being quite powerful but, as every comic superhero knows, no matter how powerful you are there is always something that can thwart you and for many of the electronic marvels that we are surrounded with these days, the arch nemesis is water. DL might have found a way to provide the cavalry.
Read MoreIf there must be a baptism of water, at least let there be rice…
10 Aug 2021
We think of electronic stuff as being quite powerful but, as every comic superhero knows, no matter how powerful you are there is always something that can thwart you and for many of the electronic marvels that we are surrounded with these days, the arch nemesis is water. DL might have found a way to provide the cavalry.
If you are ill, press buttons 111 for an entertaining experience… perhaps?
07 Aug 2021
Perhaps EB has come across a new approach that the NHS are using in their armoury of weapons designed to combat the anxieties felt by some ‘111’ users…
In out, in out, shake it all about?
04 Aug 2021
Vibrating old bones might not be as bad for them as you think, AH has a little news for us.
Our throw-away world…
01 Aug 2021
TG offers us a subject that might need considering as we get older, as she focusses in on why we are so often forgotten somewhat by those younger members of our families…
Again the internet teaches that size does matter…
29 Jul 2021
SC shares what she has learned about giving her living room a bit of a new look…
Truman, turnips and today…
26 Jul 2021
There is no doubt that these sometimes quite colourful little root vegetables look a lot more appealing then they taste but BF offers us yet another fact about them and the results of his attempt to try a new way of cooking them.
A nod-off moment, a wink or perhaps 40?
25 Jul 2021
JN skims the top of the mixture of science and opinions that we all find in the pool of questions that the need for an afternoon nap, or not, leave us all facing no matter what our age.
What I think problems and secrets have in common?
20 Jul 2021
Perhaps this is a topic that, at the average LPG readers’ age, most of us have mastered somewhat but while we have learned much about keeping other people’s secrets, YT brings the whole subject to the fore again anyway…
Celebrating the living art canvas…
17 Jul 2021
BF, his love of statistics and art, gives us a reminder that today is the day to celebrate all things tattoo, on this its national day, whether you have one or not…
Rethinking my little living room look…
11 Jul 2021
BF shares a few tips that might make your living space look a little more spacious…
Beware; those multitasking sound effects
08 Jul 2021
Perhaps OL has helped to illustrate the value of looking back through our older posts and, while showing us the perfect example of how practice can make perfect, she points out one possible down-side to be considered…
Drivers, you might just need to extend your brace to loosen your nuts?
05 Jul 2021
GP informs of a tool that it might just be worth having in your car boot once we are all able to get out and about a little more.
Add your name to the weight of public opinion…
02 Jul 2021
GF brings us a message of positivity in the relatively negative version of the world in which we find ourselves as he suggests taking some time to add the weight of your name to someone else’s cause…
Our memories of grandparents and our grandchildren’s memories of us…
29 Jun 2021
LPG thanks TS for this thought and would like to remind readers that we are always ready to show and share pictures that tell a story. Happy National Camera Day.
Time to get out of the morning lockdown rut…
IB has a message for those who find themselves avoiding the many lockdown days that we are coming to the end of, in anticipation of the day when keeping the long days short by missing out on the mornings altogether is no longer necessary.
Read MoreTime to get out of the morning lockdown rut…
26 Jun 2021
IB has a message for those who find themselves avoiding the many lockdown days that we are coming to the end of, in anticipation of the day when keeping the long days short by missing out on the mornings altogether is no longer necessary.
What is the bet that you are still part of the OOPS Club?
Rudy brings us back to the subject of hoarding today as he provokes us to remember those all-important items that so many of us acquire over time, and which we are so reluctant to see in any other light then the ‘perfectly fit for purpose’ one we perceived when we first bought them.
Read MoreWhat is the bet that you are still part of the OOPS Club?
23 Jun 2021
Rudy brings us back to the subject of hoarding today as he provokes us to remember those all-important items that so many of us acquire over time, and which we are so reluctant to see in any other light then the ‘perfectly fit for purpose’ one we perceived when we first bought them.
Every picture tells a story (chapter 38): Washing your clothes ‘al fresco’?
Lots of familiar sights might well be missing from our local high street, especially for the readers who are just starting to emerge from our enforced house hibernation, but OA gives a little advanced warning of something relatively new which has caught her eye and the lens of her camera…
Read MoreEvery picture tells a story (chapter 38): Washing your clothes ‘al fresco’?
20 Jun 2021
Lots of familiar sights might well be missing from our local high street, especially for the readers who are just starting to emerge from our enforced house hibernation, but OA gives a little advanced warning of something relatively new which has caught her eye and the lens of her camera…
To stay in or opt-out; that is the question.
17 Jun 2021
WR shares his thoughts on the NHS’s latest plans for aspects of our medical information, and your right to choose not to be part of the plan…
Back-tilt?
14 Jun 2021
Perhaps the practise of assuming an inverted posture for a short interval daily might just be the answer to some cases of back pain, but EB took a slightly more in depth look and offers the information she learned along the way…
Becoming more attractive to your goals…
While no one really knows when lockdown will come to an end, MC suggests that we older members of society spend some of the rest of it preparing to realise a few of those dreams and aspirations that we all have as she introduces us to the law of attraction…
Read MoreBecoming more attractive to your goals…
11 Jun 2021
While no one really knows when lockdown will come to an end, MC suggests that we older members of society spend some of the rest of it preparing to realise a few of those dreams and aspirations that we all have as she introduces us to the law of attraction…
Re-evaluating when it comes to your BFF…
CM recommends a need to rearrange your list of best friends and suggests some advice on where to start as she offers us an alternative way to celebrate National Best Friend day.
As is often the case, National Best Friends Day coincides with World Oceans day and we have had another contributor offer some thoughts for that so, we have posted CM’s message one day early to give readers a little time to prepare for this particular celebration.
Read MoreRe-evaluating when it comes to your BFF…
07 Jun 2021
CM recommends a need to rearrange your list of best friends and suggests some advice on where to start as she offers us an alternative way to celebrate National Best Friend day.
As is often the case, National Best Friends Day coincides with World Oceans day and we have had another contributor offer some thoughts for that so, we have posted CM’s message one day early to give readers a little time to prepare for this particular celebration.
What a deep intake or two of breath might just be able to do for you…
05 Jun 2021
RO offers a fundamental which might just improve our lives a little as she focusses in on the way we breathe today.
You’ve most probably heard of them, but have you really heard them?
02 Jun 2021
KV tells that her inability to keep up with pop music has left her unable to keep up with some of the questions asked on television gameshows these days and explains why…
When there is more to numbers than maths…
They come in so many guises these days; smart, HD, Freeview and that is before you get to the other technical differences between different television sets. HE has one answer to a problem that having more than one TV in the house might cause…
Read MoreWhen there is more to numbers than maths…
30 May 2021
They come in so many guises these days; smart, HD, Freeview and that is before you get to the other technical differences between different television sets. HE has one answer to a problem that having more than one TV in the house might cause…
100 years of speculation but, am I telling the truth?
27 May 2021
KB has found an intriguing anniversary for us today, but who knows if he is telling the truth…
Thinking of brothers of all ages…
24 May 2021
JL reminds us of an annual celebration day, which is American in origin but which in his opinion, needs to become worldwide. He also tells us of the ways that Lockdown played its part in bringing his brothers back together.
Pain? Perhaps you can think yourself better…
GA’s message offers an alternative that many will have heard of but might have dismissed when it comes to the relief of chronic pain.
There are many attitudes to meditation and also many aspects of mental and physical help that it is reported to promote. GA offered us this thought late last year, but LPG would like to repeat it on this National Meditation Day in the hope that any readers who missed it and might benefit by trying, might be more willing to make this the first day that they have a go to see if it makes any difference in their battle against chronic pain.
Read MorePain? Perhaps you can think yourself better…
21 May 2021
GA’s message offers an alternative that many will have heard of but might have dismissed when it comes to the relief of chronic pain.
There are many attitudes to meditation and also many aspects of mental and physical help that it is reported to promote. GA offered us this thought late last year, but LPG would like to repeat it on this National Meditation Day in the hope that any readers who missed it and might benefit by trying, might be more willing to make this the first day that they have a go to see if it makes any difference in their battle against chronic pain.
Philosophical thinking; other people’s opinions…
15 May 2021
Perhaps MN’s comment about the importance of being able to both give and take the criticism of our friends more seriously might hit home…
East verses West, who is looking anyway…
HW reminds us that, although being seen is not something to worry too much about, a recent knock at her front door has got her thinking about CCTV’s newest incarnation and now forces her to be on her best behaviour as soon as she gets to her front door…
Read MoreEast verses West, who is looking anyway…
12 May 2021
HW reminds us that, although being seen is not something to worry too much about, a recent knock at her front door has got her thinking about CCTV’s newest incarnation and now forces her to be on her best behaviour as soon as she gets to her front door…
Knowing what you are doing verses bits of paper…
09 May 2021
NB weighs up the advantages of getting stuck into a new pastime…
If you are a pensioner whose passion includes producing anything from woodwork to knitted or sewed masterpieces, or from short stories and poetry to music, Rudy’s message today reminds us to keep at it even if you feel that you are not getting the recognition you would like. It may well come later…
In the light of the particular hobby that Rudy has focused on today, LPG asks that our readers remember our main aim which is to give pensioners from any part of the world a platform where they can share their thoughts, concerns, ideas and stories, and that you don’t have to do the actual writing. Please let us know what you want to say and we will write it for you. It is also to be remembered that if you would rather
Read MoreDegrees of achievement…
06 May 2021
If you are a pensioner whose passion includes producing anything from woodwork to knitted or sewed masterpieces, or from short stories and poetry to music, Rudy’s message today reminds us to keep at it even if you feel that you are not getting the recognition you would like. It may well come later…
In the light of the particular hobby that Rudy has focused on today, LPG asks that our readers remember our main aim which is to give pensioners from any part of the world a platform where they can share their thoughts, concerns, ideas and stories, and that you don’t have to do the actual writing. Please let us know what you want to say and we will write it for you. It is also to be remembered that if you would rather
Help, it’s Mayday?
03 May 2021
PM offers us a few thoughts on the Mayday bank holiday today…
A friend when I really needed one…
30 Apr 2021
Living locked down and alone has impacted on the lives of many during the past year, but FE tells that it was loneliness that made her appreciate the value of an electronic friend.
Collaboration or competition; the ultimate motivators…
27 Apr 2021
LF offers an idea or two to keep us occupied during our continued stay at home experience...
A good day to get on the blower…
Perhaps telephones and the way they have changed over the years has been a bit of an annoyance to many of us older people but, after the invaluable role they played in our locked down lives this time last year, a lot more of the world should be ready to appreciate and acknowledge their advantages. Perhaps a few more countries need to adopt it, Happy National Telephone Day.
Read MoreA good day to get on the blower…
25 Apr 2021
Perhaps telephones and the way they have changed over the years has been a bit of an annoyance to many of us older people but, after the invaluable role they played in our locked down lives this time last year, a lot more of the world should be ready to appreciate and acknowledge their advantages. Perhaps a few more countries need to adopt it, Happy National Telephone Day.
How does yours smell?
24 Apr 2021
Here is a subject that might have been triggered by an innocent question, and a national day of celebration, but could also bring an often unnoticed condition to the forefront of our mines today.
Today is the day to ask yourself, ‘Are you a mug… person?’
21 Apr 2021
JN acknowledges today’s national significance with a call to all LPG readers to let the best china have an outing…
How many languages can you read?
18 Apr 2021
TF shares a way of reading internet information even if it is written in a language that we don’t understand.
Has lockdown improved your knowledge of what is in your house?
