Let’s talk about good luck for the coming year …
21 Dec 2024
There is nothing like a mince pie with your cuppa as the days get colder and Christmas is coming, but how much do you know about their origins?
A ‘Vagus’ Rule of Thumb perhaps…
18 Dec 2024
NF tells of a few other things we can do with our thumbs besides twiddling them.
Were you a baby with parents who wet your head?
Statistics dictate that we oldies are the generation most likely to have godparents, our parents' friends who promised to be there for us in case the need ever arose. MC suggests that perhaps, as we get older, it might be time to redress the balance just in case the need has changed to loneliness on their part…
Read MoreWere you a baby with parents who wet your head?
14 Dec 2024
Statistics dictate that we oldies are the generation most likely to have godparents, our parents' friends who promised to be there for us in case the need ever arose. MC suggests that perhaps, as we get older, it might be time to redress the balance just in case the need has changed to loneliness on their part…
Receiving a gift is usually pleasurable, although those who choose to avoid the ‘gift voucher’ route often face many headaches when choosing something appropriate. MP offers her take on the problem…
As Christmas approaches yet again, a repeat of this message might inspire a bit of gift-buying forethought. Although the dilemma is genuinely reflected, we at LPG would truly value any thoughts on the solution…
Read MoreThe present buying minefield…
10 Dec 2024
Receiving a gift is usually pleasurable, although those who choose to avoid the ‘gift voucher’ route often face many headaches when choosing something appropriate. MP offers her take on the problem…
As Christmas approaches yet again, a repeat of this message might inspire a bit of gift-buying forethought. Although the dilemma is genuinely reflected, we at LPG would truly value any thoughts on the solution…
Living in a one-handed world for a while…
08 Dec 2024
Most people have two but some people have to get by with only one fully functional hand. LA tells us a little he observed on the subject…
Does your cat have his or her own bed?
30 Nov 2024
They are truly cuddly and very soft but LA focusses in on when and just how close you should get to your cat …
One of the most important skills you can acquire…
Doing two things at once is not a skill everyone can master, although AH suggests that it all depends on the tasks you choose to put together …
We have again reached Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day, and LPG feels that of a repeat of AH’s suggestion for what can be done with one talent to insure that it is worth developing to help lift the spirits of those around you…
Read MoreOne of the most important skills you can acquire…
24 Nov 2024
Doing two things at once is not a skill everyone can master, although AH suggests that it all depends on the tasks you choose to put together …
We have again reached Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day, and LPG feels that of a repeat of AH’s suggestion for what can be done with one talent to insure that it is worth developing to help lift the spirits of those around you…
Within just a few generations, we have evolved into a world where the little box in the corner of so many living rooms has become a sizable feature of more than one room in nearly every home. RG offers us a little reminder of one way in which it can be used to promote sociability…
Everyday has more than one celebratory title these days and today doubles as World Television Day amongst others. What RS had to say in the post that we are repeating today is very much about television but also focuses in on how we can use it as a social tool as we get older…
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Watching together…
21 Nov 2024
Within just a few generations, we have evolved into a world where the little box in the corner of so many living rooms has become a sizable feature of more than one room in nearly every home. RG offers us a little reminder of one way in which it can be used to promote sociability…
Everyday has more than one celebratory title these days and today doubles as World Television Day amongst others. What RS had to say in the post that we are repeating today is very much about television but also focuses in on how we can use it as a social tool as we get older…
‘Bromance befriending’, perhaps one way forward for us retired men…
The word ‘Bromance’ was officially added to the dictionary in 2011, and though it heralds a concept that can sometimes not feel macho enough to us older men, FL offers his experience as a reason for more of us to take it on board…
There are many ways to celebrate International Men’s Day. When men think of such a celebration, they are more likely to visualise the more macho man we see in the television perfume adverts, but all men need to celebrate, and a repeat of FL’s message might inspire a few more men to do so…
‘Bromance befriending’, perhaps one way forward for us retired men…
19 Nov 2024
The word ‘Bromance’ was officially added to the dictionary in 2011, and though it heralds a concept that can sometimes not feel macho enough to us older men, FL offers his experience as a reason for more of us to take it on board…
There are many ways to celebrate International Men’s Day. When men think of such a celebration, they are more likely to visualise the more macho man we see in the television perfume adverts, but all men need to celebrate, and a repeat of FL’s message might inspire a few more men to do so…
One in a million, one in 45 million, what are the chances?
NM goes some way towards increasing the odds regarding the big lottery win…
It is easy to remember all the hype at the time, but did you know that November 19th will mark the 30th anniversary of the first National Lottery Draw? We pensioners are all old enough to remember the hype, and NM provides a little information on all things lottery for those who want to take another look at the odds…
Read MoreOne in a million, one in 45 million, what are the chances?
18 Nov 2024
NM goes some way towards increasing the odds regarding the big lottery win…
It is easy to remember all the hype at the time, but did you know that November 19th will mark the 30th anniversary of the first National Lottery Draw? We pensioners are all old enough to remember the hype, and NM provides a little information on all things lottery for those who want to take another look at the odds…
Neat but cluttered...
16 Nov 2024
TH comments on the differences in perception of clutter when observing the issue from different age group perspectives…
hose little rhymed stories we tell the kids…
13 Nov 2024
OC offers some of the somewhat dark information she learned while writing her message…
Those little rhymed stories we tell the kids…
When you cannot think of anything meaning full to say to a small child many of us oldies fall back on those age old poems of our own childhoods, but OC gives us an insight into where a few of them came from…
While this World Nursery Rhyme Week is a celebration for the young, a reminder of the darker side of some of their beginnings might allow grandparents a more informed set of options when choosing one for intergenerational recital. Hence our repeat of this message…
Those little rhymed stories we tell the kids…
13 Nov 2024
When you cannot think of anything meaning full to say to a small child many of us oldies fall back on those age old poems of our own childhoods, but OC gives us an insight into where a few of them came from…
While this World Nursery Rhyme Week is a celebration for the young, a reminder of the darker side of some of their beginnings might allow grandparents a more informed set of options when choosing one for intergenerational recital. Hence our repeat of this message…
Round and round and round…
09 Nov 2024
TS remembers that before the CD replaced the turntable, the black vinyl disk was more critical than its silver successor…
Has Alexa or one of her friends slightly rewired your brain?
LPG has opted to repeat SC comments on another aspect of living with Alexa
According to the internet, today marks the tenth anniversary of Alexa's official release to the British public. In recognition of all the good (or harm) its effect is reputed to have had, LPG could find no better way to acknowledge the day than by offering this message.
Read MoreHas Alexa or one of her friends slightly rewired your brain?
06 Nov 2024
LPG has opted to repeat SC comments on another aspect of living with Alexa
According to the internet, today marks the tenth anniversary of Alexa's official release to the British public. In recognition of all the good (or harm) its effect is reputed to have had, LPG could find no better way to acknowledge the day than by offering this message.
Focussing in on the middle layer…
BC, focusses in on the diversity of what you can put between two bits of bread as she reminds us that, while the principle remains the same, the concept of the humble sandwich need be anything but…
This article was written quite a while ago but on this National Sandwich Day LPG thought it worth a second outing…
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Focussing in on the middle layer…
03 Nov 2024
BC, focusses in on the diversity of what you can put between two bits of bread as she reminds us that, while the principle remains the same, the concept of the humble sandwich need be anything but…
This article was written quite a while ago but on this National Sandwich Day LPG thought it worth a second outing…
Before you press the ‘Pay Now’ button…
Are you a thrifty shopper who has found yourself in this internet trap? SA explains…
While the majority of UK readers will recognise today as Halloween, it is also World Saving Day. While spending to save has always been a somewhat back-to-front concept in my eyes, SA’s article might well be worth a second look on a day like today…
Read MoreBefore you press the ‘Pay Now’ button…
31 Oct 2024
Are you a thrifty shopper who has found yourself in this internet trap? SA explains…
While the majority of UK readers will recognise today as Halloween, it is also World Saving Day. While spending to save has always been a somewhat back-to-front concept in my eyes, SA’s article might well be worth a second look on a day like today…
The difference between being a maternal or paternal grandparent.
OC aims to get us grandmas asking the ultimate question, ‘Did you appreciate your mother-in-law and what sort of mother-in-law are you turning out to be?’
Today doubles as National Mother-in-Law Day in some parts of the world and, as such, LPG thought that a repeat of this offering from OC might bring back a few pertinent memories and thoughts on the subject…
Read MoreThe difference between being a maternal or paternal grandparent.
27 Oct 2024
OC aims to get us grandmas asking the ultimate question, ‘Did you appreciate your mother-in-law and what sort of mother-in-law are you turning out to be?’
Today doubles as National Mother-in-Law Day in some parts of the world and, as such, LPG thought that a repeat of this offering from OC might bring back a few pertinent memories and thoughts on the subject…
Don’t go breaking them; do your bit to reform them instead…
25 Oct 2024
They say that laws and rules are made to be broken, but CP reminds us of another way forward.
Are your knees beginning to niggle a bit? Perhaps ‘bottoms up’ could be an answer?
JL shares a little information about how strengtheningyour bum muscles might do wonders for your knees…
On this National Knee Day, there is a lot to celebrate, but as we age, our pain receptors often take them a little less for granted, as every step we take reminds us that they are down there. LPG felt this was the perfect day to repeat JL's article…
Read MoreAre your knees beginning to niggle a bit? Perhaps ‘bottoms up’ could be an answer?
22 Oct 2024
JL shares a little information about how strengtheningyour bum muscles might do wonders for your knees…
On this National Knee Day, there is a lot to celebrate, but as we age, our pain receptors often take them a little less for granted, as every step we take reminds us that they are down there. LPG felt this was the perfect day to repeat JL's article…
Watch your back and find an extra inch of positivity, perhaps?
Getting older means many things to many people, and not being as tall as you once was high on the list, although WT offers some thoughts on being as upright as you can…
While we all know that people who walk tall somehow seem more positive, we also know about the medical benefits. On this World Spine Day, LPG felt that this article might be a little inspirational as we older people do our best to meet both celebratory challenges…
Read MoreWatch your back and find an extra inch of positivity, perhaps?
16 Oct 2024
Getting older means many things to many people, and not being as tall as you once was high on the list, although WT offers some thoughts on being as upright as you can…
While we all know that people who walk tall somehow seem more positive, we also know about the medical benefits. On this World Spine Day, LPG felt that this article might be a little inspirational as we older people do our best to meet both celebratory challenges…
Just grab your coat and hat and…
It can be argued that over the years, little has changed regarding the vital paraphernalia to be found in a lady’s handbag, while the men of this world continue to argue about the necessity of their existence at all. KV explains…
Tomorrow is celebrated as National Handbag Day, and while the men of this world will never understand how vital they are to the other half of the world’s population, we hope that a repeat of KV’s insight into the subject in preparation for this year’s celebration might quell the argument for a while.
Read MoreJust grab your coat and hat and…
09 Oct 2024
It can be argued that over the years, little has changed regarding the vital paraphernalia to be found in a lady’s handbag, while the men of this world continue to argue about the necessity of their existence at all. KV explains…
Tomorrow is celebrated as National Handbag Day, and while the men of this world will never understand how vital they are to the other half of the world’s population, we hope that a repeat of KV’s insight into the subject in preparation for this year’s celebration might quell the argument for a while.
A potential carer’s allowance loophole …
07 Oct 2024
DL offers a reminder that benefits can cancel each other out at times…
A reason to be a bit more economical with our personal truth...
03 Oct 2024
Most of us have nothing to hide but PD reminds us just how easy it is for others to gather personal information from public records…
For MF and many other oldies, coffee is usually the morning drink that really wakes you up and brings you back to the realities of the day, but she has learned a little more about it than that…
We at LPG, would like to give you a couple of days’ notice of International Coffee Day which will be recognised on Sunday, and what could be more appropriate but a repeat of MF’s lessons on how to celebrate and perhaps even vary your favourite cup…
The ultimate coffee morning…
01 Oct 2024
For MF and many other oldies, coffee is usually the morning drink that really wakes you up and brings you back to the realities of the day, but she has learned a little more about it than that…
We at LPG, would like to give you a couple of days’ notice of International Coffee Day which will be recognised on Sunday, and what could be more appropriate but a repeat of MF’s lessons on how to celebrate and perhaps even vary your favourite cup…
Being a pest is not always a bad thing…
The ability to notice the little details which show that something is not quite right can be more apparent when someone has trodden the road themselves in the past. If you know what I mean because you can see a neighbour who is going through what you once did, perhaps they might need you to pester them a bit…
National Good Neighbour Day has given us at LPG the perfect opportunity to repeat this thought on the subject…
Being a pest is not always a bad thing…
28 Sep 2024
The ability to notice the little details which show that something is not quite right can be more apparent when someone has trodden the road themselves in the past. If you know what I mean because you can see a neighbour who is going through what you once did, perhaps they might need you to pester them a bit…
National Good Neighbour Day has given us at LPG the perfect opportunity to repeat this thought on the subject…
Making breakfast worth getting up for…
NR provokes the question, ‘Do you just grab something and eat each morning or is breakfast still the first of three very significant and important events that improve your wellbeing and officially start your day?
They say that it is the most important meal of the day and it has to be because it has its own celebratory day, Better Breakfast Day, which happens in just two days’ time. With that in mind LPG thought a repeat of NR’s message allowing a little notice for all readers to make sure they have the relevant ingredients to hand, regardless of whether you live alone or not, had to be the way forward…
Making breakfast worth getting up for…
25 Sep 2024
NR provokes the question, ‘Do you just grab something and eat each morning or is breakfast still the first of three very significant and important events that improve your wellbeing and officially start your day?
They say that it is the most important meal of the day and it has to be because it has its own celebratory day, Better Breakfast Day, which happens in just two days’ time. With that in mind LPG thought a repeat of NR’s message allowing a little notice for all readers to make sure they have the relevant ingredients to hand, regardless of whether you live alone or not, had to be the way forward…
A warming reason to check again…
22 Sep 2024
DC invites all readers to check their eligibility for Pension Credit in light of its connection to the Winter Fuel Payments that can still be claimed…
Looking at life through fluorescent-coloured squares?
19 Sep 2024
DT shares her way of keeping on top of what she has to do daily…
Every picture tells a story (50): Public provision of short-term, anonymous street art …
SA sends us a timely and tongue in cheek message about the importance of keeping our streets tidy with a picture or two…
On this World Clean-up Day, we thought that this tongue-in-cheek message might be an appropriate reminder of some things it is better not to do…
Every picture tells a story (50): Public provision of short-term, anonymous street art …
16 Sep 2024
SA sends us a timely and tongue in cheek message about the importance of keeping our streets tidy with a picture or two…
On this World Clean-up Day, we thought that this tongue-in-cheek message might be an appropriate reminder of some things it is better not to do…
Are we starting with winter weather but focussing on the summer?
On this positive Thinking Day, LPG offers a repeat of what OC has to say on the subject in the hope that it might lift a spirit or two…
On this Positive Thinking Day, LPG offers a repeat of what OC has to say on the subject in the hope that it might lift a spirit or two…
Are we starting with winter weather but focussing on the summer?