15 Apr 2021
HS points out some of the advantages and disadvantages of having a spring cleaning session…
Remembering ‘The Flying Brickyard’…
12 Apr 2021
Perhaps this is an anniversary that has both bitter and sweet connotations but CSC shares a memory today which we will recall for many different reasons. Perhaps our grandchildren will have more to remember when they get to our age…
Blunt signs and explanations…
09 Apr 2021
It is funny how so many of us manage to miss those roadwork notice signs until one is posted right outside our front door. BH relates what she learned when taking the time to read between the lines…
The potential cost of nodding off in front of the telly…
06 Apr 2021
TM reminds us of the benefits of claiming Pension Credit if you are entitled…
Happy Lock-down Easter… again?
04 Apr 2021
VM asks the question, ‘Are we getting too used to lockdown?’ and the postponed endings that our circumstances are offering us?
Remembering how to tête à tête…
31 Mar 2021
GW finds a few answers for those of us who found making friends out of complete strangers before lock-down stopped us practising…
Learning to like myself a little better…
28 Mar 2021
We all know that no one thing works for every individual but NH’s notion that learning a little more about the ability to be happy with who you are may be of value to some…
Getting going again…
25 Mar 2021
AF does her best to offer a little motivational lesson for those who are fast running out of inspirational momentum during these lockdown days…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 16) – Shopping this time last year
22 Mar 2021
Perhaps SP offers a picture which will bring back a few memories of this time last year.
Every picture tells a story (chapter 17) – this time last year…
16 Mar 2021
LPG hopes that the world has moved on since this time last year. AY uses today's message to jog a few memories…
Focussing on your imagination and creativity…
NM’s message gives us a reason to recognise a gift which we all have in varying amounts and which perhaps so many of us underutilise as we get older as she asks us to reawaken our powers of imagination.
LPG have postponed the posting of MN’s message somewhat because tomorrow, which is also Mothering Sunday, marks the 11th anniversary of World Imagination Day.
Read MoreFocussing on your imagination and creativity…
13 Mar 2021
NM’s message gives us a reason to recognise a gift which we all have in varying amounts and which perhaps so many of us underutilise as we get older as she asks us to reawaken our powers of imagination.
LPG have postponed the posting of MN’s message somewhat because tomorrow, which is also Mothering Sunday, marks the 11th anniversary of World Imagination Day.
Avoiding the risk of regret…
09 Mar 2021
VC would like to add to the many national celebration days that already exist, as she advocates the need for a ‘National day of personal risk assessment’ to be recognised, where we do something about eliminating the need to say or think, ‘I really should have tried that.’
Time to take stock and give your ‘To do’ list a little rest…
GG has found us a reason to completely ignore Benjamin Franklin’s advice. He was the person renowned for the quote, “Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” but she advises that we only ignore him for one week…
Read MoreTime to take stock and give your ‘To do’ list a little rest…
07 Mar 2021
GG has found us a reason to completely ignore Benjamin Franklin’s advice. He was the person renowned for the quote, “Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” but she advises that we only ignore him for one week…
Making a will… I need to walk as well as talk, do you?
Even those who never let the grass grow under their feet will be excused for those things that they might have overlooked this year, but QC reminds us that when it comes to making a will there really is no time like the present however young you are…
Read MoreMaking a will… I need to walk as well as talk, do you?
01 Mar 2021
Even those who never let the grass grow under their feet will be excused for those things that they might have overlooked this year, but QC reminds us that when it comes to making a will there really is no time like the present however young you are…
Christmas gifts; the other element of surprise…
26 Feb 2021
Everyone has, at one time or another received a beautiful Christmas gift which they can guarantee will not enhance their particular lifestyle. HY makes some suggestions about what to do with them…
I love my children but, oh for freedom. Please bring on the Jab.
23 Feb 2021
LK, tells of just one of many reasons why she is looking forward to having her second Covid-19 jab…
Why I have become a news-broadcast channel ‘turner-over’ …
20 Feb 2021
Perhaps the vast majority of us take note of the predominately negative news stories that come our way these days. PK offers reasons why she is an exception to the rule…
A day when ashes and random kindness meet.
17 Feb 2021
We all know that there are now more things to celebrate than days in the year, but SA offers us a reason to acknowledge two very different celebrations today which, with a bit of luck will both make us feel more positive.
Some you win and some you lose, but celebrate by soldiering on anyway…
Perhaps all these celebratory days that have come into being mean little to many, but this one is dedicated to all those people who have had an inkling of an idea which could change the world. IG offers his take on it all…
Read MoreSome you win and some you lose, but celebrate by soldiering on anyway…
11 Feb 2021
Perhaps all these celebratory days that have come into being mean little to many, but this one is dedicated to all those people who have had an inkling of an idea which could change the world. IG offers his take on it all…
Attacking arthritis from within and without…
03 Feb 2021
Perhaps, even though one size never fits all, CH offers some ideas for helping those readers who suffer, with making it easier to live with arthritis…
Candles up, decorations down and don’t forget the groundhog...
02 Feb 2021
It is likely that the winter weather and the 3rd covid-19 lockdown are now both as bad as they are going to get, but KB offers a few glimmers of light with today’s message…
Geography, History and (harsh) reality
30 Jan 2021
LB reminds us of just how quickly the landscape of any part of the world changes…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 26) – Mirrors don’t always tell the whole truth…
Coming to terms with the older version of how you look can have a major impact on one’s outlook while for others it is of little consequence, but whichever way you look at it, HW has a few thoughts to offer…
Read MoreEvery picture tells a story (chapter 26) – Mirrors don’t always tell the whole truth…
27 Jan 2021
Coming to terms with the older version of how you look can have a major impact on one’s outlook while for others it is of little consequence, but whichever way you look at it, HW has a few thoughts to offer…
Quick, painless and good for you; today is the day!
21 Jan 2021
SD reminds us of a celebratory day that stems from the USA, but that he thinks qualifies for international status especially in the light of some of last year’s events…
The unwrapped hopes of many a gift-giver…
Perhaps JL offers everyone a little advice on the art of giving that is often missed while reminding readers that those who are given a present to open have a responsibility to the person giving the gift that extends far beyond just thanking them…
Read MoreThe unwrapped hopes of many a gift-giver…
18 Jan 2021
Perhaps JL offers everyone a little advice on the art of giving that is often missed while reminding readers that those who are given a present to open have a responsibility to the person giving the gift that extends far beyond just thanking them…
Will fireworks become a thing of the past?
15 Jan 2021
IB offers readers a look at something that might supersede the fireworks that we have all become used to…
Twiddle, press or dial; it all takes so much longer now…
12 Jan 2021
CP comments on the balance between the complicated controls that so many modern appliances need us to have at our fingertips and the added demands on our brainpower needed to use them.
The entertaining element of competition…
11 Jan 2021
Perhaps television gameshows are not everyone’s cup of tea, but as RS reminds us they are easy to watch, there have been some arguably great ones and if you are brave enough there is money to be won …
Your heart, a little maths, and the number 220.
09 Jan 2021
We all know that our hearts are beating away and have been for decades, but EA lets us into the secret of working out just how fast yours should be going today.
The importance of a regular ‘Stand up break’ for the RFYOPs among us…
06 Jan 2021
JN brings something to our attention that we all need to do a little less, and focusses in on our need to check if we are sitting too much for our own good these days…
2020; a vintage year…
31 Dec 2020
SD makes the point that many years are remembered for those unique events that happen between their 1st of January and 31st of December, and his perception of 2020 has not been without its uniqueness …
Forty years of Top Forty’s…
28 Dec 2020
JN is one, he suspects, of many who get transported to another time and another place, when they close their eyes and listen to a certain song. He thinks that he might have found a way to help just a little…
A short message for Christmas….
25 Dec 2020
LPG wishes all readers a happy Christmas and offers his short Christmas message…
Introduction to a memory… MY UNCLE NORMAN
Perhaps 2020 will turn out to be a year when we managed to get a lot more rummaging and sorting out done. MC has been no exception to that rule and shares one of her most cherished recollections, today. Perhaps a rummage around in a draw you don’t open often, or a box full of history, has provoked a few such memories of a person or event in your life that is worth sharing. LPG would love to share it with our readers.
Read MoreIntroduction to a memory… MY UNCLE NORMAN
19 Dec 2020
Perhaps 2020 will turn out to be a year when we managed to get a lot more rummaging and sorting out done. MC has been no exception to that rule and shares one of her most cherished recollections, today. Perhaps a rummage around in a draw you don’t open often, or a box full of history, has provoked a few such memories of a person or event in your life that is worth sharing. LPG would love to share it with our readers.
Here’s looking at Christmas 2020, but forward to Christmas 2021…
16 Dec 2020
This is a subject that is not likely to make the national newspapers but that is causing some national problems at the moment. OS comes up with one solution…
A new look at our places of interest…
13 Dec 2020
VH lets us know about the many virtual London day experiences available on YouTube.
A reason to clean your ears before your video call…
Having studied the importance of getting video calling right once you have learned the technicalities, CL offers a few rules geared towards those LPG readers who are getting to grips with getting the more social aspects of the thing right.
Read MoreA reason to clean your ears before your video call…
10 Dec 2020
Having studied the importance of getting video calling right once you have learned the technicalities, CL offers a few rules geared towards those LPG readers who are getting to grips with getting the more social aspects of the thing right.
A subject that gives us all a bit of a headache at times….
09 Dec 2020
So many of us get them and they range from annoying to really debilitating. KB has found some possible ways of getting rid of them without popping a pill…
Let the music take control, just a little bit…
07 Dec 2020
GM focusses in on what you could be missing by not letting go of the occasional inhibition…
Both fashionably and financially priced out of the present giving market?
As we find ourselves with so much more present giving choice, perhaps MP has found a subject that needs addressing in the really young so that their future older selves learn one aspect of the lesson of gratitude and empathy.
Read MoreBoth fashionably and financially priced out of the present giving market?
04 Dec 2020
As we find ourselves with so much more present giving choice, perhaps MP has found a subject that needs addressing in the really young so that their future older selves learn one aspect of the lesson of gratitude and empathy.
Violence; for whose glory?
01 Dec 2020
Rudy comments on the fictitious violence that is so available to our impressionable youngsters, and its effects on our world in general.
Ivy, getting to the route of the problem…
28 Nov 2020
Ivy can look really good as it climbs up the side of your wall but it can do quite a lot of damage. KR shares a few solutions learned from YouTube…
The minefield that is buying a new mobile phone….
25 Nov 2020
HC tackles a really big question today as he tries to throw some light on the best way to approach buying a new mobile phone…
The ‘Good Person; Bad Person’ life balance assessment… Part 2
22 Nov 2020
PN offers her thoughts on what to do about those little character flaws that we all tend to have, if indeed we have taken the time to establish that we have any…
From the bottom of the garden to a dedicated room…
Perhaps WD had chosen a day which many might find relatively unimportant to celebrated today but where would we be without the smallest room in the house?
LPG received two commemorative pieces destined to help readers to acknowledge two very separate observances tomorrow and so we have posted this one a day early.
Read MoreFrom the bottom of the garden to a dedicated room…
18 Nov 2020
Perhaps WD had chosen a day which many might find relatively unimportant to celebrated today but where would we be without the smallest room in the house?
LPG received two commemorative pieces destined to help readers to acknowledge two very separate observances tomorrow and so we have posted this one a day early.
Knees playing up, perhaps something to try…
13 Nov 2020
Knee pain is no joke, as many readers of our age will attest to, and always seems to get worse at this time of the year. JL offers a little advice she has found online that may just help a little bit…
Borrowed browsing… the pros and cons of keeping your history to yourself…
10 Nov 2020
Perhaps RJ is highlighting a computer function that is new to you today with this security tip…
Alnatives to the kitchen chopping challenge.
07 Nov 2020
KE reminds us of all those gismos that may have been designed for convenience but can sometimes be the necessity that allows one to keep slicing and dicing when doing it by hand gets a little more challenging…
Today; a day to share and half your troubles?
04 Nov 2020
There are few people who can say that they have never been stressed and, on National Stress Awareness day, PW offers a few ideas that might help in the battle against the condition in yourself and those around you…
What you’ve got and what you’ve not…
01 Nov 2020
HB offers a few bits of information for those who have recently found themselves with a bit of a cold coming on while they wonder if it might be something a bit different this year…
Dirty fingers and your printer’s clean bill of health…
29 Oct 2020
OG reminds us that there is more than one solution to fixing computer printers when they show signs of ill health. It is not always that we should buy a new one.
Every picture tells a story (chapter 24): Accidental soup, not carved faces…
26 Oct 2020
LPG thanks SF for her picture of a little something that happened quite by accident and in spite of all the adverse occurrences of this year which have been, and are still going on all around it.
Most of us have one, but how often do you really ‘dash away’ these days?
23 Oct 2020
HW shares a thought about a chore arguably from a time gone by…
The ‘Pucker up’ observed from all perspectives…
20 Oct 2020
Perhaps LG is not the only child who had a fear which she now fears that, now she is older could be a fear that she might be the cause of. Oh, the intricacies of fear…
Blood, if you can’t deliver it, getting it collected might be the answer…
It may be getting a little easier to get out and about again but there are still many restrictions in place, and making sure that your health does not suffer in other ways can still be a bit of an obstacle course. YM has found an answer that might just help those who are having difficulty getting blood tests organised.
Read MoreBlood, if you can’t deliver it, getting it collected might be the answer…
17 Oct 2020
It may be getting a little easier to get out and about again but there are still many restrictions in place, and making sure that your health does not suffer in other ways can still be a bit of an obstacle course. YM has found an answer that might just help those who are having difficulty getting blood tests organised.
A life-lesson for fingers of all ages…
12 Oct 2020
BC does her best to take us all back to the kitchen for today’s post, but her message also aims to help readers focus on safety in the home…
Wearing and watching… sorry washing…
08 Oct 2020
Whatever your thoughts on these little, and arguably most contentious clothing accessory, LS makes a valued point today…
Two of everything…
05 Oct 2020
Perhaps the moral of OL’s message attempts to inform that some storage problems have no solutions but LPG looks forward to sharing any advice that fellow readers might have to offer her.
Today’s the day for an upside-down frown…
02 Oct 2020
We are living in a world where every day of the year has so many different celebrations attached because there are not enough days to go around but, BJ requests that we acknowledge this one in particular…
Sharing the love in more ways than one….
29 Sep 2020
While today marks the International Day of the Heart, AV reminds us that awareness of how to keep it beating at optimum capacity, is equally as important as using it to radiate all the emotions that the day implies…
It’s not Easter but let’s talk ‘Bunnies’ anyway
26 Sep 2020
PU brings us up to speed by highlighting one of today’s celebratory focusses as she features Rabbits on their special day.
The merits of going to the flics over streaming.
23 Sep 2020
How far back do your childhood memories go? If you have a few to offer LPG would be very happy to print them so that other readers’ memories can be jogged a little…
Ladies; by the hair of my chinny chin chin? I say ‘ NO, NO!’.
17 Sep 2020
NH shares her fears for one aspect of women’s emancipation which most ladies would prefer did not show on their faces…
My neighbour, the agony aunt…
14 Sep 2020
Perhaps being there is one of the easiest and most effective ways to turn a lonely neighbour into a less lonely one, but it is vital to make sure that you find a way to hold their interest when you visit. MM has a suggestion that may help.
Avoid turning an introduction into a cat-fight
11 Sep 2020
By way of introduction; FT offers a few ways of preparing to be “pet successful” if you plan to take on a second cat.
Working out what is where…
08 Sep 2020
This is a really basic bit of computer information although a surprising number of IT savvy people have never come access it.
Staying cool when the heat is not going away!
02 Sep 2020
HB offers a few more ideas on the subject of staying cool during the unrelenting hot summer nights we find ourselves living through at the moment...
Seeing past the fog to the shop-shelves…
27 Aug 2020
LS offers us a lesson or two about the ins and outs of wearing a mask and glasses at the same time today…
Celebrating our ‘happily ever afters’
24 Aug 2020
Perhaps PM bases her message on some relatively flimsy facts today but it is positive and anything positive has to be worth reading…
My A to Z of Lockdown living…
21 Aug 2020
CJ offers LPG readers an alternative code for living under continued lockdown conditions and hopes that you enjoy her recommendations while they give you a reason to pause for thought…
Not every conversation needs to be a happy one…
18 Aug 2020
NT reminds us today of the value in feeling that you are making a real contribution to the world even if you cannot get out of your house to do so…
Those that will have to keep holding their breath…
MP observes that many people have experienced just a taste of what it is like to be housebound during this pandemic, and reminds us that while we are getting back to normality we should not forget the consequences for those for whom nothing at all will change…
Read MoreThose that will have to keep holding their breath…
15 Aug 2020
MP observes that many people have experienced just a taste of what it is like to be housebound during this pandemic, and reminds us that while we are getting back to normality we should not forget the consequences for those for whom nothing at all will change…
Third in the queue for too long?
12 Aug 2020
JC offers thoughts that waiting in a shopping queue provoked…
An independence day challenge…
06 Aug 2020
TM, inspired by the anniversary of Jamaica’s independence celebrations, poses a challenge as she offers a little insight into one aspect of West Indian culture
Distant family members that have jumped into my reality.
03 Aug 2020
Perhaps spring 2020 will be remembered for more than the inconvenience and frustration that it caused the many of us that found ourselves stuck home for so long.
Thinking of faraway places…
31 Jul 2020
The repercussions of Coronavirus have taken a lot from us this year and NC looks at one aspect that so many of us have had to forego as a result…
A little more advice for those left behind…
28 Jul 2020
It is hard enough losing someone, and GF has already left us a message on the subject, but today she adds a post script that is worth noting…
Brothers and sisters, repair the rifts…
25 Jul 2020
Over the years this can be a responsibility that distance or disagreement allows us to put out of our minds. GG suggests a solution…
What’s in a name... if you can say it right?
VL made a point of not sharing her Christian name with us so we cannot be sure if her anguish is one-sided. LPG would be interested to hear from a reader who has a name that is somewhat challenging to pronounce and learn from them what personal effect that it has had.
Read MoreWhat’s in a name... if you can say it right?
19 Jul 2020
VL made a point of not sharing her Christian name with us so we cannot be sure if her anguish is one-sided. LPG would be interested to hear from a reader who has a name that is somewhat challenging to pronounce and learn from them what personal effect that it has had.
Old friends…
16 Jul 2020
Perhaps a little delving into memories of old friends is not a bad way of passing the time of day occasionally. Rudy talks about the friends of his youth in the hope that the subject of his post today will spur a few other readers to dig up some happy memories of their own.
Weight, water and exercise….
04 Jul 2020
Perhaps weight loss can be a mixture of exercise and an altogether more relaxing pursuit resulting in at least one somewhat surprising benefit. KC throws a little light on one possible way of achieving both objectives…
So much red tape at a time like this…
01 Jul 2020
GF takes a look at one of the ways that the appropriate government agencies might make the stress of bereavement slightly easier.
Let’s take a post-pandemic leaf out of the farmers’ book…
28 Jun 2020
CJ offers us a way of making sure that all those renewed telephone relationships don’t disappear in the same way that we all hope that Covid-19 does…
Do all the time-savers really save time?
25 Jun 2020
Perhaps AK sees the way that all the inventions which have focussed on making our day-to-day life chores easier have impacted on the way we used it over the years.
The soap, the knife, the gun and the blunt instrument…
18 Jun 2020
EC contends that the plots of our murder mystery television favourites and soap operas have a little too much in common these days.
Spot the difference…
14 Jun 2020
HS offers us one way to see the differences that can be missed if they are too gradual…
Time for corporate contemplation…
10 Jun 2020
Rudy offers a thought to everyone, whether they be the buyers or sellers today and advises that it is something to think about while we still have the time…
Keeping them out rather than killing them when they are in…
04 Jun 2020
GD focusses in on the housefly today and works on avoiding the aim, spray and kill method of getting rid.
Dozy days and sleepless nights…
01 Jun 2020
AV gives us a little food for thought which was inspired by one of the many sleepless nights that countless pensioners must be finding themselves experiencing…
Girls of a certain age, do you remember?
29 May 2020
RP’s memory of her childhood may well have triggered a few memories of your own which we at LPG would love to hear about…
Have all the models rolled away?
Could it be that one of the many subjects we older people discuss when putting the world to rights is the predicament of the youth of today. Rudy has a few thoughts and lays them out before us today as he adds a challenge for those grandfathers amongst us…
Read MoreHave all the models rolled away?
26 May 2020
Could it be that one of the many subjects we older people discuss when putting the world to rights is the predicament of the youth of today. Rudy has a few thoughts and lays them out before us today as he adds a challenge for those grandfathers amongst us…
Keep loving them, but remember to keep your distance…
23 May 2020
PK takes another look at our present predicament for the pet owners amongst us…
Foot freedom and feeling the floor.
20 May 2020
Perhaps this is something that you used to do when you were younger. AH advocates having another go but checking your ability to do so safely
No Egghead or Chaser…
17 May 2020
Rudy is inspired to write about televisions game show celebrities today…
A special message for nappers on World Sleep Day.
13 May 2020
As promised HJ offers readers the answer to that all important ‘napping ‘question posted yesterday having consulted the experts.
My storage problem risen to new heights…
Getting up ladders as you get older can be a risky business but with a little help, both mechanical and practical, can your attic be a way forward when it comes to storing those really important things that you just can’t throw away? AJ explains.
Read MoreMy storage problem risen to new heights…
10 May 2020
Getting up ladders as you get older can be a risky business but with a little help, both mechanical and practical, can your attic be a way forward when it comes to storing those really important things that you just can’t throw away? AJ explains.
May Day on Friday?
08 May 2020
TK puts two unlikely subjects together today as she focusses in on VE and bank holidays.
A celebratory week that is likely to be hard to observe this year…
04 May 2020
PM finds one of those National celebrations that, even if we have heard of it before, we are particularly likely to have trouble celebrating this year…
Something to do with the help of your window or back door
NE offers the change to acknowledge one of those national celebratory days that can be designated as ‘niche’ but that may be heard a little more readily this year. She offers us an introduction to National Dawn Chorus Day…
Read MoreSomething to do with the help of your window or back door
02 May 2020
NE offers the change to acknowledge one of those national celebratory days that can be designated as ‘niche’ but that may be heard a little more readily this year. She offers us an introduction to National Dawn Chorus Day…
One way of keeping up to date during lock down
29 Apr 2020
Losing that sense of time, for many retired people could be a problem that they are facing for the second time as we all continue to self-isolate. NI offers one possible solution to help us get back on track…
Self-isolation; a friendship changer…
26 Apr 2020
Friendships change, as OK observes, but will self-isolation make that big a difference to how we perceive our friendship groups when we can all get together again?
Pick yourself up, dust yourself off….
23 Apr 2020
LPG appreciates the many messages of hope and positivity that our readers are sending at the moment, and welcomes all the hope and motivation that contributors have to share…
According to the Chinese, ‘hanging by the neck’ won’t necessarily kill you…
20 Apr 2020
KR’s message today gives a whole new meaning to the idea of hanging yourself…
In honour of the real Statistics …
17 Apr 2020
FB offers readers the chance to remember those friends and neighbours who have become statistics of coronavirus and all that it has brought to the world with it….
10 Kilos! Please don’t all return!
14 Apr 2020
Perhaps there are lessons to be learnt from our present world predicament. GW offers one today…
Keeping the neighbours guessing…
11 Apr 2020
YF reminds us that while, making sure that all the aspects of the holiday are sorted before we go away, doing your best to make sure that what you are leaving will still be there when you come back is important too.
There are so many shades of experience that can be taken from care home visits and, not knowing what the future holds for anyone, could well find readers who have, so far, never had a reason to have ever have been, let alone be a frequent visitor, a little foresight in case it is needed in future.