13 Sep 2024
On this positive Thinking Day, LPG offers a repeat of what OC has to say on the subject in the hope that it might lift a spirit or two…
On this Positive Thinking Day, LPG offers a repeat of what OC has to say on the subject in the hope that it might lift a spirit or two…
Shooting the screen when it matters…
Once we have learned to surf the electronic pages on our devices, they come and go so fast that being offered details of a way to keep them for future reference could be a trick that some readers might feel is worth learning. EH offers a little instruction.
Read MoreShooting the screen when it matters…
10 Sep 2024
Once we have learned to surf the electronic pages on our devices, they come and go so fast that being offered details of a way to keep them for future reference could be a trick that some readers might feel is worth learning. EH offers a little instruction.
‘Bromance befriending’, perhaps one way forward for us retired men…
The word ‘Bromance’ was officially added to the dictionary in 2011, and though it heralds a concept that can sometimes not feel macho enough to us older men, FL offers his experience as a reason for more of us to take it on board…
‘Bromance befriending’, perhaps one way forward for us retired men…
07 Sep 2024
The word ‘Bromance’ was officially added to the dictionary in 2011, and though it heralds a concept that can sometimes not feel macho enough to us older men, FL offers his experience as a reason for more of us to take it on board…
For some, phones were made just for talking to people with…
01 Sep 2024
More and more people have one these days, although, in RM’s opinion, they are still all about what you have to say as you get older…
If wishes were horses and you had three…
29 Aug 2024
AK suggests that if wishes were removed from bedtime stories and offered to us to do with as we pleased, most of us would have apprecciated the consequences…
Taking a canine look at the ageing process…
OD offers us a few tips that might be helpful as we recognise that we are not the only species that goes through the ageing process…
Perhaps, on National Dog Day, this message, which OD offered earlier this year, might be worth reading again for all those established dog owners, which is why we are giving it another airing…
Read MoreTaking a canine look at the ageing process…
26 Aug 2024
OD offers us a few tips that might be helpful as we recognise that we are not the only species that goes through the ageing process…
Perhaps, on National Dog Day, this message, which OD offered earlier this year, might be worth reading again for all those established dog owners, which is why we are giving it another airing…
The cost and pain of teeth and those old top lip pucker lines…
23 Aug 2024
There are so many ways that trying to repair our older attributes can become a costly business as we age. YS focuses on our teeth today…
Retirement, something to look forward to or to be worried about?
PM, like most of our readers has already trodden this path but has some thoughts for those who will arrive here in the near future.
In some parts of the world tomorrow will be celebrated as National Senior Citizens Day, even though as each person approaches the day when they suddenly realise that they will soon become ‘retired’, the prospect can leave them feeling everything from daunted and deflated to glad that work will suddenly become a thing of the past. LPG felt that a repeat of this article might provoke some memories of what it was like for you…
Read MoreRetirement, something to look forward to or to be worried about?
20 Aug 2024
PM, like most of our readers has already trodden this path but has some thoughts for those who will arrive here in the near future.
In some parts of the world tomorrow will be celebrated as National Senior Citizens Day, even though as each person approaches the day when they suddenly realise that they will soon become ‘retired’, the prospect can leave them feeling everything from daunted and deflated to glad that work will suddenly become a thing of the past. LPG felt that a repeat of this article might provoke some memories of what it was like for you…
Drumroll, all you Brits… everybody up?
13 Aug 2024
Does hearing the national anthem get you exercising? IH throws a little light on this aspect of being proud to belong…
Should it take half an hour to get to the front of a bank queue?
11 Aug 2024
WK points out that bank branch closures are saving the banks our money…
How to stay happy in retirement?
KP share some thoughts on retirement and happiness in the hope that his message might help a few of those relatively newly retired readers who are not feeling too positive about the experience so far…
Today doubles as Happiness Happens day in some parts of the world and, while that might be the case for some, LPG repeats KP’s message and its advice for those whose happiness levels might need a boost…
Read MoreHow to stay happy in retirement?
08 Aug 2024
KP share some thoughts on retirement and happiness in the hope that his message might help a few of those relatively newly retired readers who are not feeling too positive about the experience so far…
Today doubles as Happiness Happens day in some parts of the world and, while that might be the case for some, LPG repeats KP’s message and its advice for those whose happiness levels might need a boost…
Like beauty, a good plate of food, is definitely in the eye, mouth and nose of the beholder…
CB has a few words about the familiar and the less familiar to offer LPG readers….
We know that CB is all about introducing us to her take on national dishes from around the world, but she had a few patriotic words for us which LPG felt it would be appropriate to repeat on this, the 42nd celebration of Jamaica’s independence…
Read MoreLike beauty, a good plate of food, is definitely in the eye, mouth and nose of the beholder…
06 Aug 2024
CB has a few words about the familiar and the less familiar to offer LPG readers….
We know that CB is all about introducing us to her take on national dishes from around the world, but she had a few patriotic words for us which LPG felt it would be appropriate to repeat on this, the 42nd celebration of Jamaica’s independence…
A whole new world in your local park.
Perhaps PL has used this message to remind readers that there really is at least one place worth an occasional summer visit even if you don’t feel like traveling too far away from home.
There is a lot of wisdom in what PL had to say on the subject of the boroughs local parks even though he was writing before we ever encountered coved-19 so, during this Love Parks Week, we hope a repeat of the message might inspire an LPG reader or two to revisit theirs…
Read MoreA whole new world in your local park.
02 Aug 2024
Perhaps PL has used this message to remind readers that there really is at least one place worth an occasional summer visit even if you don’t feel like traveling too far away from home.
There is a lot of wisdom in what PL had to say on the subject of the boroughs local parks even though he was writing before we ever encountered coved-19 so, during this Love Parks Week, we hope a repeat of the message might inspire an LPG reader or two to revisit theirs…
Are you your family’s ‘Just like Mum’…?
If what the media offers is accurate, the modern Brit looks to the many television cooking programmes, magazine articles, and boxes of delivered pre-packed ingredients when seeking the perfect combination of foods to fill their mouths with. Still, SA focuses on those recipes that are arguably more special than that…
Read MoreAre you your family’s ‘Just like Mum’…?
31 Jul 2024
If what the media offers is accurate, the modern Brit looks to the many television cooking programmes, magazine articles, and boxes of delivered pre-packed ingredients when seeking the perfect combination of foods to fill their mouths with. Still, SA focuses on those recipes that are arguably more special than that…
From finger–fatigue to thumb-tiredness?
28 Jul 2024
Fingers and thumbs? CD can see a day when the latter will suffer perhaps even more than the rest…
The Olympics, my version of being there…
26 Jul 2024
WL tries to make sure that our sense of national pride is prepared for the impending Olympic games by reminding us of a taste of Olympic
Don’t forget to lock your electronic front door…
21 Jul 2024
The internet tells us that about a quarter of us oldies access computers, laptops, and tablets, and KS offers a reminder for that quarter of an internet fundamental today…
Going off on a tangent: - a lateral insurance thought…
FL finds a way of lightening the subject of insurance which usually weighs somewhat heavily on the mind…
Today is also referred to as Insurance Nerd Day, a day designed to remind the younger people around us that there is more to insurance than keeping your car legal. LPG hopes that a repeat of what FL had to say on the subject might spur some of our readers to start a conversation with some of their younger relatives who might need a reminder.
Going off on a tangent: - a lateral insurance thought…
18 Jul 2024
FL finds a way of lightening the subject of insurance which usually weighs somewhat heavily on the mind…
Today is also referred to as Insurance Nerd Day, a day designed to remind the younger people around us that there is more to insurance than keeping your car legal. LPG hopes that a repeat of what FL had to say on the subject might spur some of our readers to start a conversation with some of their younger relatives who might need a reminder.
Juggling that flipping age coin…
15 Jul 2024
According to PC’s long-suffering experience, forbearance has to be a quality that we older people might need to use perhaps more so than at any other time of our lives
Reintroducing yourself to the rest of the world…
Saying, ‘Hello’ is one of the first things we learn to do but doing it for the first time can be daunting for many reasons as we get a bit older. RB offers a little wisdom on that subject…
Today doubles as New Conversations Day and as we get older, it can become harder to get them started, especially after the life-changing experience that retirement can be for so many. We, at LPG felt this message on the subject of that Initial Hello worth repeating on such a day as this.
Read MoreReintroducing yourself to the rest of the world…
12 Jul 2024
Saying, ‘Hello’ is one of the first things we learn to do but doing it for the first time can be daunting for many reasons as we get a bit older. RB offers a little wisdom on that subject…
Today doubles as New Conversations Day and as we get older, it can become harder to get them started, especially after the life-changing experience that retirement can be for so many. We, at LPG felt this message on the subject of that Initial Hello worth repeating on such a day as this.
One in a million, one in 45 million, what are the chances?
09 Jul 2024
NM goes some way towards increasing the odds regarding the big lottery win…
Saturday nights, Sunday mornings and change…
Rudy offers his thoughts on the 24 hours of each week that have changed most radically over the years…
This weekend marks the 30th year since Sundays became well and truly integrated into the rest of the week. LPG is repeating this message which will resonate with us older members of the community. It's arguably sobering that there is a whole generation of people who will never get the chance to imagine an official weekly day of rest…
Read MoreSaturday nights, Sunday mornings and change…
05 Jul 2024
Rudy offers his thoughts on the 24 hours of each week that have changed most radically over the years…
This weekend marks the 30th year since Sundays became well and truly integrated into the rest of the week. LPG is repeating this message which will resonate with us older members of the community. It's arguably sobering that there is a whole generation of people who will never get the chance to imagine an official weekly day of rest…
Watch your back and find an extra inch of positivity, perhaps?
03 Jul 2024
Getting older means many things to many people, and not being as tall as you once was high on the list, although WT offers some thoughts on being as upright as you can…
Telephone and parking ambiguity…
30 Jun 2024
AM tells a story which illustrates how the authorities continue to ignore the needs of the residents and consumers who pay to facilitate them.
An LPG milestone day and year…
As we approach another birthday, LPG offers a little message of their own today…
We know that it is a lot easier for some to read our articles than it is to produce one, which is why we would be more than willing to do the writing for you. Please contact us using the details on our contact page (►►►) and we will do the rest including making sure that we write what you want us to before it is printed and keep it all anonymous if that is what you prefer. Spreading our experiences has to be the most important thing…
Read MoreAn LPG milestone day and year…
26 Jun 2024
As we approach another birthday, LPG offers a little message of their own today…
We know that it is a lot easier for some to read our articles than it is to produce one, which is why we would be more than willing to do the writing for you. Please contact us using the details on our contact page (►►►) and we will do the rest including making sure that we write what you want us to before it is printed and keep it all anonymous if that is what you prefer. Spreading our experiences has to be the most important thing…
Those little rhymed stories we tell the kids…
24 Jun 2024
When you cannot think of anything meaning full to say to a small child many of us oldies fall back on those age old poems of our own childhoods, but OC gives us an insight into where a few of them came from…
Being a pest is not always a bad thing…
The ability to notice the little details which show that something is not quite right can be more apparent when someone has trodden the road themselves in the past. If you know what I mean because you can see a neighbour who is going through what you once did, perhaps they might need you to pester them a bit…
Being a pest is not always a bad thing…
22 Jun 2024
The ability to notice the little details which show that something is not quite right can be more apparent when someone has trodden the road themselves in the past. If you know what I mean because you can see a neighbour who is going through what you once did, perhaps they might need you to pester them a bit…
It’s my brain and the flow of my optics…
19 Jun 2024
RB brings a whole new perspective to the phrase ‘seeing is believing’ today.
The splice, the split and the ex…
17 Jun 2024
YP focuses on those we have loved and lost and where it all leaves us in older age…
Are three prongs better than two?
The focus of today’s message might answer a question that may have crossed the minds of many modern overseas travellers as GA provides us with a different perspective on electricity…
Today is known as National Electricity Day in many parts of the globe; a day dedicated to reminding the world population that there is only so much of the stuff on our planet, LPG thought that GA’s explanation of one aspect of this form of energy, the humble electricity power outlet point might be worth a second read…
Are three prongs better than two?
15 Jun 2024
The focus of today’s message might answer a question that may have crossed the minds of many modern overseas travellers as GA provides us with a different perspective on electricity…
Today is known as National Electricity Day in many parts of the globe; a day dedicated to reminding the world population that there is only so much of the stuff on our planet, LPG thought that GA’s explanation of one aspect of this form of energy, the humble electricity power outlet point might be worth a second read…
Before you press the ‘Pay Now’ button…
12 Jun 2024
Are you a thrifty shopper who has found yourself in this internet trap? SA explains…
Getting by with a bit of help from your friends…
09 Jun 2024
As we age, the family around us can become a little sparse, so MF suggests that we friends should contemplate stepping into the breach for each other in case the need arises…
Care can become control before we even realise it…
We can all agree that families are very complex, but CC highlights one issue: perhaps one sibling might need the others to point out…
Caring comes in many guises, and those pensioners who double as children will know they need to question some of the exploits of the most lucid parents. We thought repeating this article might shed a different light on caring in preparation for tomorrow’s celebration of World Caring Day…
Care can become control before we even realise it…
06 Jun 2024
We can all agree that families are very complex, but CC highlights one issue: perhaps one sibling might need the others to point out…
Caring comes in many guises, and those pensioners who double as children will know they need to question some of the exploits of the most lucid parents. We thought repeating this article might shed a different light on caring in preparation for tomorrow’s celebration of World Caring Day…
Can your pet’s taste buds get bored?
03 Jun 2024
Seeing an advert has spurred PC to offer a thought or two on what your pet best appreciates: as a balanced diet…
Being at the bottom end of the top third, age-wise? …
31 May 2024
YP offers a few internet ideas for those who find themselves with a negative friend. She offers a few ideas that might help them be a little more positive while staying positive themselves…
The present buying minefield…
19 May 2024
Receiving a gift is usually pleasurable, although those who choose to avoid the ‘gift voucher’ route often face many headaches when choosing something appropriate. MP offers her take on the problem…
A family held together by 75 years and a building…
16 May 2024
As it celebrates 75 years of existence, EC offers us an insight into one of those places that so many of us know is there but may never have seen from the inside…
The circumference, radius, diameter and pressure of MPH
AM reminds us of an equation that perhaps some LPG readers might finally be able to apply to real life if they have the inclination…
Today brings us to the end of this year’s UN Global Road Safety Week; the perfect opportunity to repeat this article for those who drive and appreciate a mathematical conundrum…
Read MoreThe circumference, radius, diameter and pressure of MPH
14 May 2024
AM reminds us of an equation that perhaps some LPG readers might finally be able to apply to real life if they have the inclination…
Today brings us to the end of this year’s UN Global Road Safety Week; the perfect opportunity to repeat this article for those who drive and appreciate a mathematical conundrum…
Remembering the dirt, you can’t see…
We all know that germs collect in the most obvious yet unlikely of places and FT reminds of a few of them…
Perhaps this is a subject that we all need to bring back to the fore every now and then and today, National Clean Your Room Day, is as good a day for a reminder as any …
Remembering the dirt, you can’t see…
10 May 2024
We all know that germs collect in the most obvious yet unlikely of places and FT reminds of a few of them…
Perhaps this is a subject that we all need to bring back to the fore every now and then and today, National Clean Your Room Day, is as good a day for a reminder as any …
That knee-jerk reaction that kicks in on my way out of the kitchen…Pt 2
07 May 2024
FL offers wise words about engaging one’s brain, eyes, and taste buds before indulging in a snack…
Within just a few generations, we have evolved into a world where the little box in the corner of so many living rooms has become a sizable feature of more than one room in nearly every home. RG offers us a little reminder of one way in which it can be used to promote sociability…
Read MoreWatching together…
06 May 2024
Within just a few generations, we have evolved into a world where the little box in the corner of so many living rooms has become a sizable feature of more than one room in nearly every home. RG offers us a little reminder of one way in which it can be used to promote sociability…
Are your knees beginning to niggle a bit? Perhaps ‘bottoms up’ could be an answer?