Read MoreKeeping your visits real…
08 Apr 2020
There are so many shades of experience that can be taken from care home visits and, not knowing what the future holds for anyone, could well find readers who have, so far, never had a reason to have ever have been, let alone be a frequent visitor, a little foresight in case it is needed in future.
Pensioners and time; opposing points of view…
05 Apr 2020
EW offers us thoughts on the value of time, real and virtual, when offering today’s message…
Successes, regrets, two vid’s and too kids…
02 Apr 2020
WB has a message to offer the old and the young, wherever you see yourself on that scale, and suggests that there may be some value in passing your findings on to the generations around you…
Sleeping while sitting all night – one reason why it is not a good idea
27 Mar 2020
IB offers us the benefit of research done on the subject of how to deal with and relieve swollen feet and ankles.
Potentially sorting out one pain in the neck…
24 Mar 2020
Perhaps OP will not get the result she is searching for but the natural neck repair tools that she has researched might also work for some of those LPG readers who secretly, or otherwise, have a similar anxiety.
A change of heart or just a change of your options…
21 Mar 2020
GH urges us to read the new rules and make any personal but necessary changes as organ donation rule-reversal kicks in.
The inter-generational mobile phone.
18 Mar 2020
HC found that a chat with a younger person offered some lessons that could be learned by each of the conversation’s participants, and wonders if any of our LPG readers have anything to add…
Minimising your ability to be taken for an April Fool.
15 Mar 2020
When it comes to Freedom passes we only ever see them when we touch the oyster reader on the way to somewhere, but have you checked the expiry date recently?
Every picture tells a story (chapter 10) – are Plastic flowers disrespectful?
12 Mar 2020
Perhaps this is not an article for everyone, but UB offers some advice for those who are wondering about the practicalities of what to do a year on from a family bereavement.
Every picture tells a story (chapter 8) – Parking space considerations...
06 Mar 2020
As MP mentioned in this message there is power in pictures as is illustrated by the message and you don’t have to be a driver to make a difference.
Tenants, keep your heads above water…
06 Mar 2020
JW has learned a little about water bills that have been passed from landlord to tenant…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 11) - Begging Florida USA style…
03 Mar 2020
Perhaps the need for some to beg is universal, but PY offers us a new slant on what people need to beg for.
Pope Gregory XIII did try his best, but we are still not leaping perfectly.
29 Feb 2020
AV adds an interesting perspective as we take our 4-yearly leap into this very significant day…
Vegan ways to ‘Shrove’ it up on Tuesday
25 Feb 2020
Pancakes are supposed to be a way of using up all your store-cupboard items that you will be giving up before the 40 days and nights of lent, but JL offers some alternative notions on the subject…
Could your cold do with a toddy today?
23 Feb 2020
LPG would like to remind readers that this is perhaps not the best daily medicinal solution for a cold or ‘flu but it might help a little, if taken occasionally.
Classier, not pricier budgeting…
20 Feb 2020
There is nothing new in TG’s post today but the timely reminder may well help less LPG readers to be amongst those that will remember this money-saving tip after the event, and promise to do better next year…
A little bit of salt; is not always a bad thing...
17 Feb 2020
PY offers us a little research on the less common condition of Hypotension…
Britain leaves Europe
15 Feb 2020
Whatever your views on the ‘whys’ and ‘ifs’ surrounding Britain’s leaving Europe PN focusses on the ‘how’ aspect today…
Check the state of your ‘even keel’.
11 Feb 2020
It is common knowledge that maintaining an even keel gets harder as we get older and the ability to do so is a gradual process. With this in mind FB has shared some information which might help readers to take stock of where ours stands.
British Women are sociable
08 Feb 2020
Rudy comments on the forwardness of young ladies who were brought up in 20th century England as opposed to those brought up in other parts of the world….
The feel of the key under your finger…
05 Feb 2020
Perhaps not every older computer user is a touch typist but many are likely to know exactly what FT is talking about in this message…
What today, the weather and ‘I’ve Got you babe’ have in common…
02 Feb 2020
KB shares a message inspired by today’s date and outlines a life lesson that it is never too late to learn.
Expecting too much?
30 Jan 2020
Perhaps for those who can identify with AF’s situation this post will help. The video may help to clarify a few notions while it is sometimes good to remember that such feelings of self-disappointment are not as unique as you might think.
Ready
Do white coats have an effect on you?
27 Jan 2020
JA introduces us to ‘White Coat Syndrome’ and shares how we can tell if we suffer and a few things that we can do about it….
Giving back a little driving advice…
24 Jan 2020
BH offers us the opportunity to focus on one aspect of an ailment which, regardless of if it has yet become a problem, or if we feel the need to minimise the inevitable in the future, it may be worth taking note of.
Judge Rinder got me thinking.
21 Jan 2020
Perhaps AN has dedicated this morning’s message to an issue that we all are too aware of but, as is mentioned in the post, it is never a bad thing to be reminded of the importance of ‘getting it in writing’…
I like their style
18 Jan 2020
Perhaps Rudy offers a point of view that more pensioners need to consider as they continue to save all the money they have spent a lifetime working for…
Post Code conundrums…
15 Jan 2020
Are you always an emailer or do you write the odd letter from time to time? LC offers us a little gem of information for those who still use the post box at the end of the street…
The science behind a night time snuggle…
On first reading this message appears to be offering advice for those of us who have been, or will be, fortunate enough to visit the USA in the near future, but its moral has a much deeper message to offer than that for the insomniacs amongst us…
Read MoreThe science behind a night time snuggle…
12 Jan 2020
On first reading this message appears to be offering advice for those of us who have been, or will be, fortunate enough to visit the USA in the near future, but its moral has a much deeper message to offer than that for the insomniacs amongst us…
Children and Grandchildren (your gifts)
09 Jan 2020
Perhaps being a parent or grandparent has differing effects on us as we get older, but Rudy offers us a personal reality of the situation…
Thunder? Be more worried about the lightning…
06 Jan 2020
Youngsters who live in London have no idea about what a real thunderstorm used to be like, but just in case we are surprised in the near future WS reminds us of the things we really should not do…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 7) - My beautiful staircase…
03 Jan 2020
Perhaps HB’s picture tells a story which appears completely unrelated at first glance.
A new kind of new year’s resolution.
31 Dec 2019
Perhaps the ultimate New Year’s resolution can be summed up with this task which is thrown down to all readers… as YD offers the challenge to each and every reader today… ‘A finisher, not a starter be’.
One way to eliminate the rug to carpet falling hazard…
They say that most accidents happen in the home and we all know that falling has a much larger impact on an older body than a young one. With that in mind LY has focussed on an issue that could put an end to one possible tripping hazard in the home.
Read MoreOne way to eliminate the rug to carpet falling hazard…
28 Dec 2019
They say that most accidents happen in the home and we all know that falling has a much larger impact on an older body than a young one. With that in mind LY has focussed on an issue that could put an end to one possible tripping hazard in the home.
Keeping the message brief today…
25 Dec 2019
LPG offers a Christmas message to our readers…
Yes, we pensioners can still multitask?
22 Dec 2019
AH writes about her perception of how the young see us as we get a little older and allows us to smile a little as she does so.
Could we ‘fatties’ learn something from following Japan’s lead?
19 Dec 2019
FL offers some statistics about where in the world the technically overweight are to be found and also offers some pointers on the subject of getting just a little bit slimmer…
Spilt milk – get over it!
16 Dec 2019
If you have spilt any milk lately WS’s words may help to turn your experience into a positive one.
Movies in Lewisham Borough again…
13 Dec 2019
It appears that in spite of all the streaming and DVD versions of films that are available not to mention all the big central cinema complexes, the borough of Lewisham is making even more plans to get the locals out to see a good movie…
Older and colder… Avoiding the draught…
10 Dec 2019
Perhaps some of the reading that JW has left for today’s readers may make a difference to how future winters affect your home.
Observation… do you know a Mrs. X or a Mr. Y?
07 Dec 2019
GW offers change as a trigger which might highlight an opportunity where we just might be of help to someone when they really need it.
Working on the Detox from the outside in.
04 Dec 2019
JL sings the praises of a detox bath and offers some recipes.
How tired is your electric blanket?
01 Dec 2019
Winter is on its way again but JN suggests a timely warning and asks that we get the electric blankets checked before that initial 2019 first switch-on.
Christmas present shelf life…
28 Nov 2019
Many of us remember when Christmas shopping was something that became an issue a couple of weeks before the big day but, as the problems it conjures up become more evident earlier each year CS offers a few comments.
Looking good while seeing well…
25 Nov 2019
FE passes on what she has found out about balancing seeing well with looking good.
Co-Codamol and constipation; another solution?
22 Nov 2019
PI gives another view on the problems that constipation provokes.
One race that paper is still winning…
19 Nov 2019
SP makes an observation that shows that sometimes new technology cannot overtake that which we are used to…
It is time to think about Christmas and the minute that day is over many will be looking to plan their 2020 summer holidays, while there will be no difficulty for most when it comes to thinking back just three days to remembrance day. With these thoughts in mind, and even though we have been unable to reconnect with the contributor who sent us this featured item of news, we have taken the decision to post it today.
Read MoreWith WWII still in mind…
15 Nov 2019
It is time to think about Christmas and the minute that day is over many will be looking to plan their 2020 summer holidays, while there will be no difficulty for most when it comes to thinking back just three days to remembrance day. With these thoughts in mind, and even though we have been unable to reconnect with the contributor who sent us this featured item of news, we have taken the decision to post it today.
Handbags at dawn and dusk…
12 Nov 2019
SY gives an opinion on an accessory that has always been the domain of the ladies of the western world. Do you have one?
Go in fighting, or give up; there is an alternative…
09 Nov 2019
It is interesting to realise just how ‘Chinese whispers’ can be so much more than just a game of word distortion. CP has a thought or two on the subject today.
(08/19 -e) Show your appreciation and subscribe…
06 Nov 2019
EM has provoked LPG to do our best to supply a relatively simple answer to a relatively complicated question today. The subject surrounds You Tube and many of the answers are to be found there too.
The annoying sound of commerce.
03 Nov 2019
FW has a few comments that many of our ears will be able to identify with…
A West Indian thought with a Halloween flavour…
31 Oct 2019
While there are many different views on the subject of Halloween, Rudy offers us his as we mark this year’s passing of the day.
WS has broached the subject of holiday and event preparations offering a bit of an experiment with this pre-timed way of writing. Perhaps we are seeing the birth of a different phase and it may well be that something new has been uncovered with this ‘one year on’ approach to writing. LPG would be interested to learn of any other thoughts that writers would like us to backdate.
Read MoreHalloween one year on
28 Oct 2019
WS has broached the subject of holiday and event preparations offering a bit of an experiment with this pre-timed way of writing. Perhaps we are seeing the birth of a different phase and it may well be that something new has been uncovered with this ‘one year on’ approach to writing. LPG would be interested to learn of any other thoughts that writers would like us to backdate.
The opening…
25 Oct 2019
Perhaps there is a comparison to be made here and LS compares bringing the groceries home and unboxing a new online acquisition…
The merits of hanging your head…
22 Oct 2019
BH shares a new way for some to deal with their neck pain issues…..
My ‘good and bad list’ and my need to Keep Striving!
19 Oct 2019
OH offers a few wise words for those who find themselves from time to time with perhaps a little too much thinking time on their hands ….
The ‘Sting Jet’ that had no name…
16 Oct 2019
Anniversaries are remembered for many reasons; can you remember this one. BJ tries to help…
The front-garden take-over
13 Oct 2019
NP’s message today ultimately asks questions about the impact that our council’s improvement of our refuse collections is having on the general appearance of those very streets.
Warm heart… and do you have the other problem too?
We did post this article in the height of the summer because we know that there are some who always have cold hands no matter how warm the weather, but as it gets colder perhaps another set of our visitors may benefit from reading it again.