05 May 2024
JL shares a little information about how strengtheningyour bum muscles might do wonders for your knees…
Just grab your coat and hat and…
01 May 2024
It can be argued that over the years, little has changed regarding the vital paraphernalia to be found in a lady’s handbag, while the men of this world continue to argue about the necessity of their existence at all. KV explains…
Paying more than you need to get in touch with those abroad?
CP draws attention to something that he suspects many of us may still pay for but don’t use…
Today doubles as National Telephone Day and while the celebration is all about the history of the telephone and where we would be without them these days, LPG thought that this article which CP penned, might be pertinent today in the hope that, it you missed it the last time it was posted the message might just help some to check if they really need to pay for international calls in the light of the modern video calling options that so many more of us now know about…
Read MorePaying more than you need to get in touch with those abroad?
25 Apr 2024
CP draws attention to something that he suspects many of us may still pay for but don’t use…
Today doubles as National Telephone Day and while the celebration is all about the history of the telephone and where we would be without them these days, LPG thought that this article which CP penned, might be pertinent today in the hope that, it you missed it the last time it was posted the message might just help some to check if they really need to pay for international calls in the light of the modern video calling options that so many more of us now know about…
Less fashionable intrinsic fashion?
FE, asks questions about the motivations that keep us hanging onto clothes that will never fit again and shows somewhat reluctant appreciation for the latest fashion of letting go as you go along…
During this Fashion Revolution Week, LPG felt it only fitting to bring readers a repeat of FE’s thoughts on this topic…
Read MoreLess fashionable intrinsic fashion?
22 Apr 2024
FE, asks questions about the motivations that keep us hanging onto clothes that will never fit again and shows somewhat reluctant appreciation for the latest fashion of letting go as you go along…
During this Fashion Revolution Week, LPG felt it only fitting to bring readers a repeat of FE’s thoughts on this topic…
Acknowledging those trips above and beyond…
19 Apr 2024
In general, the 21st. century version of the human race has less and less time for the details that make life a more pleasant experience. FB reminds us of one that can be sometimes underrated…
Downstairs… upstairs…
16 Apr 2024
Keeping the bit of your house that the visitors usually see nice and tidy comes with the territory of being a host, but OL offers a few reasons to look at the other bits….
A message for the neglectful plant waterers…
While the benefits of the plants around us is ever-present, gardening is not for all. If keeping your houseplants watered is your challenge OG might be able to guide you to a little internet help...
LPG thought that on this International Plant Appreciation Day, a repeat of OG’s message on the subject of being less neglectful of our houseplants might be of value…
Read MoreA message for the neglectful plant waterers…
13 Apr 2024
While the benefits of the plants around us is ever-present, gardening is not for all. If keeping your houseplants watered is your challenge OG might be able to guide you to a little internet help...
LPG thought that on this International Plant Appreciation Day, a repeat of OG’s message on the subject of being less neglectful of our houseplants might be of value…
The value of this, that and your personal tatt…
10 Apr 2024
Things, things and more things, so many of us oldies tend to have so many of them. AJ suggest that we take a look at some of them from a different perspective…
If you can’t hide it, at least disguise it…
Having done a bit of research DG addressed one aspect of being an older gentleman that it might be able to change for the better.
We offered this bit of wisdom which DG brought us a while ago now but we at LPG think that its message is worth repeating because of its reference to the sentiments of at least one of today’s National pseudonyms. Amongst other National celebrations that today might offer, it doubles as National Beer Day.
Read MoreIf you can’t hide it, at least disguise it…
07 Apr 2024
Having done a bit of research DG addressed one aspect of being an older gentleman that it might be able to change for the better.
We offered this bit of wisdom which DG brought us a while ago now but we at LPG think that its message is worth repeating because of its reference to the sentiments of at least one of today’s National pseudonyms. Amongst other National celebrations that today might offer, it doubles as National Beer Day.
Resolving to live by your personal rule…
MN proposes an idea which might substitute as an alternative way to look at new year resolutions for those who are essentially opposed to them…
Today is also celebrated as Golden Rule Day; the ultimate golden rules being those which help to promote world peace, but all big rules have to start somewhere and, on such a day LPG offers a repeat of NM’s message on the subject…
Read MoreResolving to live by your personal rule…
05 Apr 2024
MN proposes an idea which might substitute as an alternative way to look at new year resolutions for those who are essentially opposed to them…
Today is also celebrated as Golden Rule Day; the ultimate golden rules being those which help to promote world peace, but all big rules have to start somewhere and, on such a day LPG offers a repeat of NM’s message on the subject…
Would you pass the anti-fib challenge?
EL argues that perhaps statistics dictate that we can’t help ourselves when it comes to changing the white-lie goalposts just a little each day.
We, at LPG thought a repeat of EL’s article particularly appropriate as today doubles as Tell a Lie Day…. .
Read MoreWould you pass the anti-fib challenge?
04 Apr 2024
EL argues that perhaps statistics dictate that we can’t help ourselves when it comes to changing the white-lie goalposts just a little each day.
We, at LPG thought a repeat of EL’s article particularly appropriate as today doubles as Tell a Lie Day…. .
My drive, the birds and a bit too much luck!
MT has a message for drivers today as she offers her thoughts on a few diverse ways of improving the view from your windscreen?????
This International Bird Day has to be a day to celebrate all feathery and winged creatures and, in an effort to convert and divert a few more drivers to the cause, LPG thought a repeat of MT’s thoughts might be beneficial while minimising one of the ways they have of hovering over our cars and making fools of some of us.
Read MoreMy drive, the birds and a bit too much luck!
01 Apr 2024
MT has a message for drivers today as she offers her thoughts on a few diverse ways of improving the view from your windscreen?????
This International Bird Day has to be a day to celebrate all feathery and winged creatures and, in an effort to convert and divert a few more drivers to the cause, LPG thought a repeat of MT’s thoughts might be beneficial while minimising one of the ways they have of hovering over our cars and making fools of some of us.
Don’t fall behind… keep on top of things while you can…
Letting things slide when it comes to keeping things clean and tidy can be hard to keep on top of if you find yourself living alone; DP gives us her take on this…
Perhaps wanting to keep the things that we older people have spent so long acquiring has something to do with it, paired with our human gift for adapting to and missing the details that make for a tidy and ordered home, but human nature also can make us very good at putting off keeping things in order. While we are in the middle of National Cleaning Week, LPG offers a repeat of DP’s message on the subject of making sure your home is organised…
Read MoreDon’t fall behind… keep on top of things while you can…
29 Mar 2024
Letting things slide when it comes to keeping things clean and tidy can be hard to keep on top of if you find yourself living alone; DP gives us her take on this…
Perhaps wanting to keep the things that we older people have spent so long acquiring has something to do with it, paired with our human gift for adapting to and missing the details that make for a tidy and ordered home, but human nature also can make us very good at putting off keeping things in order. While we are in the middle of National Cleaning Week, LPG offers a repeat of DP’s message on the subject of making sure your home is organised…
The freedom of the Freedom Pass put into perspective…
CE reminds us of the true Value of our older people’s freedom passes…
If you don’t travel locally or too far afield, LPG thought that this Freedom Pass inspired story might be of interest. CE’s message illustrates that you never know when it will come in handy and LPG hopes that it will remind readers to take a look at their passes and check the renewal dates to see if yours falls in March 2024…
Read MoreThe freedom of the Freedom Pass put into perspective…
26 Mar 2024
CE reminds us of the true Value of our older people’s freedom passes…
If you don’t travel locally or too far afield, LPG thought that this Freedom Pass inspired story might be of interest. CE’s message illustrates that you never know when it will come in handy and LPG hopes that it will remind readers to take a look at their passes and check the renewal dates to see if yours falls in March 2024…
AJ gives is her take on how easy it is to accumulate a little problem that can get missed so easily while appearing perfectly normal to its owner…
As we find ourselves in the middle of Clutter Awareness Week at the moment, LPG felt that it might be appropriate to give AJ’s article on the subject a second airing, in the hope that reading, and the taking of an objective view of your own spare room, might help you to see any growing problems…
Read MoreThe Spare Room blues…
23 Mar 2024
AJ gives is her take on how easy it is to accumulate a little problem that can get missed so easily while appearing perfectly normal to its owner…
As we find ourselves in the middle of Clutter Awareness Week at the moment, LPG felt that it might be appropriate to give AJ’s article on the subject a second airing, in the hope that reading, and the taking of an objective view of your own spare room, might help you to see any growing problems…
Drivers, when was the last time you used your freedom pass?
21 Mar 2024
CE reminds readers of the ‘use it or lose it’ aspect of being remembered regarding Freedom Pass renewal…
Inemuri; perhaps the Japanese version of 40 or more winks…
HJ offers readers who are prone to a public display of napping, a Japanese reason to defend their actions…
On this World Sleep Day and when addressing readers who perhaps are more prone to thinking with their eyes closed while in public, LPG felt that a repeat of what JH had to offer on that subject might be valuable
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Inemuri; perhaps the Japanese version of 40 or more winks…
17 Mar 2024
HJ offers readers who are prone to a public display of napping, a Japanese reason to defend their actions…
On this World Sleep Day and when addressing readers who perhaps are more prone to thinking with their eyes closed while in public, LPG felt that a repeat of what JH had to offer on that subject might be valuable
As we get older convention teaches us that experience is supposed to have made us relative experts on most subjects, but SN’s message might go some way to proving otherwise…
This is international Ask a Question Day and, with that in mind LPG has opted to repeat SN’s thought on the ultimate conundrum in case someone has another answer…
Read MoreWhy?
14 Mar 2024
As we get older convention teaches us that experience is supposed to have made us relative experts on most subjects, but SN’s message might go some way to proving otherwise…
This is international Ask a Question Day and, with that in mind LPG has opted to repeat SN’s thought on the ultimate conundrum in case someone has another answer…
Taking a canine look at the ageing process…
11 Mar 2024
OD offers us a few tips that might be helpful as we recognise that we are not the only species that goes through the ageing process…
Never give up on your cat!
08 Mar 2024
The debate about cats and loyalty will run and run, but today, LA offers a story that might provide a little hope to anyone whose moggy has not been around for a while…
Are we starting with winter weather but focussing on the summer?
05 Mar 2024
On this positive Thinking Day, LPG offers a repeat of what OC has to say on the subject in the hope that it might lift a spirit or two…
Extinction, how can we really help?
While the experts are out there doing a really good job to preserve our animals endangered species TG has found a few ways that each of us might be able to help…
This is one of those days when LPG feels the need to repeat a message that readers might have missed on its first outing. With today being World Wildlife Day, a little reminder or a few ways that we can help in the fight to slow the process of animal extinction can’t be a bad thing…
Read MoreExtinction, how can we really help?
03 Mar 2024
While the experts are out there doing a really good job to preserve our animals endangered species TG has found a few ways that each of us might be able to help…
This is one of those days when LPG feels the need to repeat a message that readers might have missed on its first outing. With today being World Wildlife Day, a little reminder or a few ways that we can help in the fight to slow the process of animal extinction can’t be a bad thing…
Do you define your name, or does it define you?
Your name, regardless of if you think it perfect for you or you think your parents could have done better, is a possession that most of us have learned to live with over the years. CJ doesn’t tell us whether she loves or hates hers, but has a few thoughts to offer…
We at LPG have decided to repeat this article today in case there are any people out there with more unusual and unique names who would not mind an extra excuse for getting a present or two. A quick bit of online research has taught us that, according to the traditions of some countries, such as Latvia, that take this celebration more seriously, those with the more unique and unusual names amongst us should use today as a ‘1-in-4-year’ opportunity to put their na
Read MoreDo you define your name, or does it define you?
29 Feb 2024
Your name, regardless of if you think it perfect for you or you think your parents could have done better, is a possession that most of us have learned to live with over the years. CJ doesn’t tell us whether she loves or hates hers, but has a few thoughts to offer…
We at LPG have decided to repeat this article today in case there are any people out there with more unusual and unique names who would not mind an extra excuse for getting a present or two. A quick bit of online research has taught us that, according to the traditions of some countries, such as Latvia, that take this celebration more seriously, those with the more unique and unusual names amongst us should use today as a ‘1-in-4-year’ opportunity to put their na
Most of us just can’t help it…
Perhaps talking is our way of letting out what we hold inside but, whatever the facts, BD offers us some words on this subject…
Today is also celebrated as Quiet Day in some parts of the world and a reminder of what BD has to say on the subject was something we thought readers might like to review. LPG takes on board the comments on the written word speaking volumes and is always looking for a few more to add to our pages. Don’t hesitate to send us yours…
Read MoreMost of us just can’t help it…
25 Feb 2024
Perhaps talking is our way of letting out what we hold inside but, whatever the facts, BD offers us some words on this subject…
Today is also celebrated as Quiet Day in some parts of the world and a reminder of what BD has to say on the subject was something we thought readers might like to review. LPG takes on board the comments on the written word speaking volumes and is always looking for a few more to add to our pages. Don’t hesitate to send us yours…
Learning from the little ones…
18 Feb 2024
The way they teach those basic maths and English lessons has changed somewhat since most LPG readers experienced their first day at school, but there is a lot to be learned from giving your grandchildren the teaching role at homework time…
Online Random Acts of Kindness perhaps…
16 Feb 2024
LPG points out one of the kindest acts that our readers can offer us during this Random Acts of Kindness week…
Care can become control before we even realise it…
14 Feb 2024
We can all agree that families are very complex, but CC highlights one issue: perhaps one sibling might need the others to point out…
The science behind your smile; true or false?
It is said that smiling is infectious but perhaps some knowledge about how to tell a genuine one will help too.
One of the most important aspects of making any new friend is making sure that they are going to be genuine and, on a day which is also known as National Make a Friend Day in some parts of the world, LPG thought that an introduction to making a genuine first impression worth revisiting...
The science behind your smile; true or false?
11 Feb 2024
It is said that smiling is infectious but perhaps some knowledge about how to tell a genuine one will help too.
One of the most important aspects of making any new friend is making sure that they are going to be genuine and, on a day which is also known as National Make a Friend Day in some parts of the world, LPG thought that an introduction to making a genuine first impression worth revisiting...
NO win, No Fee? They win and you lose! – (part 2)
Every story has a moral and KT explains the very important one which follows a story he provided us with recently.
Even though this is more of a moral message than a story, we at LPG feel that the warning behind it cannot be offered too many times. Thus, our decision to repeat both the story and its moral during this National Story Telling Week…
Read MoreNO win, No Fee? They win and you lose! – (part 2)
07 Feb 2024
Every story has a moral and KT explains the very important one which follows a story he provided us with recently.
Even though this is more of a moral message than a story, we at LPG feel that the warning behind it cannot be offered too many times. Thus, our decision to repeat both the story and its moral during this National Story Telling Week…
Don’t wait for their invitation, it’s OK to gate-crash this party…
CW reminds us that we need to put the dates in our diaries so that when the powers that be get fed up with inviting us for any type of health screening, we need to keep our own check on the relevant diary dates and invite ourselves.
LPG felt it necessary to repeat CW’s message on this World Cancer Day because it cannot be repeated too many times…
Read MoreDon’t wait for their invitation, it’s OK to gate-crash this party…
04 Feb 2024
CW reminds us that we need to put the dates in our diaries so that when the powers that be get fed up with inviting us for any type of health screening, we need to keep our own check on the relevant diary dates and invite ourselves.
LPG felt it necessary to repeat CW’s message on this World Cancer Day because it cannot be repeated too many times…
The power of getting the bits to fit…
CR reminds us of a way to pass the time and improve the mind while going back to a classic childhood brainteaser …
We have decided to give this message a second airing on this National Puzzle Day in the hope that it might help to get some of that older grey matter working again…
Read MoreThe power of getting the bits to fit…
29 Jan 2024
CR reminds us of a way to pass the time and improve the mind while going back to a classic childhood brainteaser …
We have decided to give this message a second airing on this National Puzzle Day in the hope that it might help to get some of that older grey matter working again…
The shake that might stop the knees from shaking and a little more?
MH shares a five a day tip that might help your knees as we get closer to the really cold weather.
We at LPG thought that readers might appreciate another opportunity to look at MH’s suggestions as the weather and our knees get to their coldest…
Read MoreThe shake that might stop the knees from shaking and a little more?
20 Jan 2024
MH shares a five a day tip that might help your knees as we get closer to the really cold weather.
We at LPG thought that readers might appreciate another opportunity to look at MH’s suggestions as the weather and our knees get to their coldest…
That thing stuck right in the middle of your face…
17 Jan 2024
AB has a few thoughts regarding the facial feature that statistics show to be the most altered under the knife…
When you retire what happens to your time?
Whether you are still having to work to earn a living or not, IP puts forward the case that our lives all too often get just as busy post retirement as pre, and she tries to throw some light onto a solution to this conundrum…
We have just reached the middle of National Get A Balanced Life Month and, LPG have observed that although IP offered the above message some time ago, this is a perfect time for her message to be reconsidered, hence our reposting of it …
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When you retire what happens to your time?
14 Jan 2024
Whether you are still having to work to earn a living or not, IP puts forward the case that our lives all too often get just as busy post retirement as pre, and she tries to throw some light onto a solution to this conundrum…
We have just reached the middle of National Get A Balanced Life Month and, LPG have observed that although IP offered the above message some time ago, this is a perfect time for her message to be reconsidered, hence our reposting of it …
Silver, gold, blue, green, red, which is your top of choice?
JW shares her thoughts on one of the most fundamental foods in our repertoire as she highlights milk and what it has to offer…
It may well be a little-known fact that today doubles as National Milk Day and as such, LPG repeats what JW had to offer on the subject in case you missed it last time…
Read MoreSilver, gold, blue, green, red, which is your top of choice?
11 Jan 2024
JW shares her thoughts on one of the most fundamental foods in our repertoire as she highlights milk and what it has to offer…
It may well be a little-known fact that today doubles as National Milk Day and as such, LPG repeats what JW had to offer on the subject in case you missed it last time…
If you throw in some maths, you don’t have to travel to clock up the miles.
Some lateral thinking has provoked NM to share a little more about our personal movement habits than we might have ever contemplated ourselves…
According to the internet, one of the many celebrations to be acknowledged today is ‘EARTH’S ROTATION DAY’ and, let’s face it, we need it to keep going so that we can keep going. LPG has determined that MN offered us some thoughts on the subject that may well deserve a second airing on such a day…
Read MoreIf you throw in some maths, you don’t have to travel to clock up the miles.
08 Jan 2024
Some lateral thinking has provoked NM to share a little more about our personal movement habits than we might have ever contemplated ourselves…
According to the internet, one of the many celebrations to be acknowledged today is ‘EARTH’S ROTATION DAY’ and, let’s face it, we need it to keep going so that we can keep going. LPG has determined that MN offered us some thoughts on the subject that may well deserve a second airing on such a day…
One of the most important skills you can acquire…
05 Jan 2024
Doing two things at once is not a skill everyone can master, although AH suggests that it all depends on the tasks you choose to put together …
I propose a new national celebration: ‘Defy back to the old routine day’
The holiday is all but over and now the only thing to look forward to is the getting back to the cold hard day-to-day humdrum life that we had before all the Christmas shopping began. There are many celebratory days each year and we have already had two days to celebrate so far in 2024 but SI has a suggestion for yet another which might be beneficial…
We need to apologise to SI because we could not post this message yesterday but we think that this idea might be worth thinking about…
I propose a new national celebration: ‘Defy back to the old routine day’
03 Jan 2024
The holiday is all but over and now the only thing to look forward to is the getting back to the cold hard day-to-day humdrum life that we had before all the Christmas shopping began. There are many celebratory days each year and we have already had two days to celebrate so far in 2024 but SI has a suggestion for yet another which might be beneficial…
We need to apologise to SI because we could not post this message yesterday but we think that this idea might be worth thinking about…
Resolving to live by your personal rule…
30 Dec 2023
MN proposes an idea which might substitute as an alternative way to look at new year resolutions for those who are essentially opposed to them…
Remembering the dirt, you can’t see…
27 Dec 2023
We all know that germs collect in the most obvious yet unlikely of places and FT reminds of a few of them…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 51): Upside down four-wheeled freedom…
ND reminds us that having too much of a good thing can be as bad as too little as she uses her driving skills to make a point about freedom…
Did you know that Isaac Newton was born on Christmas day, which is why it has also been dubbed Grav Mass day by some? LPG have opted to share ND’s thoughts in honour of that fact while we wish all our readers a very happy Christmas…
Read MoreEvery picture tells a story (chapter 51): Upside down four-wheeled freedom…
25 Dec 2023
ND reminds us that having too much of a good thing can be as bad as too little as she uses her driving skills to make a point about freedom…
Did you know that Isaac Newton was born on Christmas day, which is why it has also been dubbed Grav Mass day by some? LPG have opted to share ND’s thoughts in honour of that fact while we wish all our readers a very happy Christmas…
You’re technically a day early… but summer is on the way again…
Summer is coming! And it is arguable that early holiday planning can be a good thing. The travel companies will get going in a week or two and, in the light of that fact, knowing how to make the best of the daylight hours in each day, because you know exactly how much light you will get, could be a good thing; OS explains…
Read MoreYou’re technically a day early… but summer is on the way again…
21 Dec 2023
Summer is coming! And it is arguable that early holiday planning can be a good thing. The travel companies will get going in a week or two and, in the light of that fact, knowing how to make the best of the daylight hours in each day, because you know exactly how much light you will get, could be a good thing; OS explains…
That last part of the dark journey home…
18 Dec 2023
As the days get shorter TB takes the time to remind us of a few ways that we can stay safe while out during the long winter nights.
A space saving Christmas exercise perhaps?
Everything is subject to evaluation. JL brings that point home with her reasons to evolve when it comes to the preparation and sending of Christmas cards.
JL sent this article to us just too late to post it on National Christmas Card Day, so we are repeating her thoughts this year for those who missed them in 2022.
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A space saving Christmas exercise perhaps?
15 Dec 2023
Everything is subject to evaluation. JL brings that point home with her reasons to evolve when it comes to the preparation and sending of Christmas cards.
JL sent this article to us just too late to post it on National Christmas Card Day, so we are repeating her thoughts this year for those who missed them in 2022.
Like beauty, a good plate of food, is definitely in the eye, mouth and nose of the beholder…
12 Dec 2023
CB has a few words about the familiar and the less familiar to offer LPG readers….
A message for the neglectful plant waterers…
09 Dec 2023
While the benefits of the plants around us is ever-present, gardening is not for all. If keeping your houseplants watered is your challenge OG might be able to guide you to a little internet help...
Cheap, quick, healthy; what’s not to like?
BC passes on a little advice she learnt which might help when it comes to improving your battle with the energy crisis this year.
LPG thought that this article might be worth repeating because it may well have been missed when we posted it about a year ago. Anything that might help to reduce bills is worth hearing at any time so, for the people that missed it last year, we thought it could do with a second airing on this National Microwave Oven Day
Read MoreCheap, quick, healthy; what’s not to like?
06 Dec 2023
BC passes on a little advice she learnt which might help when it comes to improving your battle with the energy crisis this year.
LPG thought that this article might be worth repeating because it may well have been missed when we posted it about a year ago. Anything that might help to reduce bills is worth hearing at any time so, for the people that missed it last year, we thought it could do with a second airing on this National Microwave Oven Day
Less fashionable intrinsic fashion?
03 Dec 2023
FE, asks questions about the motivations that keep us hanging onto clothes that will never fit again and shows somewhat reluctant appreciation for the latest fashion of letting go as you go along…
Making breakfast worth getting up for…
30 Nov 2023
NR provokes the question, ‘Do you just grab something and eat each morning or is breakfast still the first of three very significant and important events that improve your wellbeing and officially start your day?
For us oldies, getting your weekly shopping is not always a reflection of your IT skills. It might well reflect the difficulty you have getting to the shop yourself, but when it comes to receiving your order at the front door DS has a little reminder for those who shop in this way.
oday also has the distinction of being Cyber Monday, the one day in the year when most internet online shopping will happen and, as such, LPG felt that DS’s message may be worth hearing again…
Check before you let him go…
27 Nov 2023
For us oldies, getting your weekly shopping is not always a reflection of your IT skills. It might well reflect the difficulty you have getting to the shop yourself, but when it comes to receiving your order at the front door DS has a little reminder for those who shop in this way.
oday also has the distinction of being Cyber Monday, the one day in the year when most internet online shopping will happen and, as such, LPG felt that DS’s message may be worth hearing again…
The fine line between self-importance and individuality…
It is often said that people do like to talk about themselves. Recounting some of those situations, triumphs, things that made you smile, and even the not-so-good situations you have found yourselves part of way back in the past can lift your spirit; CB theorises that if it can do all that you are encouraging someone else to do a bit of remembering can’t be a bad thing.
LPG would like to repeat this message on this Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day, as CB offers one way that the arguably negative talent of nosiness can be used in a positive way…
The fine line between self-importance and individuality…
24 Nov 2023
It is often said that people do like to talk about themselves. Recounting some of those situations, triumphs, things that made you smile, and even the not-so-good situations you have found yourselves part of way back in the past can lift your spirit; CB theorises that if it can do all that you are encouraging someone else to do a bit of remembering can’t be a bad thing.
LPG would like to repeat this message on this Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day, as CB offers one way that the arguably negative talent of nosiness can be used in a positive way…
What we have to teach the young.
23 Nov 2023
WH offers us thoughts on the importance of interacting with the young and how being able to pass on our experiences to them can really make a positive difference to older people.
What we have to teach the young.
23 Nov 2023
WH offers us thoughts on the importance of interacting with the young and how being able to pass on our experiences to them can really make a positive difference to older people.
My drive, the birds and a bit too much luck!
22 Nov 2023
MT has a message for drivers today as she offers her thoughts on a few diverse ways of improving the view from your windscreen?????
Something to do to pass the time if you still drive…
Quite a few of us oldies still drive but SY asks the question. ‘How current is your knowledge of UK road signs?’
In the light of this week’s celebration which focusses in on National Road Safety, LPG thought that it would be a good idea to repeat this challenge which was offered by SY a while ago now….
Read MoreSomething to do to pass the time if you still drive…
18 Nov 2023
Quite a few of us oldies still drive but SY asks the question. ‘How current is your knowledge of UK road signs?’
In the light of this week’s celebration which focusses in on National Road Safety, LPG thought that it would be a good idea to repeat this challenge which was offered by SY a while ago now….
One perspective on the value of time…
MN has had her perspective of time completely altered, and tells us what her experience has taught her…
LPG discovered that today is celebrated as National Ample Time Day in some parts of the world, and we could not think of a better excuse to repeat MN’s very poignant message on the subject…
Read MoreOne perspective on the value of time…
15 Nov 2023
MN has had her perspective of time completely altered, and tells us what her experience has taught her…
LPG discovered that today is celebrated as National Ample Time Day in some parts of the world, and we could not think of a better excuse to repeat MN’s very poignant message on the subject…
The circumference, radius, diameter and pressure of MPH
09 Nov 2023
AM reminds us of an equation that perhaps some LPG readers might finally be able to apply to real life if they have the inclination…
So much more than the job description…
WV tries to remind readers of something which is most probably buried somewhere in the depths of their minds as she offers a thought or two on the subject of work …
Most LPG readers will be long past looking for the perfect job but, while today’s celebration is all about exactly that, we feel the need to repeat WV’s thoughts on the subject.
Read MoreSo much more than the job description…
06 Nov 2023
WV tries to remind readers of something which is most probably buried somewhere in the depths of their minds as she offers a thought or two on the subject of work …
Most LPG readers will be long past looking for the perfect job but, while today’s celebration is all about exactly that, we feel the need to repeat WV’s thoughts on the subject.
There is no easy way to tell or accept the news until the person needing to hear it is ready, but PA looks at the predicament of needing to get some help from both sides…
Today falls in the middle of World Communication Week and, while communication comes in many forms PA’s communication conundrum might be thought of as beyond its remit. But the question of getting through, and being got through to, when the time comes is one that needs thought and LPG thought this message worth revisiting.
Read MoreHow will we take the news?
03 Nov 2023
There is no easy way to tell or accept the news until the person needing to hear it is ready, but PA looks at the predicament of needing to get some help from both sides…
Today falls in the middle of World Communication Week and, while communication comes in many forms PA’s communication conundrum might be thought of as beyond its remit. But the question of getting through, and being got through to, when the time comes is one that needs thought and LPG thought this message worth revisiting.
Improve one aspect of what you see when you are busy doing things…
31 Oct 2023
GK focusses in on how so many of us fail our hands and comes up with one way of being a little kinder to them once we are rid of all the seen and unseen dirt…
Most of us just can’t help it…
25 Oct 2023
Perhaps talking is our way of letting out what we hold inside but, whatever the facts, BD offers us some words on this subject…
How to stay happy in retirement?
22 Oct 2023
KP share some thoughts on retirement and happiness in the hope that his message might help a few of those relatively newly retired readers who are not feeling too positive about the experience so far…
Don’t fall behind… keep on top of things while you can…
19 Oct 2023
Letting things slide when it comes to keeping things clean and tidy can be hard to keep on top of if you find yourself living alone; DP gives us her take on this…
Snacks, meals, health and convenience…
As a gentleman who lives alone, GF feels that he has more of an affiliation than most with one of the most rudimentary of foodstuffs, bread and offers us a little insight into improving his lifestyle while continuing to enjoy its benefits…
Today doubles as World Bread Day and, as such, we at LPG felt that GF’s message on this subject needed to be repeated…
Read MoreSnacks, meals, health and convenience…
16 Oct 2023
As a gentleman who lives alone, GF feels that he has more of an affiliation than most with one of the most rudimentary of foodstuffs, bread and offers us a little insight into improving his lifestyle while continuing to enjoy its benefits…
Today doubles as World Bread Day and, as such, we at LPG felt that GF’s message on this subject needed to be repeated…
WK notes that poverty, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, and attempts to link readers to an introduction to the official financial benchmark…
In preparation for next Tuesday which will be celebrated as International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, LPG offers a repeat of WK’s message suggesting that, as well as giving what we can to help, we each need to take a look at the state of our own financial standing…
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The relativity of poverty.