Read MoreWarm heart… and do you have the other problem too?
10 Oct 2019
We did post this article in the height of the summer because we know that there are some who always have cold hands no matter how warm the weather, but as it gets colder perhaps another set of our visitors may benefit from reading it again.
Is that everything?
07 Oct 2019
Perhaps one of the best tonics for any older person is a holiday or a geographical break from their usual routine. GS focuses on the possible trauma that the preparation for such a trip might present, and offers a few suggested solutions.
Keeping them out rather than killing them when they are in…
04 Oct 2019
GD focusses in on the housefly today and works on avoiding the aim, spray and kill method of getting rid.
Setting people and poetry free…
Rudy takes the time to offer us a poem today; with a message all of its own. LPG would take the time to remind you that poems don’t have to rhyme and that sometimes the message is far more important. We would also take the time to remind readers that we are always looking for all contributions for our pages….
Read MoreSetting people and poetry free…
02 Oct 2019
Rudy takes the time to offer us a poem today; with a message all of its own. LPG would take the time to remind you that poems don’t have to rhyme and that sometimes the message is far more important. We would also take the time to remind readers that we are always looking for all contributions for our pages….
Sorting the lies form the truth…
29 Sep 2019
RB offers us some research that could become useful even for us oldies.
Has Christmas got anything to do with your birthday?
26 Sep 2019
AV uncovers what could be loosely described as a bit of a birthday surprise for all those who celebrate today, or perhaps a bit of a birthday disappointment…
Good news carried for us and for the environment.
24 Sep 2019
Perhaps this little fact might be enlightening for a few LPG readers and help them to save a few pennies as they also help to save the environment while the overall shopping experience costs just that little bit less.
Fish, horses and computers...
23 Sep 2019
RL has found some statistics which show us oldies to be getting to grips with computers and some of the things that they can do for us.
Fish, horses and computers...
23 Sep 2019
RL has found some statistics which show us oldies to be getting to grips with computers and some of the things that they can do for us.
Use the sensory help around you….
20 Sep 2019
Perhaps there are other readers that identify with Rudy’s comment today; either as a person who avoids wearing their sensory aids
Knitters – exercise your Carpal Tunnels
17 Sep 2019
VH offers something new to all the knitters in LPG land
Sugar, milk and what kind of tea?
14 Sep 2019
Not only is today’s topic of discussion one of the most beloved national aspects of our culture, it is very dear to the older Englander. GW looks at tea with added focus.
Getting to sleep in the first place…
11 Sep 2019
HJ has made an attempt to address the question put to us by IC in our featured post which is dated 31st July 2019 and though the approach looks at the opposite aspect of the problem, perhaps part of the solution rests here…
The value of the change in your pocket.
08 Sep 2019
Money is something that is always worth our consideration as GJ helps us to keep in mind.
Being glad is good for you.
05 Sep 2019
OH urges readers to put a positive edge on their thoughts when those thoughts begin to take a downward turn.
It could be argued that today’s article belongs on our recipe page but perhaps BH has found something here that may work to alleviate some strains of pain particularly suffered by older people as long as the turmeric recipes will not clash with any other medication you are taking.
Read MoreTurmeric without curry
02 Sep 2019
It could be argued that today’s article belongs on our recipe page but perhaps BH has found something here that may work to alleviate some strains of pain particularly suffered by older people as long as the turmeric recipes will not clash with any other medication you are taking.
A written contract makes things so much easier…
IH has reasons to want to evict her house guest which often are not so obvious to those lucky enough to have someone to share their home as they get older, and while pointing out the best way to do this successfully, homes in on the need to keep one’s independence for as long as possible.
Read MoreA written contract makes things so much easier…
30 Aug 2019
IH has reasons to want to evict her house guest which often are not so obvious to those lucky enough to have someone to share their home as they get older, and while pointing out the best way to do this successfully, homes in on the need to keep one’s independence for as long as possible.
Minimise your morning raspiness…
27 Aug 2019
SY offers us a few alternative exercises designed to help us deal with the age-old problem of the growly morning voice that we so often wake up with.
Good news carried for us and for the environment.
24 Aug 2019
Perhaps this little fact might be enlightening for a few LPG readers and help them to save a few pennies as they also help to save the environment while the overall shopping experience costs just that little bit less.
Painkiller with a kick…
18 Aug 2019
GM has done us proud with this pearl of wisdom and we hope that if you ever have the opportunity to try the cocktail, thoughts of the place it originated, and its taste, will make it a positive experience even if there is no instant improvement involving pain relief
Perseverance is easier if you have someone to work with…
15 Aug 2019
Perhaps JH has a point when mentioning that you have to be prepared for the long hall to get things done these days.
Always check your disconnect…
12 Aug 2019
We all know that there are a few fundamental differences between your mobile phone and your home phone. WT highlights one that is not always obvious.
For those of us with bad backs…
08 Aug 2019
Chronic back ache is universally known to be a symptom of older age but OU offers another way to tackle this affliction.
Where or When Did Things Go Wrong
Rudy focuses on the upbringing of our grandchildren and great grandchildren and, regardless of race asks if time and government have succeeded on helping the older generations in raising a better set of people to be the custodians of our borough in the future.
Read MoreWhere or When Did Things Go Wrong
06 Aug 2019
Rudy focuses on the upbringing of our grandchildren and great grandchildren and, regardless of race asks if time and government have succeeded on helping the older generations in raising a better set of people to be the custodians of our borough in the future.
The significance of numbers …
03 Aug 2019
Numbers, there are really only ten of them but OH focuses in on the effect that those ten digits can have on us during a lifetime…
Successful getting up solutions?
31 Jul 2019
IC revisits the age old question of sleep management which is perhaps not so exclusively a problem for those older in age.
Give it a couple of minutes….
28 Jul 2019
Phone calls; how many times do you pick it up too late? IP has a solution for those readers who will so recognise the problem when they read this message.
Young backache; I blame technology?
25 Jul 2019
LC makes a very general point about the state of the nation’s backs, but LPG would be interested in learning how many of our present pensioners are in agreement.
14 days to ‘Cool Off’ properly!
22 Jul 2019
Impulsive or persuaded buying sounds good at the time but WM reminds you that there is a little room for manoeuvre if you decide to change your mind quickly enough
Another reason to get the mobile out and take a picture
KF has a point when reminding us that an up to date passport can be a really good way of proving your identity as well as allowing passage to another country, no matter how old we are, and offeres a little advice when it comes to renewal.
Read MoreAnother reason to get the mobile out and take a picture
19 Jul 2019
KF has a point when reminding us that an up to date passport can be a really good way of proving your identity as well as allowing passage to another country, no matter how old we are, and offeres a little advice when it comes to renewal.
One way of finding inner peace…
16 Jul 2019
Perhaps OC’s friend has come up with a new aspiration for some to get to grips with this year. From the information given, just getting stated mindfully could be an achievement in itself.
Food for the body, soul and mind
10 Jul 2019
The many ways in which physical workouts can have a holistic effect on people of all ages cannot be stressed too much. So LPG thought it a good idea to let EP pass the message on again…
Statistics can drive us crazy if we let them.
07 Jul 2019
Perhaps ND has a point when mentioning the statistics relating to the competence of older drivers as opposed to the younger ones...
Where is the manual when you need it?
03 Jul 2019
There are so many situations that have no relevance until they happen to us and LC offers an answer for a predicament that crops up every now and then in our lives.
Are implants the way to go…
30 Jun 2019
They are not cheap but if they are suitable for you and you can afford them they are likely to really last and minimise all those dental visits.
Fire and paper – an interesting mix!
27 Jun 2019
Perhaps burning your paper is not so bad for your garden. TP has found some online information.
Double trouble or safety in numbers
25 Jun 2019
A pet can be a really positive influence in the life of an elder until the inevitable happens. LF offers a solution that may help all concerned.
A little encouragement for those that need it….
23 Jun 2019
FW shares a little encouragement for our older readers.
Friendship repair-work.
20 Jun 2019
Perhaps it is good to be reminded of the need to repair broken friendships one reason being, as we get older, we can often lose quite a few of the unbroken ones to the point that there will never be an opportunity for healing.
Perhaps a smarter way to sit…
17 Jun 2019
Perhaps needing a rest in a few of our Lewisham streets can be advantageous, in more ways than one, for older mobile phone users.
The science behind making new friends.
14 Jun 2019
Finding new friends is not the easiest of tasks. Perhaps the subject that VT has focussed on in today’s message might help some of our lonelier readers to make a start.
I suppose you might get lucky …
11 Jun 2019
DL challenges our motives for playing the National Lottery and asks us to count the cost of trying to be lucky…
A good excuse for a wallow.
08 Jun 2019
It is true that not all pensioners need to lose weight but, perhaps DH has one solution that may work…
Warm heart… and do you have the other problem too?
05 Jun 2019
KR offers some information for those of us who suffer with cold extremities no matter how warm the weather …
What achy backs and eggs have in common.
01 Jun 2019
Perhaps CP has found something from the US that will improve the UK lower backache situation.
A little help for drivers who also suffer from backache.
23 May 2019
Perhaps CP has found something that many might pass by in those little catalogues that all we older people keep receiving and this find could be helpful if your back is a problem while you drive.
The night-time advantages of the birds over the owls…
20 May 2019
Even for some pensioners it can be argued that the adage, ‘Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise’, can still be relevant. AH discusses aspects of this argument today.
Lower temperatures = higher bills
17 May 2019
WM has found an online calculator to help those who want to assess their eligibility for help with their energy bills.
What to do if you just can’t go
14 May 2019
LPG has no doubt that everyone knows someone who suffers in this way even though few talk about it in polite society.
Operation… weather to postpone…
11 May 2019
Operations are more common as we get older but RH has a word of warning about recovery and timing that may be useful.
Driving verses parking…
08 May 2019
Drivers of all ages have the problems with parking perhaps CE has found a viable solution.
Pill popping the needs and wants..
05 May 2019
PC has some advice and information surrounding the growing British habit of taking vitamin supplements.
Don’t lose momentum…
03 May 2019
RB is repeating what should arguably be one of the most fundamental rules of life and one that it does not hurt to hear again every now and then.
Four weeks of rubbish? That’s too much!
29 Apr 2019
CH lets us know what to do if the bin is missed by the bin collection team.
Finance? - something new to boggle your mind.
26 Apr 2019
DL thought it may be a good idea to learn just a little about the Bitcoin so that when your younger family members mention it you are not completely in the dark…
Life’s potential fox…
23 Apr 2019
The readers of this site are old enough to know that life can throw us many potential curve balls. WS offers a code for dealing with them.
What you see and what you hear.
20 Apr 2019
SW again gives us an insight into just how much information can be found on line and homes in on the effect that music can have on us.
Who can you trust?
14 Apr 2019
In these days of telephone scamming and, in spite of the new government rules put in place to minimise the practise of cold calling, we all know that it still happens. IJ asks how we can tell the genuine callers from fake ones and LPG ties their best to offer one solution.
Make no mistakes with your banking strategy!
11 Apr 2019
LM offers some good advice for those who need to prepare for a time when they may not be able to visit their bank.
Make sure it’s factory fresh before you give it away.
07 Apr 2019
HG makes a point that we all need to be aware of when giving away a mobile phone, no matter how basic the model.
Rock and Roll is as classic as we are!
04 Apr 2019
RY, has found a little musical food for thought to share with us today…
Me… the original April fool.
01 Apr 2019
FW has shared her really nice April fool story with us. If something memorable happens to you today let us know. We are happy to store stories for up to a year before posting them.
Our lost hour…
30 Mar 2019
Does the loss of one hour in late March each year make that much difference? CJ offers a point of view.
Pack some food for the mind…
28 Mar 2019
FP shares experiences of hospital in the hope that any reader scheduled to make an extended visit is able to minimise one of the many aspects of being there that we don’t really think about until the situation arises.