14 Oct 2023
WK notes that poverty, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, and attempts to link readers to an introduction to the official financial benchmark…
In preparation for next Tuesday which will be celebrated as International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, LPG offers a repeat of WK’s message suggesting that, as well as giving what we can to help, we each need to take a look at the state of our own financial standing…
Get your taller visitors to reach up if you can’t do it yourself…
PF has found some information that she feels should have been added to her last post of the subject of fire safety.
You might call this part two of PF’s reminder about the fact that having the appropriate smoke alarm in your house is just one vital step to take when it comes to being safe, and LPG could not think of a more appropriate time to repeat it.
Read MoreGet your taller visitors to reach up if you can’t do it yourself…
10 Oct 2023
PF has found some information that she feels should have been added to her last post of the subject of fire safety.
You might call this part two of PF’s reminder about the fact that having the appropriate smoke alarm in your house is just one vital step to take when it comes to being safe, and LPG could not think of a more appropriate time to repeat it.
Every picture tells a story (50): Public provision of short-term, anonymous street art …
07 Oct 2023
SA sends us a timely and tongue in cheek message about the importance of keeping our streets tidy with a picture or two…
When you retire what happens to your time?
Whether you are still having to work to earn a living or not, IP puts forward the case that our lives all too often get just as busy post retirement as pre, and she tries to throw some light onto a solution to this conundrum…
This week has been designated National Work Life Week, a time when working people need to review that balance and how it affects their families but IP’s message shows the need for balance to be achieved after our families have moved out and our formal working lives are over. It is for this reason that LPG felt a reminder of this article most relevant.
When you retire what happens to your time?
04 Oct 2023
Whether you are still having to work to earn a living or not, IP puts forward the case that our lives all too often get just as busy post retirement as pre, and she tries to throw some light onto a solution to this conundrum…
This week has been designated National Work Life Week, a time when working people need to review that balance and how it affects their families but IP’s message shows the need for balance to be achieved after our families have moved out and our formal working lives are over. It is for this reason that LPG felt a reminder of this article most relevant.
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…
LPG have opted to repeat LA’s post on this International Day of Older Persons because her message acknowledges the day and adds a really important message for all pensioners to consider…
When it comes to not managing to fulfil lifelong ambitions, please never use this excuse…
01 Oct 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…
LPG have opted to repeat LA’s post on this International Day of Older Persons because her message acknowledges the day and adds a really important message for all pensioners to consider…
Spotting those little ‘loneliness alarm calls’ …
GF contends that retirement often can be a time when, after having a lot of workmates around, some people may find themselves feeling more alone than ever, and suggests that we older neighbours make the effort to spot the signs through conversation…
LPG posted GF’s post again having seen the merit in a message that is worth repeating to coincide with National Neighbours Day…
Spotting those little ‘loneliness alarm calls’ …
28 Sep 2023
GF contends that retirement often can be a time when, after having a lot of workmates around, some people may find themselves feeling more alone than ever, and suggests that we older neighbours make the effort to spot the signs through conversation…
LPG posted GF’s post again having seen the merit in a message that is worth repeating to coincide with National Neighbours Day…
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…
JN just managed to miss National Dream Day when she penned this message just under a year ago but we at LPG thought in the light of today’s celebration readers might appreciate another opportunity to try her theory…
How to dream perfectly…
25 Sep 2023
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…
JN just managed to miss National Dream Day when she penned this message just under a year ago but we at LPG thought in the light of today’s celebration readers might appreciate another opportunity to try her theory…
Reintroducing yourself to the rest of the world…
22 Sep 2023
Saying, ‘Hello’ is one of the first things we learn to do but doing it for the first time can be daunting for many reasons as we get a bit older. RB offers a little wisdom on that subject…
Little loops of cleanliness?
16 Sep 2023
If you find that this time of year puts you in that spring cleaning frame of mind ND has a little wisdom to offer…
Are you defiant enough to celebrate today …
13 Sep 2023
FW has found us a reason to try something at least a little outside our comfort zone on this day that invites us to do just that…
The positives that can come out of negatives…
There are lots of ways to learn how to see negative things in positive ways. NK has a suggestion for LPG readers...
Im preparation for tomorrow's National Positive Thinking Day, LPG felt that the only positive thing to do was repeat NK’s message for any reader who needs a bit of positivity today.
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The positives that can come out of negatives…
12 Sep 2023
There are lots of ways to learn how to see negative things in positive ways. NK has a suggestion for LPG readers...
Im preparation for tomorrow's National Positive Thinking Day, LPG felt that the only positive thing to do was repeat NK’s message for any reader who needs a bit of positivity today.
NO win, No Fee? They win and you lose! – (part 2)
10 Sep 2023
Every story has a moral and KT explains the very important one which follows a story he provided us with recently.
The Spare Room blues…
07 Sep 2023
AJ gives is her take on how easy it is to accumulate a little problem that can get missed so easily while appearing perfectly normal to its owner…
Weird mind-broadeners even if your legs can’t do all that walking…
03 Sep 2023
NS reminds us of a few places that might be worth choosing as a destination for an interesting day out…
Weird mind-broadeners even if your legs can’t do all that walking…
03 Sep 2023
NS reminds us of a few places that might be worth choosing as a destination for an interesting day out…
Don’t wait for their invitation, it’s OK to gate-crash this party…
CW reminds us that we need to put the dates in our diaries so that when the powers that be get fed up with inviting us for any type of health screening, we need to keep our own check on the relevant diary dates and invite ourselves.
Read MoreDon’t wait for their invitation, it’s OK to gate-crash this party…
02 Sep 2023
CW reminds us that we need to put the dates in our diaries so that when the powers that be get fed up with inviting us for any type of health screening, we need to keep our own check on the relevant diary dates and invite ourselves.
Worry about the beginning and let the end take care of itself…
GE has a little something to add to RK’s thoughts when it comes to writing an autobiography…
LPG is always looking for the thoughts stories and other writings of the older members of society, and it is nearly impossible to reach retirement age without having a few yarns to spin. While the youngsters are more likely to need to rely on their imaginations for inspiration. On this We Love Memoirs Day, LPG has opted to repeat GE’s message in a bid to inspire a few more of our readers to share some of those anecdotal excerpts on the website…
Worry about the beginning and let the end take care of itself…
31 Aug 2023
GE has a little something to add to RK’s thoughts when it comes to writing an autobiography…
LPG is always looking for the thoughts stories and other writings of the older members of society, and it is nearly impossible to reach retirement age without having a few yarns to spin. While the youngsters are more likely to need to rely on their imaginations for inspiration. On this We Love Memoirs Day, LPG has opted to repeat GE’s message in a bid to inspire a few more of our readers to share some of those anecdotal excerpts on the website…
ULEZ; a costly business even if you are a pensioner who doesn’t drive…
29 Aug 2023
AR has something to say about the non-financial cost of ULEZ for so many pensioners…
Whispering, talking, training as seen from my front room window…
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…
Although we at LPG posted this article late last year we thought it deserved a second outing on this International Dog Day…
Read MoreWhispering, talking, training as seen from my front room window…
26 Aug 2023
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…
Although we at LPG posted this article late last year we thought it deserved a second outing on this International Dog Day…
If you throw in some maths, you don’t have to travel to clock up the miles.
23 Aug 2023
Some lateral thinking has provoked NM to share a little more about our personal movement habits than we might have ever contemplated ourselves…
You are never too old, or hot, to learn a new language …
20 Aug 2023
As summer continues, MC reminds us of other ways to employ the handheld paper fan…
Would you pass the anti-fib challenge?
14 Aug 2023
EL argues that perhaps statistics dictate that we can’t help ourselves when it comes to changing the white-lie goalposts just a little each day.
The power of getting the bits to fit…
11 Aug 2023
CR reminds us of a way to pass the time and improve the mind while going back to a classic childhood brainteaser …
Proof that you can be happy when (and where) you are blue?
If you are not in a hurry to make an exit OC may have found a few details worth reading when it comes to longevity…
On this Happiness Happens Day LPG felt the need to repeat OC’s message with its evidence of one way to experience this very precious emotion…
Read MoreProof that you can be happy when (and where) you are blue?
07 Aug 2023
If you are not in a hurry to make an exit OC may have found a few details worth reading when it comes to longevity…
On this Happiness Happens Day LPG felt the need to repeat OC’s message with its evidence of one way to experience this very precious emotion…
The fine line between self-importance and individuality…
It is often said that people do like to talk about themselves. Recounting some of those situations, triumphs, things that made you smile, and even the not-so-good situations you have found yourselves part of way back in the past can lift your spirit; CB theorises that if it can do all that you are encouraging someone else to do a bit of remembering can’t be a bad thing.
Read MoreThe fine line between self-importance and individuality…
04 Aug 2023
It is often said that people do like to talk about themselves. Recounting some of those situations, triumphs, things that made you smile, and even the not-so-good situations you have found yourselves part of way back in the past can lift your spirit; CB theorises that if it can do all that you are encouraging someone else to do a bit of remembering can’t be a bad thing.
The ultimate coffee morning…
02 Aug 2023
For MF and many other oldies, coffee is usually the morning drink that really wakes you up and brings you back to the realities of the day, but she has learned a little more about it than that…
Never dismiss the ‘can I borrow a cup of sugar’ approach even if you didn’t do the moving in……
30 Jul 2023
AP feels the need to recognise the importance of the friends that we all need in our lives on this International Friendship Day’…
Taking your pots of green for a little walk, or at least having one or two…
GM points out one of the difficulties of moving from a house to a flat, an experience he has recently been through. He offers some advice for anyone who finds themselves in a similar situation in the future and proposes one idea which might help with such a transition …
Read MoreTaking your pots of green for a little walk, or at least having one or two…
27 Jul 2023
GM points out one of the difficulties of moving from a house to a flat, an experience he has recently been through. He offers some advice for anyone who finds themselves in a similar situation in the future and proposes one idea which might help with such a transition …
Reality’s version of ‘spot the difference’ perhaps…
NT asks if she is the only person to have experienced this particular phenomenon.
The world is always changing, and the big noticeable differences all have to start somewhere. This repeat of NT’s article on this National Make a Difference Day, illustrates how, while working out that there is one, it can often be quite difficult to pinpoint the difference sometimes…
Read MoreReality’s version of ‘spot the difference’ perhaps…
21 Jul 2023
NT asks if she is the only person to have experienced this particular phenomenon.
The world is always changing, and the big noticeable differences all have to start somewhere. This repeat of NT’s article on this National Make a Difference Day, illustrates how, while working out that there is one, it can often be quite difficult to pinpoint the difference sometimes…
Reality’s version of ‘spot the difference’ perhaps…
21 Jul 2023
NT asks if she is the only person to have experienced this particular phenomenon.
Listening, an art form in itself…
We all have problems that can be helped if someone has the patients to listen while we talk about them and we often don’t realise just how much talking we do. MM focusses in on our need to remind ourselves how to be a successful listener when the shoe is on the other foot…
Although we did feature this post some seven months ago, LPG has repeated it to commemorate today’s celebration of World Listening Day.
Read MoreListening, an art form in itself…
18 Jul 2023
We all have problems that can be helped if someone has the patients to listen while we talk about them and we often don’t realise just how much talking we do. MM focusses in on our need to remind ourselves how to be a successful listener when the shoe is on the other foot…
Although we did feature this post some seven months ago, LPG has repeated it to commemorate today’s celebration of World Listening Day.
The pros and cons of visual self-improvement
15 Jul 2023
FF focusses down on the subject of cosmetic surgery today…
Today also has the privilege of being designated National Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Day which LPG thought a good reason to repeat FF’s message on the subject.
Ageing does come with a few positives…
13 Jul 2023
Having attended their last public meeting, EN reminds LPG visitors who are also residents of the Borough of Lewisham of an organisation designed specifically to enable them, and just in time to remind us of their next one…
The science behind your smile; true or false?
10 Jul 2023
It is said that smiling is infectious but perhaps some knowledge about how to tell a genuine one will help too.
There is no easy way to tell or accept the news until the person needing to hear it is ready, but PA looks at the predicament of needing to get some help from both sides…
Today falls in the middle of World Communication Week and, while communication comes in many forms PA’s communication conundrum might be thought of as beyond its remit. But the question of getting through, and being got through to, when the time comes is one that needs thought and LPG thought this message worth revisiting.
Read MoreHow will we take the news?
06 Jul 2023
There is no easy way to tell or accept the news until the person needing to hear it is ready, but PA looks at the predicament of needing to get some help from both sides…
Today falls in the middle of World Communication Week and, while communication comes in many forms PA’s communication conundrum might be thought of as beyond its remit. But the question of getting through, and being got through to, when the time comes is one that needs thought and LPG thought this message worth revisiting.
The difference between being a maternal or paternal grandparent.
03 Jul 2023
OC aims to get us grandmas asking the ultimate question, ‘Did you appreciate your mother-in-law and what sort of mother-in-law are you turning out to be?’
Why?
30 Jun 2023
As we get older convention teaches us that experience is supposed to have made us relative experts on most subjects, but SN’s message might go some way to proving otherwise…
One perspective on the value of time…
27 Jun 2023
MN has had her perspective of time completely altered, and tells us what her experience has taught her…
The freedom of the Freedom Pass put into perspective…
24 Jun 2023
CE reminds us of the true Value of our older people’s freedom passes…
Extinction, how can we really help?
20 Jun 2023
While the experts are out there doing a really good job to preserve our animals endangered species TG has found a few ways that each of us might be able to help…
Fresh and frozen: nutrition and cost…
18 Jun 2023
FI passes on some information she was reminded about during a recently television programme which she, during the austere times we are facing, feels might be worth taking another look at…
Perhaps while trying to keep her own spirits up PM is offering a bit of advice to the many people who very privately find themselves with similar early morning perspectives on more days than they care to mention as she offers an online solution or two.
PM’s message could well be the first step to motivating a few other readers to review their early mornings and today, being Positive Role Model Day in some parts of the world, has given LPG the perfect opportunity to repeat it, and afford her some degree of ‘role model’ status for the day…
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Nip negativity in the bud…
10 Jun 2023
Perhaps while trying to keep her own spirits up PM is offering a bit of advice to the many people who very privately find themselves with similar early morning perspectives on more days than they care to mention as she offers an online solution or two.
PM’s message could well be the first step to motivating a few other readers to review their early mornings and today, being Positive Role Model Day in some parts of the world, has given LPG the perfect opportunity to repeat it, and afford her some degree of ‘role model’ status for the day…
Neighbours; go dine with each other…
06 Jun 2023
KE talks exercise, dinner, friendly competition and something to look forward to today…
We, at LPG first posted this article a couple of years ago but KE makes a few good points that have not altered and that are still very relevant…
Two wheeled registrations…
03 Jun 2023
RP shares her thoughts on an age-old cycling issue…
On this world bicycle day LPG has decided to repeat RP’s message to highlight one aspect of awareness that might need to be visited again…
Keep smiling, it’s really good for you!
SU advises that exercising your face muscles might be the answer to more than improving jaw structure…
LPG thought that this message definitely needed a second outing today and hopes that every reader will get behind the national celebration attributed to today as they exercise their right to smile, after all its National Smile Day.
Read MoreKeep smiling, it’s really good for you!
31 May 2023
SU advises that exercising your face muscles might be the answer to more than improving jaw structure…
LPG thought that this message definitely needed a second outing today and hopes that every reader will get behind the national celebration attributed to today as they exercise their right to smile, after all its National Smile Day.
CB looks into the history behind the hamburger which she offered us for 2022’s 4th July independent dish of the day, and comes up with a few facts we bet you didn’t know…
LPG has just discovered that in certain parts of the world today is celebrated as National Hamburger Day so we have repeated CB’s message as a way to mark the celebration of a western-world food stable…
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Hamburger history…
28 May 2023
CB looks into the history behind the hamburger which she offered us for 2022’s 4th July independent dish of the day, and comes up with a few facts we bet you didn’t know…
LPG has just discovered that in certain parts of the world today is celebrated as National Hamburger Day so we have repeated CB’s message as a way to mark the celebration of a western-world food stable…
Another key fact; involving a jam jar perhaps…
25 May 2023
SC passes on some serious security advice she was given some years ago which focusses on a jam jar…
Do you define your name, or does it define you?
Your name, regardless of if you think it perfect for you or you think your parents could have done better, is a possession that most of us have learned to live with over the years. CJ doesn’t tell us whether she loves or hates hers, but has a few thoughts to offer…
Read MoreDo you define your name, or does it define you?
22 May 2023
Your name, regardless of if you think it perfect for you or you think your parents could have done better, is a possession that most of us have learned to live with over the years. CJ doesn’t tell us whether she loves or hates hers, but has a few thoughts to offer…
How to define your successful, meaningful, and unique life…
MC says that we all need role models in our lives when we are young but suggests that as we get older, we focus more on the person we have been…
LPG thought this article worth a second showing because MC seems to have hit the sentiments of today’s acknowledgements on the head with comments that perhaps we all need to remember on International Being You Day…
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How to define your successful, meaningful, and unique life…
22 May 2023
MC says that we all need role models in our lives when we are young but suggests that as we get older, we focus more on the person we have been…
LPG thought this article worth a second showing because MC seems to have hit the sentiments of today’s acknowledgements on the head with comments that perhaps we all need to remember on International Being You Day…
We can’t take anything with us but there are things we can leave behind…
We all have stories to tell and DW reminds us to get started in as small a way as you like but get started!
We at LPG can find no national autobiography’s day, but today is a day to celebrate the next best thing, National Biographers Day, and LPG thought it appropriate to repeat DW’s message on such a day to remind us that everyone has a story to tell…
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We can’t take anything with us but there are things we can leave behind…
16 May 2023
We all have stories to tell and DW reminds us to get started in as small a way as you like but get started!
We at LPG can find no national autobiography’s day, but today is a day to celebrate the next best thing, National Biographers Day, and LPG thought it appropriate to repeat DW’s message on such a day to remind us that everyone has a story to tell…
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…
In the light of the fact that we oldies need to know more and more about the blood in our veins as we get older, LPG has taken the decision on this World Hypertension Day, to repeat PY’s message
Read MoreThe literal pressure of DIY…
13 May 2023
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…
In the light of the fact that we oldies need to know more and more about the blood in our veins as we get older, LPG has taken the decision on this World Hypertension Day, to repeat PY’s message
Again, we face the ‘man v the machine because of money’ issue…
GA points out one way in which the ease of train travel is set to become more difficult for many…
This Saturday, May 13th, will be celebrated as National Train Day in some parts of the world and, in an effort to make sure that our railways remain user friendly for all, LPG feels that GA’s message could do with another outing…
Read MoreAgain, we face the ‘man v the machine because of money’ issue…
10 May 2023
GA points out one way in which the ease of train travel is set to become more difficult for many…
This Saturday, May 13th, will be celebrated as National Train Day in some parts of the world and, in an effort to make sure that our railways remain user friendly for all, LPG feels that GA’s message could do with another outing…
The relativity of poverty.
07 May 2023
WK notes that poverty, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, and attempts to link readers to an introduction to the official financial benchmark…
Focussing in on the middle layer…
04 May 2023
BC, focusses in on the diversity of what you can put between two bits of bread as she reminds us that, while the principle remains the same, the concept of the humble sandwich need be anything but…
GN argues that everyone who has lived in our world is a part of its history even if they believe that they have done nothing significant, and explains why…
Today is May Day, which is an official bank holiday in the UK, but it is also the first day of a month-long celebration which commemorates Local and Community History. This is often a subject that pensioners will agree to have been bystanders of but, GN reminds us that we were there and also partly responsible for making that history.
LPG would love to post your historical story over the course of the month and, as always, we are happy to write it if you will contact us and tell it.
Read MoreWe, the history makers.
01 May 2023
GN argues that everyone who has lived in our world is a part of its history even if they believe that they have done nothing significant, and explains why…
Today is May Day, which is an official bank holiday in the UK, but it is also the first day of a month-long celebration which commemorates Local and Community History. This is often a subject that pensioners will agree to have been bystanders of but, GN reminds us that we were there and also partly responsible for making that history.
LPG would love to post your historical story over the course of the month and, as always, we are happy to write it if you will contact us and tell it.
Have we missed so much even though we were there nearly all the time?
DP reminds us of the many sounds (and sights) that a decade or three ago would have been taken for granted but which, for better or worse, have now effectively been lost for ever…
On this International Noise Awareness Day, when we are encouraged to take real stock of how the sounds that have become so second nature to us have evolved over the years especially in volume, LPG repeats DP’s reminiscences of a time, not that long ago when our streets sounded so different…
Read MoreHave we missed so much even though we were there nearly all the time?
25 Apr 2023
DP reminds us of the many sounds (and sights) that a decade or three ago would have been taken for granted but which, for better or worse, have now effectively been lost for ever…
On this International Noise Awareness Day, when we are encouraged to take real stock of how the sounds that have become so second nature to us have evolved over the years especially in volume, LPG repeats DP’s reminiscences of a time, not that long ago when our streets sounded so different…
Snacks, meals, health and convenience…
As a gentleman who lives alone, GF feels that he has more of an affiliation than most with one of the most rudimentary of foodstuffs, bread and offers us a little insight into improving his lifestyle while continuing to enjoy its benefits…
Read MoreSnacks, meals, health and convenience…
22 Apr 2023
As a gentleman who lives alone, GF feels that he has more of an affiliation than most with one of the most rudimentary of foodstuffs, bread and offers us a little insight into improving his lifestyle while continuing to enjoy its benefits…
Inemuri; perhaps the Japanese version of 40 or more winks…
19 Apr 2023
HJ offers readers who are prone to a public display of napping, a Japanese reason to defend their actions…
Cheap, quick, healthy; what’s not to like?
13 Apr 2023
BC passes on a little advice she learnt which might help when it comes to improving your battle with the energy crisis this year.
Cheap, quick, healthy; what’s not to like?
13 Apr 2023
BC passes on a little advice she learnt which might help when it comes to improving your battle with the energy crisis this year.
Cheap, quick, healthy; what’s not to like?
BC passes on a little advice she learnt which might help when it comes to improving your battle with the energy crisis this year.
LPG thought that this article might be worth repeating because it may well have been missed when we posted it about a year ago. Anything that might help to reduce bills is worth hearing at any time so, for the people that missed it last year, we thought it could do with a second airing on this National Microwave Oven Day
Read MoreCheap, quick, healthy; what’s not to like?
13 Apr 2023
BC passes on a little advice she learnt which might help when it comes to improving your battle with the energy crisis this year.
LPG thought that this article might be worth repeating because it may well have been missed when we posted it about a year ago. Anything that might help to reduce bills is worth hearing at any time so, for the people that missed it last year, we thought it could do with a second airing on this National Microwave Oven Day
Rekindling, offering and securing sibling support…
10 Apr 2023
There are some siblings that you lose touch with on purpose and others that you just lose touch with. SK suggests that today might be the day to reverse that situation if you can…
Going off on a tangent: - a lateral insurance thought…
05 Apr 2023
FL finds a way of lightening the subject of insurance which usually weighs somewhat heavily on the mind…
Taking another look at these rules might be a good idea…
03 Apr 2023
SY suggests that a reread of the highway code might be a good idea…
Taking another look at these rules might be a good idea…
03 Apr 2023
SY suggests that a reread of the highway code might be a good idea…
Ladies, is it a case of ‘DIY, no reply’?
When it comes to getting things done at home, most people call in a professional these days but JW reminds us of DIY back in the day…
It just happens that April Fool’s Day doubles as National DIY Day this year which gives us the perfect reason to repeat JW’s Story which tells the tale of a little DIY which caused a somewhat foolish situation …
Ladies, is it a case of ‘DIY, no reply’?
01 Apr 2023
When it comes to getting things done at home, most people call in a professional these days but JW reminds us of DIY back in the day…
It just happens that April Fool’s Day doubles as National DIY Day this year which gives us the perfect reason to repeat JW’s Story which tells the tale of a little DIY which caused a somewhat foolish situation …
For us oldies, getting your weekly shopping is not always a reflection of your IT skills. It might well reflect the difficulty you have getting to the shop yourself, but when it comes to receiving your order at the front door DS has a little reminder for those who shop in this way.
Read MoreCheck before you let him go…
29 Mar 2023
For us oldies, getting your weekly shopping is not always a reflection of your IT skills. It might well reflect the difficulty you have getting to the shop yourself, but when it comes to receiving your order at the front door DS has a little reminder for those who shop in this way.
Something to do to pass the time if you still drive…
26 Mar 2023
Quite a few of us oldies still drive but SY asks the question. ‘How current is your knowledge of UK road signs?’
Ikigai; a Japanese recipe for happiness …
AH uses her message today to investigate, arguably, one of the most challenging facets of life…
LPG featured this message about a year ago but feels that on this International Day of Happiness it could do with a second airing. Happiness has always been and still is one of the most challenging characteristics of life and perhaps, if you missed its last airing AH’s Japanese take on the principle might be useful…
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Ikigai; a Japanese recipe for happiness …
20 Mar 2023
AH uses her message today to investigate, arguably, one of the most challenging facets of life…
LPG featured this message about a year ago but feels that on this International Day of Happiness it could do with a second airing. Happiness has always been and still is one of the most challenging characteristics of life and perhaps, if you missed its last airing AH’s Japanese take on the principle might be useful…
Sleeping is seriously hard work!
Getting enough sleep is vital and we all know this, but while quantity is important WD shares a little about the significance surrounding the quality of what happens when you close your eyes…
On this World Sleep Day LPG thought it might be appropriate to repeat WD’s message…
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Sleeping is seriously hard work!
17 Mar 2023
Getting enough sleep is vital and we all know this, but while quantity is important WD shares a little about the significance surrounding the quality of what happens when you close your eyes…
On this World Sleep Day LPG thought it might be appropriate to repeat WD’s message…
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 and LPG has opted to repeat her message today which has also been designated ‘National Write Your Story Day’ …
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.<
Read MoreThe story of your life, or perhaps just a bit of it…
14 Mar 2023
RK tells us that there are reasons to write your memoirs apart from aiming for a Nobel Prize in Literature and LPG has opted to repeat her message today which has also been designated ‘National Write Your Story Day’ …
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.<
Do you need to do a lot of nose blowing?
On this National Wash Your Nose Day, SE lectures on the advantages of breathing through your nose and has a few suggestions on how to train yourself to do this subconsciously if the habit is proving more challenging than you first thought.
On this National Wash Your Nose Day, LPG has elected to offer this bit of advice once again, while advising caution when it comes to some of the suggestions offered.
Read MoreDo you need to do a lot of nose blowing?
11 Mar 2023
On this National Wash Your Nose Day, SE lectures on the advantages of breathing through your nose and has a few suggestions on how to train yourself to do this subconsciously if the habit is proving more challenging than you first thought.
On this National Wash Your Nose Day, LPG has elected to offer this bit of advice once again, while advising caution when it comes to some of the suggestions offered.
We, the history makers.
05 Mar 2023
GN argues that everyone who has lived in our world is a part of its history even if they believe that they have done nothing significant, and explains why…
Just in case you can’t pick yourself up and dust yourself off…
Bouncing back after a fall becomes more difficult as we get older for all sorts of reasons. LY has looked into some measures that can be taken to decrease the repercussions.
We thought that LY’s message could do with a second outing during this National Falls Prevention Week because, for those who are suffering from a little more instability than most, having something to fall back on might be the answer…
Read MoreJust in case you can’t pick yourself up and dust yourself off…
02 Mar 2023
Bouncing back after a fall becomes more difficult as we get older for all sorts of reasons. LY has looked into some measures that can be taken to decrease the repercussions.
We thought that LY’s message could do with a second outing during this National Falls Prevention Week because, for those who are suffering from a little more instability than most, having something to fall back on might be the answer…
Just in case you can’t pick yourself up and dust yourself off…
Bouncing back after a fall becomes more difficult as we get older for all sorts of reasons. LY has looked into some measures that can be taken to decrease the repercussions.
We thought that LY’s message could do with a second outing during this National Falls Prevention Week because, for those who are suffering from a little more instability than most, having something to fall back on might be the answer…
Read MoreJust in case you can’t pick yourself up and dust yourself off…
27 Feb 2023
Bouncing back after a fall becomes more difficult as we get older for all sorts of reasons. LY has looked into some measures that can be taken to decrease the repercussions.
We thought that LY’s message could do with a second outing during this National Falls Prevention Week because, for those who are suffering from a little more instability than most, having something to fall back on might be the answer…
Ladies, is it a case of ‘DIY, no reply’?
27 Feb 2023
When it comes to getting things done at home, most people call in a professional these days but JW reminds us of DIY back in the day…
Versed thoughts (chapter xx): Hurray for London
26 Feb 2023
It is the beginning of spring and, as such and even though most Lewisham residents will not directly be affected, London will be on show again. but what do we who live here all year round really see when we see London.
The pros and cons of visual self-improvement
24 Feb 2023
FF focusses down on the subject of cosmetic surgery today…
Egg, milk and flour power…
21 Feb 2023
LF brings us another group of pancakes to try on this their very special day…
Again, we face the ‘man v the machine because of money’ issue…
18 Feb 2023
GA points out one way in which the ease of train travel is set to become more difficult for many…
The price of keeping your daily mail to a minimum…
Perhaps KR has a solution that younger pensioners who are just starting their golden year journey can adopt when donating to charity without attracting the many letters asking for more help in return
LPG thought that the sentiments that this post from KR might be worth repeating during this National Random Acts of Kindness Week as she suggests that when it comes to offering a little financial kindness, it is perhaps worth being kind to yourself by avoiding the thousands of letters that can be a consequence of doing so…
Read MoreThe price of keeping your daily mail to a minimum…
15 Feb 2023
Perhaps KR has a solution that younger pensioners who are just starting their golden year journey can adopt when donating to charity without attracting the many letters asking for more help in return
LPG thought that the sentiments that this post from KR might be worth repeating during this National Random Acts of Kindness Week as she suggests that when it comes to offering a little financial kindness, it is perhaps worth being kind to yourself by avoiding the thousands of letters that can be a consequence of doing so…
Worry about the beginning and let the end take care of itself…
12 Feb 2023
GE has a little something to add to RK’s thoughts when it comes to writing an autobiography…
Buying anything is even more of a gamble these days…
09 Feb 2023
SA shares her thoughts on the way that the few high street shops that are left which sell more complex electronic goods are exploiting the people who still choose to use them over their internet counterparts.