Invitation or directive?
25 Mar 2019
YC offers a little advice about, at least confirming your need to follow instructions you receive in a letter no matter how much those directives may seem compulsory.
Perhaps, as NT has observed, we are becoming a nation that use our spare rooms for reasons other than the odd guest’s visit these days and it has to be said that a bed that is not used very much takes up a lot of space. NT comments on a personal knowledge of trying this alternative.
Read MoreInflatable sleeping...
22 Mar 2019
Perhaps, as NT has observed, we are becoming a nation that use our spare rooms for reasons other than the odd guest’s visit these days and it has to be said that a bed that is not used very much takes up a lot of space. NT comments on a personal knowledge of trying this alternative.
Ten years on - we still need to fight our corner…
17 Mar 2019
LPG found this letter which dates from about ten years ago when the gazette was a paper. Do you have an old copy of the paper version and is there a subject covered inside that you feel needs a second airing?
(12/18 -L) Measuring by picture…
JW looks at one way of dealing with the boredom that can result while recovering from an operation. Time passes much more quickly from the carers’, or regular visitors’, points of view than it ever will for the patient, but this activity is something that could be considered by patients themselves who have smart phones and have learned to take the odd selfie and video as one way of passing some of that recovery time.
Read More(12/18 -L) Measuring by picture…
15 Mar 2019
JW looks at one way of dealing with the boredom that can result while recovering from an operation. Time passes much more quickly from the carers’, or regular visitors’, points of view than it ever will for the patient, but this activity is something that could be considered by patients themselves who have smart phones and have learned to take the odd selfie and video as one way of passing some of that recovery time.
Does your writing give you away?
09 Mar 2019
Perhaps GF has found something that you can use to learn a little more about your friends or family members if they will put pen to paper rather than finger to keyboard.
Meditate and stay healthy
06 Mar 2019
TM offers readers a little thought that could improve the workings of the mind a little.
Let your fingers click not walk….
03 Mar 2019
YD points out that yet another publication that most of us elders have taken for granted for many years is coming to an end.
Something to make us all a little less lonely
28 Feb 2019
LPG knows that the newly retired often find themselves with a lot of time to fill, and offer a possible way to spend an hour a week.
Driving without sound… Ford drivers beware…
26 Feb 2019
Listening to music or the radio is something that most drivers take for granted, but ND wakes us up to a little bit of knowledge that Ford drivers might find handy to know.
Every picture tells a story (chapter 2)
23 Feb 2019
In answer to our invitation to show us the aspects of Lewisham that provoke residents to take out their mobile phone and focus. JA shares one viewpoint.
Electric blankets; a good or bad thing?
20 Feb 2019
BL offers LPG readers an electric blanket wake up call.
Valuable pictures
17 Feb 2019
KF has uncovered another really good use for your mobile Smartphone or iPhone.
Is yours out of date.
12 Feb 2019
JB highlights a little detail which may well have passed some ex professional drivers by.
Mental skill swapping and age difference…
09 Feb 2019
SC comments on the fundamentals that younger students appear not to need to learn quite as much as we did.
A winter-sleep question that needs more research?
06 Feb 2019
Perhaps, for all the online information available, a lot more research needs to be done before this question is finally answered. AH is still working on it for us…
Something to pass on to the younger ones…
03 Feb 2019
Perhaps like BJ you are a reader that feels that the younger people of today have a little to learn from our generation, and if you don’t know where to begin here is one subject that might serve as a starting point…
Everybody needs somebody special
31 Jan 2019
Perhaps DL’s offering today could awaken a truth that so many know to be accurate but, which they also have forgotten as they get older. LPG is thankful that these thoughts can be passed on for our all-important readers.
Do-it-yourself eye tests?
28 Jan 2019
The world is becoming an online focussed place but a virtual eye test has given SW a bit of news to share.
Phone a friend
25 Jan 2019
Having a phone buddy, especially during the winter months, can be advantageous as PC explains.
The electronic high street (lesson 1)
22 Jan 2019
Perhaps, if we are among the silver surfers that do shop online, what WK has to say about the internet sellers and service providers may be of some value.
A little more help for the Neck and Back.
19 Jan 2019
LPG has visited this subject before but TR offers us some more tips on how to alleviate any tension pain that you may have in your neck or back.
Pill popping the needs and wants..
16 Jan 2019
PC has some advice and information surrounding the growing British habit of taking vitamin supplements.
You can’t even give it away?
14 Jan 2019
If you have not yet done so perhaps YW’s words will get you thinking about a really serious and complicated issue that all pensioners need to consider.
Do something nice for your mobile phone.
13 Jan 2019
PR offers some ways to help you help your mobile to last longer.
You are never too old to stretch a bit.
09 Jan 2019
There are so many online stretch exercises but if we are going to do more than read about them we have to make plans. HB has found something that a 90-year-old has put together. Perhaps it is worth perusing?
How quickly we shoppers all forget….
Woolworth’s was a household name that most of our generation grew up with and the fact that the whole chain of shops were closed so suddenly was a shock that many of us will have etched somewhere on our minds. But was it really ten years ago?
Read MoreHow quickly we shoppers all forget….
06 Jan 2019
Woolworth’s was a household name that most of our generation grew up with and the fact that the whole chain of shops were closed so suddenly was a shock that many of us will have etched somewhere on our minds. But was it really ten years ago?
Pets can make you feel younger
03 Jan 2019
Having a pet can make such a difference to the life of an older person who lives alone as MM explains.
2019; what will we resolve to do with it?
31 Dec 2018
It is argued that resolutions are a waste of time but as OV points out today it is perhaps worth making plans for a positive change whatever you want to call it.
Grandparents it is too late for this Christmas again… but next year.
24 Dec 2018
NG has an idea for next Christmas perhaps which will help to make the celebration a little bit more special for the little ones.
The difference between Yuletide and Christmas
21 Dec 2018
Perhaps this point needed a little clarification although so many of us know the facts. LPG would like to thank PF for setting us strait on a few details here.
In defence of our National fast food (I mean) dish.
20 Dec 2018
KY gives little offers her thoughts on a well-loved delicacy that is still arguably part of our English heritage.
Do you have it on your hands, or is it flying by?
15 Dec 2018
They say that ‘time is money’ but while money is often the more important of the two for those younger members of our society, perhaps time grows in importance as we get older. EW offers a point of view.
A hobby that will give you a buzz
12 Dec 2018
Here is a pastime that may interest some of our pensioners it is both rewarding and can be quite profitable once you get into the swing.
Someone who thought ahead…
09 Dec 2018
SJ reminds us that times change, but for all that, very little else does regardless of whatever aspect of life we are observing.
Off line letter tracking
07 Dec 2018
Perhaps emails are quick and effective but if you want to get a message across and make sure that you did, the Royal mail can help even if you don’t know how to track it on line.
A number we often forget.
03 Dec 2018
SU has the solution to one of those conundrums that does not affect us often but when it does … don’t ask about the problems that can arise.
Round bits of paper are growing in value….
29 Nov 2018
It is nice to remember and, though it was not that long ago, time is already capitalising on this little bit of history. HW explains.
Morning stiffness.
22 Nov 2018
KR finds some answers to the morning stiffness issue.
Keeping it local.
19 Nov 2018
OW suggests a way to keep up to date on things local as well as worldwide and get some local heap every now and then too.
Disguising the red and skipping the word…
18 Nov 2018
Perhaps RJ is right about the colour of this very beneficial food item, so she is trying to hide the colour in the hope that it will protect the ignorant!
It’s a dirty job but somebody’s got to do it – YOU!
16 Nov 2018
Meeting Linda at Peoples day has helped LPG to inform readers of the importance of nipping this in the bud, and finding out early if there is any cause for concern is one of the many keys to a longer life.
Putting the pressure on beetroots.
13 Nov 2018
Perhaps not the first thing that would come to mind when choosing a cooling drink for a warm day, but there may be a reason yet to give the beetroot a little consideration.
I think anyone who ever went in deserves one!
11 Nov 2018
Today holds many memories for many people. PP remembers in his own way.
Let the younger ones take the strain…
10 Nov 2018
Perhaps we need to listen to our bodies a little more than we listen to those who profess to need our help. KA makes the point.
Loosing your life to too much sleep…
08 Nov 2018
HS poses an interesting question. How much sleep is too much sleep?
Don’t keep it to yourself…
07 Nov 2018
Keeping things too secret and not sharing the load can often be the start of getting yourself depressed, so as MW reminds us ‘A problem shared is a problem halved’.
What happens to time?
04 Nov 2018
here are many theories but few real answers to this when it comes to the issue of where time goes and we invite any reader with an explanation to share it with LPG readers.
For pet’s sake.
01 Nov 2018
Pets are a perfect way to minimise loneliness but so many decide not to buy another in case it outlives them. This bit of information may change minds and help would-be pet owners to make being one again a reality without the worry of what happens if you leave them behind.
(08/18 -b) Who will be there for you?
26 Oct 2018
KJ visits a care home, has time to think ahead, and passes on those thoughts.
Energy true or false?
23 Oct 2018
Now that we are on our way back to winter KW may have found a few facts that will help you to rethink electricity and how you think you are saving it.
Let the kids know.
20 Oct 2018
A text or voicemail can eradicate what could otherwise result in a day of family anguish that can so easily be avoided
A phrase turned on its head.
17 Oct 2018
LPG thanks SE for suggesting that this may be a film worth watching.
Digging the dirt again….
14 Oct 2018
JT focusses in on some of the really rubbishy issues that still may affect some of our Lewisham residents in spite of the new arrangements put in place last October.
One way to learn about IT.
11 Oct 2018
Perhaps the children of older parents could pass on JW’s story to parents who need a little encouragement when it comes to being an older student.
Now… Not quite so handy Lewisham.
It is highly unlikely that Lewisham Borough is the only one that has cut such services that made such a difference to the community. This is one of the many services that has been cut leaving quite a few residents neglecting some vital repairs and, although there was a contingency put in its place, it appears that the follow up publicity has been lacking.
Read MoreNow… Not quite so handy Lewisham.
07 Oct 2018
It is highly unlikely that Lewisham Borough is the only one that has cut such services that made such a difference to the community. This is one of the many services that has been cut leaving quite a few residents neglecting some vital repairs and, although there was a contingency put in its place, it appears that the follow up publicity has been lacking.
Other ways to see better for longer…
05 Oct 2018
Take a look at AJ’s take on taking care of your glasses
It ain’t what you do it’s the way that you do it…
27 Sep 2018
Perhaps JA’s intended enquiry will improve the lot of the pensioner who commutes with the help of their freedom pass. If you find yourself with a similar situation please share your issues.
LPG thanks FI for giving us the opportunity to reflect and remember one of the great actors that helped to shape many a nostalgic moment, and hopes that some of our reader’s memories will be jogged enough to let us know about an actor that you would like to see celebrated on our pages
Read MoreA memory for those old enough
24 Sep 2018
LPG thanks FI for giving us the opportunity to reflect and remember one of the great actors that helped to shape many a nostalgic moment, and hopes that some of our reader’s memories will be jogged enough to let us know about an actor that you would like to see celebrated on our pages
No one needs to look too far to observe evidence of lower standards that we are expected to accept these days but the picture that WB has sent to us does nothing but illustrate, yet again, the lower level of professional workmanship that we have come to expect from council subcontractors.
Read MoreShoddy professionalism?
22 Sep 2018
No one needs to look too far to observe evidence of lower standards that we are expected to accept these days but the picture that WB has sent to us does nothing but illustrate, yet again, the lower level of professional workmanship that we have come to expect from council subcontractors.
Renewing online patient access.
20 Sep 2018
Perhaps MT points out the difficulties of getting to grips with online patient access at the moment, but as with everything it is a case of …if you can get it sorted it can be really helpful.
Not a unique habit then.
16 Sep 2018
LPG would like to thank DK for educating readers on the positive reasons for watching your favourite film again and again.