Making next week’s special day count…
07 Feb 2023
FO does her best to make sure that St Valentines message will not be forgotten this year…
The positives that can come out of negatives…
02 Feb 2023
There are lots of ways to learn how to see negative things in positive ways. NK has a suggestion for LPG readers
Preparing to breathe out…
31 Jan 2023
PW suggests that the weeks’ notice she has given us, of National Breathing Space Day, might be worth using to plan something special to help with relieving all that stress we are all so very exposed to these days…
Get well soon, (both in mind and in body) …
28 Jan 2023
NT tells that while our doctors deal with ensuring physical recovery from any spell of illness, a person’s visitors are sometimes best positioned to ensure that their mental wellbeing is not neglected…
How to define your successful, meaningful, and unique life…
25 Jan 2023
MC says that we all need role models in our lives when we are young but suggests that as we get older, we focus more on the person we have been...
Rabbits, it’s your time to shine!
22 Jan 2023
If your Chinese animal sign is fluffy, friendly and known for its reproductive prowess OC offers a little vision into the oriental version of what is to come for you…
The other side of the British weather coin…
19 Jan 2023
GN asked us to save this message for 6 months to remind readers who are finding today a little cold what our weather was like six months ago…
Taking ‘taking care of the pennies’ to a whole new level…
16 Jan 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…
Looking at the answer from both ends of a certain question…
Today is celebrated as Make your Dreams Come True Day in some parts of the world and IW takes the opportunity to remind the LPG readers who have also been dreamers way back in the past, that now might be the time to make those dreams
Read MoreLooking at the answer from both ends of a certain question…
13 Jan 2023
Today is celebrated as Make your Dreams Come True Day in some parts of the world and IW takes the opportunity to remind the LPG readers who have also been dreamers way back in the past, that now might be the time to make those dreams
So much more than the job description…
10 Jan 2023
WV tries to remind readers of something which is most probably buried somewhere in the depths of their minds as she offers a thought or two on the subject of work …
Nip negativity in the bud…
04 Jan 2023
Perhaps while trying to keep her own spirits up PM is offering a bit of advice to the many people who very privately find themselves with similar early morning perspectives on more days than they care to mention as she offers an online solution or two.
What a difference one little word can make…
26 Dec 2022
CC discovers, in one of the really young members of her family, a way to re visit those years when youngsters can’t help but use the people around them to work out who they want to be…
A space saving Christmas exercise perhaps?
23 Dec 2022
Everything is subject to evaluation. JL brings that point home with her reasons to evolve when it comes to the preparation and sending of Christmas cards.
Turning a conference into a family quiz…
20 Dec 2022
Now that so many more of us are able to video call, NS offers an annual family get-together as one very positive use for our newly learned skills…
I offer my recipe for successful car insurance haggling…
17 Dec 2022
MT shares her son’s recipe for successfully negotiating the best insurance price you can get when it comes to driving…
Spotting those little ‘loneliness alarm calls’ …
14 Dec 2022
LPG posted GF’s post again having seen the merit in a message that is worth repeating to coincide with National Neighbours Day…
Are three prongs better than two?
12 Dec 2022
GA offers us a look at one of those many things that homes in so many countries have, and that so many homeowners use without giving them a second thought. The electric plug wall-socket …
Sharing what warmth we have …
11 Dec 2022
KR focusses in on something that might help to keep a few more of us just a little bit warmer as the cold sets in.
Get your taller visitors to reach up if you can’t do it yourself…
08 Dec 2022
PF has found some information that she feels should have been added to her last post of the subject of fire safety.
Silver, gold, blue, green, red, which is your top of choice?
05 Dec 2022
JW throws the spotlight on one of the unsung heroes found in almost every UK kitchen as she sings the praises of Milk in her latest message.
26 v 105!
02 Dec 2022
LC points out that there are more keys on a computer keyboard than there are letters in the alphabet…
On this National Computer Literacy Day, LPG felt it appropriate to feature this guided tour of the computer keyboard and its many buttons one more time…
Ready
Have we missed so much even though we were there nearly all the time?
29 Nov 2022
DP reminds us of the many sounds (and sights) that a decade or three ago would have been taken for granted but which, for better or worse, have now effectively been lost for ever…
Getting out of the rut that lockdown still has some of us trapped in…
26 Nov 2022
BC tries to find reasons for those of us who have not yet managed to, to get released from the various psychological restrictions of lockdown and think about breaking out…
One atom or two, there can be smoke without fire...
23 Nov 2022
PF takes the time to remind us that we should look up but not as far as the heavens every now and then as we give our fire alarms and smoke alarms a thorough going over.
Are you one of the 30% with a room that helps you step back in time…?
VP explains one way that she can turn back time as she realises that she is not the only person to have made, or perhaps not made, the decision to get up to date…
We, at LPG, have decided to repeat this message so that we could post it on National Children’s Day although we have found three days that qualify, this being one, 15th May being another and the third being June 13th. While most people see such a day as a day to celebrate the younger members of our society, VP’s message reminds us that even when they grow up they are all still our children.
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Are you one of the 30% with a room that helps you step back in time…?
20 Nov 2022
VP explains one way that she can turn back time as she realises that she is not the only person to have made, or perhaps not made, the decision to get up to date…
We, at LPG, have decided to repeat this message so that we could post it on National Children’s Day although we have found three days that qualify, this being one, 15th May being another and the third being June 13th. While most people see such a day as a day to celebrate the younger members of our society, VP’s message reminds us that even when they grow up they are all still our children.
The new two-wheeled London Street pandemic
17 Nov 2022
KF offers a little information about the increasing number of parked hire bikes to be found on our local streets…
Make sure that every day has a little focal point…
14 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…
Paying more than you need to get in touch with those abroad?
14 Nov 2022
CP draws attention to something that he suspects many of us may still pay for but don’t use…
Refuse collection: are we right to pay more and expect less?
There are often issues that upset us although, without wanting to put any individual worker’s job in jeopardy, we might let them slip. In spite of this, VS feels that matters concerning the borough’s refuse collection seriously need to be dealt with…
Read MoreRefuse collection: are we right to pay more and expect less?
08 Nov 2022
There are often issues that upset us although, without wanting to put any individual worker’s job in jeopardy, we might let them slip. In spite of this, VS feels that matters concerning the borough’s refuse collection seriously need to be dealt with…
Getting them in on bonfire night…
05 Nov 2022
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…
Inhaling and exhaling your way out of stress…
Perhaps the use of new ways of breathing could make all the difference during those times when stress kicks in. GK offers a bit of an insight…
Something that we at LPG like to do is focus in on the National awareness and celebration days during the year when we can. With this in mind we have decided to repeat this article to coincide with national Stress Awareness day.
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Inhaling and exhaling your way out of stress…
02 Nov 2022
Perhaps the use of new ways of breathing could make all the difference during those times when stress kicks in. GK offers a bit of an insight…
Something that we at LPG like to do is focus in on the National awareness and celebration days during the year when we can. With this in mind we have decided to repeat this article to coincide with national Stress Awareness day.
Did you get it yet? Please check!
While a lot of what the government says about the specifics of grants or anything else to do with money is usually way too complicated to fully understand, RW wanted to remind us that perhaps now is the time to make sure we have received the first instalment of this £400 energy grant.
Read MoreDid you get it yet? Please check!
30 Oct 2022
While a lot of what the government says about the specifics of grants or anything else to do with money is usually way too complicated to fully understand, RW wanted to remind us that perhaps now is the time to make sure we have received the first instalment of this £400 energy grant.
Another solution to ID protection; shredded separation…
27 Oct 2022
Just when you think that there is not another solution for dealing with one of those little problems that keeps cropping up there is another one. KY explains…
Two wheeled registrations…
24 Oct 2022
RP shares her thoughts on an age-old cycling issue…
War, Crime, the old, and the young…
21 Oct 2022
No news is good news is an old adage which JC suggests might be more relevant than ever in the 2020s
Talk: the spirit-lifting tool we sometimes forget to use…
Our posts are all written by readers of our pages and some of the writers use the inspiration found in article they have read to add another viewpoint. JA has done just that today…
We at LPG would remind you that if something you read on our pages inspires you to add to the conversation, we would love to hear from you and share your thoughts. You don’t have to do the writing, please pick up the telephone and get in touch with us for a chat so that we can do all that on your behalf. As you know we will let you see what is written before it is printed, and everything is printed anonymously unless the writer says otherwise…
Read MoreTalk: the spirit-lifting tool we sometimes forget to use…
18 Oct 2022
Our posts are all written by readers of our pages and some of the writers use the inspiration found in article they have read to add another viewpoint. JA has done just that today…
We at LPG would remind you that if something you read on our pages inspires you to add to the conversation, we would love to hear from you and share your thoughts. You don’t have to do the writing, please pick up the telephone and get in touch with us for a chat so that we can do all that on your behalf. As you know we will let you see what is written before it is printed, and everything is printed anonymously unless the writer says otherwise…
The speed of light, the speed of sound, the speed of speed!
15 Oct 2022
BD finds us a few facts about the swiftness with which traveling by train has to offer…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 49) – My little army of vacuum cleaners…
12 Oct 2022
Keeping things clean is one of those ongoing challenges which is often made easier with the help of a trusted vacuum cleaner. HY tells us a bit about hers today…
Being seen to exist where you live…
IB offers us a story which though a little far-fetched might have an ending which might apply to a few LPG readers. She hopes that bringing it to the fore will urge anyone who does not have proof of address at the moment, or who knows someone in that situation, to do something about it…
Being seen to exist where you live…
09 Oct 2022
IB offers us a story which though a little far-fetched might have an ending which might apply to a few LPG readers. She hopes that bringing it to the fore will urge anyone who does not have proof of address at the moment, or who knows someone in that situation, to do something about it…
Security issues; this one’s really not your problem…
03 Oct 2022
OB shares a little computer knowledge that worried him, when he first came across it, in the hope that he can forewarn some of his fellow LPG readers.
A day to start a bit of working out again perhaps…
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.
MA sent us this message to coincide with National Fitness Day earlier in the year on May 7th, but now that we have reached World Fitness Day we at LPG feel it could do with another airing…
A day to start a bit of working out again perhaps…
27 Sep 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.
MA sent us this message to coincide with National Fitness Day earlier in the year on May 7th, but now that we have reached World Fitness Day we at LPG feel it could do with another airing…
A foggy-focused eye-opening message perhaps…
NK argues that a lifetime of seeing the world around you through glasses can leave a person seeing extra details that the rest of us would miss and, advises that seeing too much is not the best outlook to have.
At the start of National Eye Health week, we thought that a repeat of this message might be relevant for all those full-time spec wearers…
Read MoreA foggy-focused eye-opening message perhaps…
24 Sep 2022
NK argues that a lifetime of seeing the world around you through glasses can leave a person seeing extra details that the rest of us would miss and, advises that seeing too much is not the best outlook to have.
At the start of National Eye Health week, we thought that a repeat of this message might be relevant for all those full-time spec wearers…
A couple of things to be acknowledge today…
21 Sep 2022
On this day which is designated to be a celebration day for both peace and thanks, CJ shares a few things that come to her mind...
Why not ‘Swap out’ while you still can…
18 Sep 2022
Having read an earlier post on the subject, CO was driven to find out a little more about what is happening with our postage stamps.
Remember that council tax rebate?
15 Sep 2022
WK suggests that now is the time to check our bank accounts to make sure that our councils kept the governments promise…
Start thinking more positively today…
CP points out that today is a day dedicated to thinking with a positive outlook and offers a few pointers for those who could do with a change of direction…
As sometimes happens, we have received two articles designed to get readers thinking about the same acknowledgement day. So, with a days’ notice LPG offers CP’s point of view when it comes to positive thought.
Read MoreStart thinking more positively today…
12 Sep 2022
CP points out that today is a day dedicated to thinking with a positive outlook and offers a few pointers for those who could do with a change of direction…
As sometimes happens, we have received two articles designed to get readers thinking about the same acknowledgement day. So, with a days’ notice LPG offers CP’s point of view when it comes to positive thought.
Go slow but be in the know…
09 Sep 2022
It’s a whole new language but knowing where to start with translating those abbreviated texts might be advantageous to some grandparents…
Find a friend and keep track of each other’s achievement’s end-dates…
06 Sep 2022
VN thinks that she may have found an answer for all those people who suffer from a tendency to procrastinate as they get older, and she offers it to us on this National Fight Procrastination Day
Ladies, let’s discuss men’s visual, extended crowning glory…
LG offers a view that she suspects may be shared by quite a few ladies as she comments on the wearing of beards by her male counterparts…
In the light of today being National Beard Day, LPG has taken the opportunity of repeating a message sent to us last year on the subject. With just a month to go, she might help to jog the memory of one or two men who were going to have a go at growing a sponsored one last November, and perhaps her idea of investing in a beard grooming kit for the bearded man who has everything, might come in handy as the first entry on this year’s Christmas list...
Read MoreLadies, let’s discuss men’s visual, extended crowning glory…
03 Sep 2022
LG offers a view that she suspects may be shared by quite a few ladies as she comments on the wearing of beards by her male counterparts…
In the light of today being National Beard Day, LPG has taken the opportunity of repeating a message sent to us last year on the subject. With just a month to go, she might help to jog the memory of one or two men who were going to have a go at growing a sponsored one last November, and perhaps her idea of investing in a beard grooming kit for the bearded man who has everything, might come in handy as the first entry on this year’s Christmas list...
Don’t let the youngsters put you off!
31 Aug 2022
HS offers us a reminder that, once retired, we should be the most important consideration when it comes to our own personal goals, regardless of how worthless a pursuit the rest of the world thinks them, we should not be put off.
Financial tyre inflation…
28 Aug 2022
Even though OW can see the shape of things to come she offers us her thoughts on not what you pay for the air that goes in your tyres but the way that you pay.
Perhaps today is the day to start the process…
There are few things human nature dictates we put off and IW makes a suggestion or two on the subject of one as she suggests that starting the process of sorting one out may be a good way to recognise today’s National Kiss and Make Up Day celebration...
Read MorePerhaps today is the day to start the process…
25 Aug 2022
There are few things human nature dictates we put off and IW makes a suggestion or two on the subject of one as she suggests that starting the process of sorting one out may be a good way to recognise today’s National Kiss and Make Up Day celebration...
At sixes and sevens with the fives and sixes all summer long…
22 Aug 2022
IW points to a few of the more challenging aspects of being a hands-on grandparent during the summer holidays…
Every picture (chapter 47); it’s not unusual but it’s not something you see every day…
19 Aug 2022
Perhaps this year, rejected flyers will have time to consider a more local holiday. GL provides a bit of a visual ‘wish you were here’ picture postcard for us…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 46) – Capturing the moment…
Now that she can visit her friends again and no longer uses her mobile phone to video call, PR has found something else to focus on when it comes to using her mobile phone and hopes that her message today might encourage a few other readers to consider doing the same…
LPG have again managed to received two requests to post a message on the same day so we are giving our readers two days’ notice of this particular celebration.