Permission to forgive yourself.
12 Sep 2018
Perhaps this news post will give those with time to think, because they are stuck in a hospital bed or otherwise, a wider focus when it comes to dealing with any thoughts surrounding guilt
Ask who and where….
09 Sep 2018
JB has highlighted something that is so obvious but often missed. Remembering to arm yourself with this extra bit of information could make identifying the advisor that you last spoke to a little easier.
Flies and walls…
05 Sep 2018
Perhaps talking with and about your friends can be a valuable pastime.
YD has found an often unaddressed problem for LPG to highlight today, and we would like to remind our readers that, if writing is the thing that will boost your confidence we would love to hear your thoughts on this or any other subject. We like nothing more than to be given the opportunity to post all our readers’ articles. It is not important to physically write your article. If you contact us we will do the writing for you and make sure that you see it before it is posted on the website. We would also remind you that we never add more than a set of initials when attributing an author to any piece unless that author specifically asks.
Read MoreHaving faith in me…
03 Sep 2018
YD has found an often unaddressed problem for LPG to highlight today, and we would like to remind our readers that, if writing is the thing that will boost your confidence we would love to hear your thoughts on this or any other subject. We like nothing more than to be given the opportunity to post all our readers’ articles. It is not important to physically write your article. If you contact us we will do the writing for you and make sure that you see it before it is posted on the website. We would also remind you that we never add more than a set of initials when attributing an author to any piece unless that author specifically asks.
Bathroom scales are not only for the young…
LPG found the article that MJ highlighted in this post on the growing presence of malnutrition among the elderly quite alarming even though it really comes as no surprise, so we thank MJ for giving us the opportunity to remind and appeal to readers to be vigilant for themselves and the older people around them.
Read MoreBathroom scales are not only for the young…
31 Aug 2018
LPG found the article that MJ highlighted in this post on the growing presence of malnutrition among the elderly quite alarming even though it really comes as no surprise, so we thank MJ for giving us the opportunity to remind and appeal to readers to be vigilant for themselves and the older people around them.
That Friendless Feeling
28 Aug 2018
DL brings us a variation on the loneliness theme and a possible solution.
That Friendless Feeling
28 Aug 2018
DL brings us a variation on the loneliness theme and a possible solution.
Long distance ‘happily ever afters’…
LPG can see the possible implications as CK has explained a situation that will have varied consequences for many retired people and while retirement should not stop anyone from any plan of action, this post asks that we are vigilant. Perhaps it is easier to look at things more objectively as the friend of someone thinking of following this path.
Read MoreLong distance ‘happily ever afters’…
24 Aug 2018
LPG can see the possible implications as CK has explained a situation that will have varied consequences for many retired people and while retirement should not stop anyone from any plan of action, this post asks that we are vigilant. Perhaps it is easier to look at things more objectively as the friend of someone thinking of following this path.
Chopping off the Overhang.
21 Aug 2018
HW has brought us an article on a subject which has often been the undoing of many a harmonious neighbourhood relationship.
Something a little different to do and give…
12 Aug 2018
LD’s creative ideas will not be for everyone but, for some they may offer a little inspiration which may come in useful throughout the year and also inspire a new pastime for some of our more artistic readers.
The paperless trap.
09 Aug 2018
Producing proof of address is something we have all needed to do from time to time but KY has a point when reminding us that with the continuing push towards paperless billing, being able to produce one at short notice is getting more complicated.
Pen pals revisited
09 Aug 2018
OS has given us the opportunity to revisit the subject of Pen Pals and the advantages of getting involved.
We need to e-represent ourselves.
WT reminds readers that the experience is not all about the professionals while LPG again invites readers to add their thoughts to the internet wealth of information, and reminds you that LPG would be really happy to help you on the way to achieving that goal.
Read MoreWe need to e-represent ourselves.
05 Aug 2018
WT reminds readers that the experience is not all about the professionals while LPG again invites readers to add their thoughts to the internet wealth of information, and reminds you that LPG would be really happy to help you on the way to achieving that goal.
One of the biggest down sides to being older is loneliness, and we all know of the difficulties that widening your friendship-base can produce, but while EH is right LPG would appeal to all readers to remember the need to be security conscious when communicating with new people for the first time, regardless of whether you plan to talk, meet up, or chat online.
Read MoreCommunities need you!
03 Aug 2018
One of the biggest down sides to being older is loneliness, and we all know of the difficulties that widening your friendship-base can produce, but while EH is right LPG would appeal to all readers to remember the need to be security conscious when communicating with new people for the first time, regardless of whether you plan to talk, meet up, or chat online.
The result of my three favourite pastimes just for you…
30 Jul 2018
Whether you need to know if you will be able to smoke, or be able to avoid smokers when you next travel NS has provided some answers.
An obscure little publication
25 Jul 2018
LPG is hoping that one of our readers will be able to offer a little in the way of a solution to WJ’s conundrum.
LPG lives in the hope that at least one reader will be helped by this information and inspired to have a look for someone they have lost touch with. There is an art to searching that needs to be taught but if you have a family member or friend with a Facebook account perhaps they could help.
Read MoreIn defence of Facebook
23 Jul 2018
LPG lives in the hope that at least one reader will be helped by this information and inspired to have a look for someone they have lost touch with. There is an art to searching that needs to be taught but if you have a family member or friend with a Facebook account perhaps they could help.
People, books and covers…
18 Jul 2018
CB makes a really good point when questioning what the way we look says about us.
While KE is not suggesting that the internet can offer a conclusive test and LPG suggests that the results of any online test can be seen as conclusive and accurate. LPG suggests that lessons can be learned by going through the process of answering the online questions and making an objective assessment of the results.
Read MoreChronological or Biological?
15 Jul 2018
While KE is not suggesting that the internet can offer a conclusive test and LPG suggests that the results of any online test can be seen as conclusive and accurate. LPG suggests that lessons can be learned by going through the process of answering the online questions and making an objective assessment of the results.
Passing it on.
11 Jul 2018
OC. has been kind enough to share thoughts on getting older and how to be positive about the experience.
Another way to visit family in residential care.
LPG knows that making skype available to residents on a larger screen would take up even more of the residential home staff’s time, but perhaps JB’s idea would be appropriate and a positive use of technology in some of these homes
Read MoreAnother way to visit family in residential care.
08 Jul 2018
LPG knows that making skype available to residents on a larger screen would take up even more of the residential home staff’s time, but perhaps JB’s idea would be appropriate and a positive use of technology in some of these homes
The Off-Peak Train Ticket Trap…
07 Jul 2018
LPG thanks JA for this bit of information which, we hope, may be particularly beneficial to our readers who regularly commute by train.
Trying to retain what is left of a natural smile…
05 Jul 2018
Teeth: - those little white things in your head that facilitate the perfect smile, and allow us to indulge that all-important habit of eating. Ask not what they can do for us but what we can do for them.
Paying Homage to My Favourite Actor and Giving Away My Age?
KE has put the challenge out there for readers m but why not enjoy going back a few years yourself and making a little time to hark back to one of the acting greats, and If you have a favourite you would like to tell us about we would be happy to share your thoughts with your fellow LPG readers.
Read MorePaying Homage to My Favourite Actor and Giving Away My Age?
02 Jul 2018
KE has put the challenge out there for readers m but why not enjoy going back a few years yourself and making a little time to hark back to one of the acting greats, and If you have a favourite you would like to tell us about we would be happy to share your thoughts with your fellow LPG readers.
Nails Can Be Done at Home…
29 Jun 2018
It is good to know that some of our readers look back through our posts and get some value from them. LPG Value the reactions of our readers to anything that has been written.
Keeping abreast of what happens in care homes.
27 Jun 2018
LPG feels the need to pass one of RO’s very real reasons for making regular visit to a care home on to readers.
Our second first anniversary… (LPG’s message to our readers 1)
26 Jun 2018
LPG takes the opportunity to celebrate a significant day in its existence.
Don’t Speculate – Open It Up.
23 Jun 2018
This is one of those problems that is likely to be dismissed by the person that it is affecting. Perhaps it is worth taking a look at your friends to see if you can help them in the way that HS has pointed out.
Nothing But A Number!
20 Jun 2018
LPG hopes that FN’s words will inspire readers to consider their next life goal if they are having the slightest hint of regret, failure or resignation to being at the end of their life successes; something that we cannot be reminded about too often.
Something to do when you are traveling.
20 Jun 2018
FI, has found something that might be useful to those of us who find ourselves with time on our hands while we travel.
OK as long as you don’t stop!
17 Jun 2018
Here are a few more parking questions answered for us thanks to the inquisitiveness of CE.
Short sighted seeing at night.
13 Jun 2018
Perhaps WM has found an answer to a problem that should not really exist but if it didn’t there would not be so many companies offering this solution
Perhaps this is something that does not get brought up in conversation as often as it could be, and that more people are affected by than speak out about it. LPG hopes that even if breathing exercises are not the way forward for some of our readers, VB’s thoughts may provoke some healthy friendly discussion.
Read MoreBreath your way to calmness.
10 Jun 2018
Perhaps this is something that does not get brought up in conversation as often as it could be, and that more people are affected by than speak out about it. LPG hopes that even if breathing exercises are not the way forward for some of our readers, VB’s thoughts may provoke some healthy friendly discussion.
When you are only slightly ill?
07 Jun 2018
As MT has shared this information, and we know that not all pharmacies are a part of it, LPG would value contact from anyone who can tell us of Lewisham chemists who they have found taking part so that we can put together a list for publication.
Making Hands-Free Waiting Time Count.
04 Jun 2018
TF tells us of one interesting way of minimising the frustration that so many of us experience when waiting for an answer while telephoning.
The USP can sometimes miss the point?
30 May 2018
LPG found KE’s comment interesting. Is this contributor to our site the only person that feels this way?
They’re always watching you watching them!
28 May 2018
KM has brought to the fore something that will not affect many readers of our site but, there is some information here that could have some significance for readers friends.
Accessible electronic house deeds.
25 May 2018
We have to thank KL for providing us with some information that may have little significance for many but that we hope will be helpful to some of our readers.
Keeping it real.
23 May 2018
If you have had a similar experience to that of OC we would welcome your thoughts about how to get through.
Life’s Speed Limits
21 May 2018
We have all been there, struggling to get something done with insufficient time to achieve it. Perhaps we should listen to what JT has to say.
Drifting off at the right time
19 May 2018
We have to thank AJ for the insight thrown open while sharing concerns about a good night’s sleep and appeal to other readers to share their solutions to the problem.
Focus on the future and let the past GO.
13 May 2018
CP has taken the time to point out a fundamental fact that can so easily be forgotten in the midst of family conflict. This is one of those things that will provide a large filler for your ‘to do’ list.
Can bad language ever be a good thing?
09 May 2018
The questions raised by AJ here invoke many differing opinions. Do you have one to offer us?
The Leaflet lottery.
06 May 2018
Before you express your indignation the next time that you pick up a leaflet from your front door mat, spare a thought for the time, effort and cost of getting it there.
‘Atishoo’ or a hanky?
21 Apr 2018
It is all about personal preference but what do you think is the best way forward?
There is more to old age than being relatively well-off
19 Apr 2018
Is NF trying to teach a lesson that is easy to see when looking at it as a younger person? Perhaps we need to look at, and hold onto our plans. It is so easy to wait until it is too late.
Call it God or fate - there is always a way forward?
14 Apr 2018
IE thinks that the story recounted in this post will help readers to think positively no matter how bad things appear and we at LPG happen to agree.
111 a real disappointment?
06 Apr 2018
LPG is more than aware that PS’s post reflects the feeling of others and could have been written by one of many in our borough. Perhaps having the situation highlighted more than once could make a difference.
Nipping things in the bud.
04 Apr 2018
Perhaps there is a reader who has experienced NN’s situation, and who can shed more light on what to do. Please get in touch and share any information that might help your peers.
May the luck of the Irish, and Nigerians, go with you today…
17 Mar 2018
If you missed the opportunity to pay a little homage to St. Patrick today, LPG would urge you to remember that there are only 365 days until the next celebration in his honour…
Do you know what its worth?
02 Mar 2018
Perhaps KL’s concerns may just be the catapult needed to make this the year that you focus on how you and your family me be affected in the future.
Images designed to take you back….
21 Feb 2018
If you have the time, and enjoy jazz, perhaps this picture could be a door to discovering the work of a musician that you have yet to experience and appreciate. LPG tries to cater for all.
Images designed to take you back….
21 Feb 2018
If you have the time, and enjoy jazz, perhaps this picture could be a door to discovering the work of a musician that you have yet to experience and appreciate. LPG tries to cater for all.
A long way to go…
26 Jan 2018
So you think that you’ve been everywhere and done everything….perhaps not yet.
Getting there…
20 Jan 2018
Get this lesson under your belt and you could find that you have another place to get answers to you questions when you are not sure how you are going to get there.
Saying goodbye.
17 Jan 2018
Saying goodbye is hard however brief the length of time involved, but BR has some ideas. If you can think of something that has been left out, please contact us with your idea so that we can let LPG readers know.
One special tree – the history.
15 Jan 2018
Even though OV no longer lives in Lewisham Borough this post comes from the memory archive of some one whose childhood is still routed here.
Oldies but Goodies
11 Jan 2018
Old folks are worth a fortune: With silver in their hair, gold in their teeth, stones in their kidneys, lead in their feet, and gas in their stomachs. I have become a lot more social with the passing of the years; some might even call me a frivolous old gal.
What God Says About Getting Older
28 Dec 2017
Perhaps the information contained in this letter will give encouragement to some of our readers. Please let us know if you are affected by what you find.
Something like this has happened to so many at some time in their life. As IC writes, she can see the funny side now. Have you a predicament that would make web visitors smile? Please let us know. Just phone, email or write to us using the information on our contact page. Tell us the quick version and we will do the writing and make sure that anonymity is maintained to protect the embarrassed.
Read MoreIt makes me smile now…
16 Dec 2017
Something like this has happened to so many at some time in their life. As IC writes, she can see the funny side now. Have you a predicament that would make web visitors smile? Please let us know. Just phone, email or write to us using the information on our contact page. Tell us the quick version and we will do the writing and make sure that anonymity is maintained to protect the embarrassed.
Off line shopping – back in the day
02 Dec 2017
This is a definite ‘back in the day story’ which we hope you can enjoy.
Reading the Bible – the benefits
22 Nov 2017
Like CMJ, many believe that God needs to be uppermost in the life of everyone.
The old man a story
19 Nov 2017
The room was set on the corner of the building. It contained an iron bed, a bedside table and a chest of drawers. Three windows were set in place to give light and everything was painted white.
Knowing your numbers
16 Nov 2017
Things like this change so gradually but before we know it, we have experienced a complete transformation
Seniors - Time to get included?
Everyone calls it Seniors’, but the official name of the white building at 260 Stanstead Road’s is the Lewisham Elders Resource Centre. We’ve got a community café (Phoenix Café), a theatre space, meeting or training rooms, a sun lounge, a suite of first-floor offices and a large rear garden.
Read MoreSeniors - Time to get included?
15 Nov 2017
Everyone calls it Seniors’, but the official name of the white building at 260 Stanstead Road’s is the Lewisham Elders Resource Centre. We’ve got a community café (Phoenix Café), a theatre space, meeting or training rooms, a sun lounge, a suite of first-floor offices and a large rear garden.
The work of Citizens' Advice
12 Nov 2017
Please remember that Citizens’ Advice is a really good place to start when seeking advice on many subjects. You can visit the Lewisham Branches at Catford (84-86 Rushey Green, London SE6 4HW), or Sydenham (299 Kirkdale, London SE26 4QD).
Remembering the STOP button
08 Nov 2017
I found this bit of information on Facebook and I think it applies to old and young people alike, so I hope you will post it on your site. Remember the stop button
When does stop mean stop
05 Nov 2017
Did you know that the way bus drivers treat bus stops has changed. Their new directive is that they only need to stop at a bus stop if they can see someone who clearly wants to get on their bus standing at the stop...
I was talking to a friend who observed that so many people, young and old, are still suffering from the coughs left by the many colds that descended upon the English nation just after Christmas, and I remembered a remedy that I heard about through my cousin who is trying it out right now.
Read MoreOnline old wives tail
01 Nov 2017
I was talking to a friend who observed that so many people, young and old, are still suffering from the coughs left by the many colds that descended upon the English nation just after Christmas, and I remembered a remedy that I heard about through my cousin who is trying it out right now.
Peter Ramrayka Recycling a Son of the British Raj
29 Oct 2017
We live in a ‘connected’ age where people’s connections impact the world as well as one another, not least through electronic media. Some lives speak eloquently of connection and Peter Ramrayka’s is such.
The length of the stick and the state of your back.
27 Oct 2017
I am quite short as people go, and having had problems with my knees in the past, I found it good to have a walking cane at the ready although I can’t remember using it much.
It’s not working…
25 Oct 2017
Perhaps this is your experience too but there is a positive ending that you can offer to all who identify with CJ. Or perhaps your story has a different ending. We would very much like to share what you have to say on the subject.
Another way to make GP contact?
22 Oct 2017
I read, with interest, the information about how doctors see the ongoing problems that we clients are experiencing. As a result I have learned that many GP practises now have a website and making contact via email is another option.
Variations on a theme...
18 Oct 2017
I bet you don’t know who Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr was.
He was a 19th century, French-born journalist, but more significantly he was the one who is credited for observing that “Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.”
A tale of two Surgeries
15 Oct 2017
About nine months ago, I had extreme arthritic pain in one knee. An injection and some Anti-inflammatory tablets prescribed by my then GP made all the difference. He did warn me that the effects would only last for about six months before another injection may be needed.
Things that you do without thinking / How are other people perceiving you?
Though retired, I regularly make a British Rail train journey and, perhaps for want of something else to do during the journey, I often observe how many of my fellow passengers are regularly on that train at the same time as I am.
Read MoreThings that you do without thinking / How are other people perceiving you?
11 Oct 2017
Though retired, I regularly make a British Rail train journey and, perhaps for want of something else to do during the journey, I often observe how many of my fellow passengers are regularly on that train at the same time as I am.
New rules!
08 Oct 2017
I am sure that it is not unusual as we get older but I recently underwent a minor operation and recovery left me needing to spend time resting and convalescing. I have been unable to do many of the things that I normally do which perhaps, has given me more time to think.
Oldies but Goodies
04 Oct 2017
I was wondering about the oldest bit of film on YouTube earlier today and although it is not specifically about Lewisham this footage of London caught my eye. I just wondered if you could add it to our website so that LPG visitors might enjoy it too.
ASAP - there’s no rush really
01 Oct 2017
Do you remember when only technical people talked in jargon and acronyms, which were expected to go over the heads of ordinary people? For instance, back in the 1970s the only person expected to really know what the term ASAP meant would have been someone from the army...
Husband remote control
24 Sep 2017
It was the afternoon of the cup final and I was working behind the counter one day when a lady approached and gave me some items that she planned to buy. “Is that cash, cheque or charge madam?”, I asked, after folding the items the woman wished to purchase.
DVD new look?
20 Sep 2017
Have you ever put a ‘glitchy’ DVD into your disk recorder; a DVD that either sticks or stops half way through the film. You can often see the smudges and smears on the actual side of the disk that is supposed to play, which is when most people buy a disk cleaning kit.
Define the following
17 Sep 2017
FRUSTRATION
Trying to find your glasses, without your glasses.
A little less stress
13 Sep 2017
Are you one of the pensioners who moved sometime during the past five years and who, as a result, had problems with your Freedom Pass because the letter that they sent to you went to your previous address?
Your LPG needs YOU
06 Sep 2017
Human resources are one of the two most important commodities that every organisation needs to survive and like so many Lewisham organisations the LPG is running out of both!
Seniors - White walls 'n' all!
30 Aug 2017
Behold the white-walled, castellated Strawberry Hill gothic wonder at 260 Stanstead Road! Rubbing your eyes you can see Seniors members emerging, gleeful and rejuvenated with a spring in their step.
Remote access - take care! / Are "Microsoft calling"
23 Aug 2017
Just imagine being able to use a computer without being near it. If on a train using your internet-ready mobile, tablet or laptop you could access a computer you left on at home to get information out of it.
My war
16 Aug 2017
An early memory of mine, in the mid, 1920s, has me standing in our big kitchen and suddenly realising, for the first time – possibly from something overheard – that being a girl, not a boy, meant I would grow up to be a woman, not a man.
How things change
13 Aug 2017
The other day I was going through a cupboard and I came across a copy of the ‘Yellow Pages’ which was published in 2006/2007. I could not help myself. I felt the need to take a look at the one I received in 2012 so that I could compare the two.
Support for legs and plants
09 Aug 2017
Like many, I spend much of my time in my garden and the English summer never ceases to amaze me. This year, with its bouts of intense sunshine followed by concentrated rain, has had some dramatic effects on some of the plants in my garden
What really happened to Sunday?
02 Aug 2017
I just want to say that as we get older things gradually change and we forget to remember what we have lost. We can see this as we look around the streets of the borough.
The black stuff
26 Jul 2017
I was talking to a friend the other day and we started to reminisce about a few things.
I wondered if anyone else remembers...
A little less lonely
19 Jul 2017
I have to say that as I get older more and more of my close friends are disappearing from my life through illness and worse. The long dark nights of the winter, when we spend so much more time at home, help me to be aware of this even more.
Pearls of Wisdom
16 Jul 2017
If you see someone without a smile give him one of yours.
Reading is, to the mind, what exercise is to the bod
The Age old ‘To do’ list
12 Jul 2017
My friends and I are all getting older and when we get together to talk there are a few topics of conversation that keep recurring; our aches and pains, what our friends are getting up to and what we can no longer do with our time and money.
Less pleasant pleasantries
28 Jun 2017
Emails have largely taken the place of letters these days and I agree that they have their place in the convenient world that ours has now evolved into being.
The frustrations of getting through! / Overcoming the machine
27 Jun 2017
Have you ever tried to get through to your bank, the company who provides you with Gas or electricity, phone, insurance or some other service you use?
Bombed school days
21 Jun 2017
I noticed the experiences of a reader in the last issue of the Gazette and wondered if anyone would like to hear one of mine?
How old is old
14 Jun 2017
One day last summer I found myself at a local charity event and I bought an item which cost 90p. I gave £1 and the lady selling offered me his change and then suggested that I put it in a collection box which was standing on the edge of her table.
On the other hand
07 Jun 2017
I recently found out that I was suffering from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The result is that it was getting harder to do anything with his hands because of pain and the feeling of pins and needles that was getting slowly worse and worse.
God’s small miracles
31 May 2017
One day, about a week before Christmas, I went shopping and had already bought a few things. I was already carrying a bag of shopping when I got to Iceland, but there were more items on my list. I did my usual tour of the shop and having checked-out; I organised this shopping.
There are lodes of proverbs in the bible, indeed they even have their own chapter, but my friend wrote this as a part of her celebration of international Women’s day and, even though that event will not occur again until next March 8th , I wanted to share her words with all my LPG readers.
Read MoreThe Secrets of being a Woman
24 May 2017
There are lodes of proverbs in the bible, indeed they even have their own chapter, but my friend wrote this as a part of her celebration of international Women’s day and, even though that event will not occur again until next March 8th , I wanted to share her words with all my LPG readers.
Keeping the neighbours guessing…
11 Apr 0220
YF reminds us that while, making sure that all the aspects of the holiday are sorted before we go away, doing your best to make sure that what you are leaving will still be there when you come back is important too.