Read MoreEvery picture tells a story (chapter 46) – Capturing the moment…
17 Aug 2022
Now that she can visit her friends again and no longer uses her mobile phone to video call, PR has found something else to focus on when it comes to using her mobile phone and hopes that her message today might encourage a few other readers to consider doing the same…
LPG have again managed to received two requests to post a message on the same day so we are giving our readers two days’ notice of this particular celebration.
As we go in and out, let us pay a little homage …
They are usually quite solid but we so often push past them as we get on with our daily business. We rarely even offer them a second thought unless we try to get past one using the wrong tactic. PM highlights our way in and out today…
As we go in and out, let us pay a little homage …
13 Aug 2022
They are usually quite solid but we so often push past them as we get on with our daily business. We rarely even offer them a second thought unless we try to get past one using the wrong tactic. PM highlights our way in and out today…
Looking back on Covid 19
10 Aug 2022
GF speculates on the answer to a question that will undoubtably be asked 100 or so years from now…
Looking back on Covid 19
10 Aug 2022
GF invites us to venture a guess about how the whole covid-19 adventure will be envisaged by ours grandchildren when it becomes part of the school history curriculum…
Always just that one step behind.
YF offers us a story of one aspect of sibling rivalry while looking back and then at the present which quite often turns the tables as the years go by.
YF sent her thought to be shared yesterday but, not wanting to detract from the poem which we were sent earlier this year, LPG offers our readers a second opportunity to recognise National Sisters Day.
Always just that one step behind.
08 Aug 2022
YF offers us a story of one aspect of sibling rivalry while looking back and then at the present which quite often turns the tables as the years go by.
YF sent her thought to be shared yesterday but, not wanting to detract from the poem which we were sent earlier this year, LPG offers our readers a second opportunity to recognise National Sisters Day.
What Jamaica’s Independence and my independence have in common…
06 Aug 2022
PD finds a few comparisons between her life and Jamaica’s Independence Day journey.
E-proving you sent the message….
We spend a lot of time trying our best to avoid leaving too much information about ourselves when online but KA offers a little information about one instance when it might be a good idea to make your e-self known….
LPG are guilty of having one of these forms on our contact page, but there is also an opportunity to leave any message you would like to leave us via email where you will get a record of that message left in your own email sent box but, in case the address does not register on your system and you want to send us a message via email our address is…
[email protected]
We are always more than eager to receive them
Read MoreE-proving you sent the message….
04 Aug 2022
We spend a lot of time trying our best to avoid leaving too much information about ourselves when online but KA offers a little information about one instance when it might be a good idea to make your e-self known….
LPG are guilty of having one of these forms on our contact page, but there is also an opportunity to leave any message you would like to leave us via email where you will get a record of that message left in your own email sent box but, in case the address does not register on your system and you want to send us a message via email our address is…
[email protected]
We are always more than eager to receive them
Looking back on Covid 19
04 Aug 2022
GF invites us to venture a guess about how the whole covid-19 adventure will be envisaged by our grandchildren's grandchildren when it becomes part of the school history curriculum…
Celebrating those that never happened… and those that did.
01 Aug 2022
HG celebrates International Childfree Day as she comments on the pros and cons of being a parent.
How many address books do you really have?
30 Jul 2022
HY offers us a reminder about the address books that we may have forgotten when searching for that illusive postal address or telephone number of a friend from long ago…
Helping the environment while fencing off my edges…
29 Jul 2022
KR has been looking into the best way to replace his house boundaries and shares one possible idea that might be good for the environment…
Is getting back to pre-pandemic fitness still too close to the bottom of your ‘to do’ list?
AP feels that getting back to pre-pandemic fitness levels is likely to be something that we are all planning to do, but something that has a habit of finding itself being taken down many of our priority lists much too often. She has found a quick test video that will help you measure what you can do and how much higher getting fitter needs to be on that ’to do’ list.
Read MoreIs getting back to pre-pandemic fitness still too close to the bottom of your ‘to do’ list?
26 Jul 2022
AP feels that getting back to pre-pandemic fitness levels is likely to be something that we are all planning to do, but something that has a habit of finding itself being taken down many of our priority lists much too often. She has found a quick test video that will help you measure what you can do and how much higher getting fitter needs to be on that ’to do’ list.
Perhaps a rock of a hobby...
20 Jul 2022
AR offers us a little information that might turn out to be a potentially mind-settling hobby that some might like to try…
Hamburger history…
17 Jul 2022
CB looks into the history behind the hamburger which she offered us for 2022’s 4th July independent dish of the day, and comes up with a few facts we bet you didn’t know…
Working out what’s being said…
08 Jul 2022
NH offers a little about what she has learned about learning to understand one of her friends who has hearing difficulties…
In just about as deep as we can get…
02 Jul 2022
Just in case you don’t know, today is celebrated as National Anisette Day and World UFO Day in some parts of the world, but EA has found yet even more significance.
Don’t continue to be part of the wrong statistic…
29 Jun 2022
Making a will is something that so many of us have on our ‘to do’ lists and while it is often at the top it keeps dropping down the list. GD suggests that we get it done and then get on with the rest of our lives.
26 v 105!
24 Jun 2022
LC points out that there are more keys on a computer keyboard than there are letters in the alphabet…
The things you do can be your best friends too…
LPG likes to repeat some of the really important writings that we receive and this message deserves to be heard again during this Loneliness Awareness Week
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…
24 Jun 2022
LPG likes to repeat some of the really important writings that we receive and this message deserves to be heard again during this Loneliness Awareness Week
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.
Inhaling and exhaling your way out of stress…
22 Jun 2022
Perhaps the use of new ways of breathing could make all the difference during those times when stress kicks in. GK offers a bit of an insight…
Exercise, tea and a bit of a chat cannot be a bad thing…
MA has a message for all those readers that have got out of the habit of taking a little exercise as she suggests a little one on one physical working out coupled with some social interaction…
While tomorrow will also be Mid-Summers Day, it doubles as National Yoga Day. So, if you meant to but didn’t get started at the beginning of the year, it might be worth having another go…
Exercise, tea and a bit of a chat cannot be a bad thing…
20 Jun 2022
MA has a message for all those readers that have got out of the habit of taking a little exercise as she suggests a little one on one physical working out coupled with some social interaction…
While tomorrow will also be Mid-Summers Day, it doubles as National Yoga Day. So, if you meant to but didn’t get started at the beginning of the year, it might be worth having another go…
A foggy-focused eye-opening message perhaps…
14 Jun 2022
NK offers us a little insight into the notion that up to 69% of the public might be seeing too much detail when looking at the world, and suggests a few ways of getting a more realistic view …
Remembering one 1980’s Lewisham job…
It is impossible to walk through a borough where you have spent a large part of your life without passing the odd building, shop, bus stop, train station or other aspect of street paraphernalia that provokes a memory or two. AJ offers us a work-related one today…
Read MoreRemembering one 1980’s Lewisham job…
11 Jun 2022
It is impossible to walk through a borough where you have spent a large part of your life without passing the odd building, shop, bus stop, train station or other aspect of street paraphernalia that provokes a memory or two. AJ offers us a work-related one today…
Get in touch with them on their big day…
08 Jun 2022
Perhaps having just one best friend is a bit of a myth, but SA brings the subject up again on this National Best Friends Day…
Perhaps celebrating the thump of stilettoes and trainers today?
05 Jun 2022
GG encourages us older godparents to use this celebratory day to catch up with any godchildren that we have lost touch with; no matter how old they are and vice versa. Happy National Godparents Day…
We are used to bank holiday Mondays and the odd Friday but Bank Holiday Thursday?
02 Jun 2022
There are many aspects of the traditional bank holiday that have attention drawn to them. TK comments on one on the day in question…
A bit of Icelandic 60+ Good News…
30 May 2022
Perhaps LPG lives in hope that the UK has already heard this good news but feels the need to say it again for anyone who might have missed it so far.
Another consequence of migration and ULEZ…
27 May 2022
While OL says that this information is not new, she thought it might be worth pursuing if you have, or know someone with a diesel-powered vehicle.
A harsh lesson of life, there is no bigger half…
26 May 2022
In the name of National Share A Story Month, CR offers a story from her childhood with a moral thrown in for good measure…
Getting past FOGO and the front door…
23 May 2022
PS illustrates one way of using that early morning time when everyone else is still sleeping and sleeping is the last thing on your mind…
From electronic virtual assistant to my personal friend?
As with many friendships, SC had little interest in her new electronic friend when they first met, but she tells us a story of how the events of the past month helped her to make a new one. SC asked us to re-post this message for all those older people who are still against the idea of an electronic virtual assistant in their homes on this, National Virtual Assistant’s day..
Read MoreFrom electronic virtual assistant to my personal friend?
21 May 2022
As with many friendships, SC had little interest in her new electronic friend when they first met, but she tells us a story of how the events of the past month helped her to make a new one. SC asked us to re-post this message for all those older people who are still against the idea of an electronic virtual assistant in their homes on this, National Virtual Assistant’s day..
The knock-on effect of colour…
18 May 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.
A children’s story that we oldies might be able to appreciate…
15 May 2022
AN proves that storytelling is not just for the young.
Every day is not the same, start a diary and see for yourself…
12 May 2022
KD, offers a little advice to anyone who has not had a go at developing a diary-writing habit so far as she explains that it is never too late to start…
Ikigai; a Japanese recipe for happiness …
09 May 2022
AH uses her message today to investigate, arguably, one of the most challenging facets of life…
Ladies be free! Gentlemen put the ‘BIG’ complement aside just for one day…
06 May 2022
Perhaps LPG has found all of us slightly overweight people, no matter what age, an excuse to give the diet a rest today…
Proof that you can be happy when (and where) you are blue?
03 May 2022
If you are not in a hurry to make an exit OC may have found a few details worth reading when it comes to longevity…
One of those lists worth thinking about…
30 Apr 2022
GK poses a question that is often asked to get a conversation going, but that she feels we all need to take the time to answer… just in case
A month of ‘Once upon a times’…
27 Apr 2022
LPG requests the indulgence of readers who have a tale to tell for no other reason but that it happened…
Starting the day at home (wherever I am)…
24 Apr 2022
IC asks if anyone can identify with early morning experiences and offers a little information about those waking moments.
Every picture tells a story (chapter 45) - There is always a way out, you just must look for it…
21 Apr 2022
LF found an opportunity to use her mobile phone to take an image and explains her reasons why…
Looking in the online mirror…
18 Apr 2022
CJ makes a case for taking a quick look at if, or how, you come across online…
The two-card payment check out technique…
15 Apr 2022
FB reminds us that it is worth using the store cards even if you can’t be bothered to work out what you are saving because you might just be saving something if you do…
From A, to b, to z; in 2,563 different possible directions…
12 Apr 2022
As train travel becomes a little safer for us older people again, GA offers us something that might just make one aspect of such travel preparation a little easier…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 44): One rule for us and another for them.
09 Apr 2022
Perhaps it does not always happen, but SP writes in an attempt to find out if other Lewisham residents feel the same as her when it comes to this particular aspect of refuse collection…
Is ‘try before you buy’ really becoming a thing of the past?
06 Apr 2022
Perhaps HW is old fashioned, but she finds one aspect of internet shopping a little worrying and shares her concerns with us…
Celebrating all things rainbow…
03 Apr 2022
Perhaps GN offers us the opportunity to appreciate one of the world’s most complicated simplicities that so often gets missed on the few occasions that it is there to be seen…
Advanced warning for all those who have been fooled in the past…
31 Mar 2022
LD has a message for all those readers who are getting the days of the weeks a bit mixed up when they get up each morning as she reminds us that tomorrow might be a day for a bit of fun…
Luggage disappearing from right under you…
28 Mar 2022
As we are now a little more able to get away for a little it, albeit that we are restricted to UK excursions, NC makes a useful suggestion…
Days with time to educate your memory…
25 Mar 2022
CL encourages us to use our memories while we continue to be virtually locked down…
KG focusses in on H2O today as she highlights the uneven distribution of water throughout our world on World Water Day.
KG sent this message to us well over six months in advance of the day she asked us to post it, and LPG reminds readers that we are happy to keep your message for up to a year in advance if you would like it to be posted on a particular day in the future.
Read MoreCelebrating water today…
22 Mar 2022
KG focusses in on H2O today as she highlights the uneven distribution of water throughout our world on World Water Day.
KG sent this message to us well over six months in advance of the day she asked us to post it, and LPG reminds readers that we are happy to keep your message for up to a year in advance if you would like it to be posted on a particular day in the future.
H2O, check the facts before getting annoyed about the bill…
BW takes another look at a few watery facts…
LPG did receive BW’s message about a month ago, and it is the second that we received this year with World Water Day in mind, so, in order to make sure it got its own featured day, we saved it for a while but still need to post it a couple of days early.
Read MoreH2O, check the facts before getting annoyed about the bill…
19 Mar 2022
BW takes another look at a few watery facts…
LPG did receive BW’s message about a month ago, and it is the second that we received this year with World Water Day in mind, so, in order to make sure it got its own featured day, we saved it for a while but still need to post it a couple of days early.
The antidote day after a yesterday of negativity?
As we celebrate a day of positive action today, BL offers a message of reckless abandon which should accompany everything we do today, although LPG would like to add a tinge of thought about assessing the risk before getting too reckless.
Read MoreThe antidote day after a yesterday of negativity?
16 Mar 2022
As we celebrate a day of positive action today, BL offers a message of reckless abandon which should accompany everything we do today, although LPG would like to add a tinge of thought about assessing the risk before getting too reckless.
Play it again LPG: Have you, will you?
13 Mar 2022
LPG takes you back to a message or two which one reader asked us to post again.
Deny everything!
10 Mar 2022
IB gives an insight into a job that the young of today have to choose to become part of although he tells of a time when national service was compulsory, but still had its humorous moments…
My thoughts on how hunting down the perfect position has changed…
08 Mar 2022
LS comments on how one of the more stressful aspects of the world of work, the initial interview is evolving as we continue our journey through national careers week…
A change of pace and that double warm fuzzy feeling…
06 Mar 2022
TH suggests that we take the time to stop as we pass our neighbours in the street for a chat that may make all the difference…
Lost, late, stolen, damaged, hidden; it’s all in the delivery…
04 Mar 2022
A recent experience has prompted HY to find out what can be done when it comes to home delivery problems…
The changing train travel commute…
For those that continue to commute into and out of London as a worker, and who have done so over the past twenty or so years, many aspects of that daily journey will have changed so gradually that there will have been time for them to accept and absorb those little changes while hardly noticing them, but BD’s recent return to the regular world of commuting, all be it on a much slower scale, has forced her to see the differences all at once and she offers her thoughts on them to us today…
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The changing train travel commute…
26 Feb 2022
For those that continue to commute into and out of London as a worker, and who have done so over the past twenty or so years, many aspects of that daily journey will have changed so gradually that there will have been time for them to accept and absorb those little changes while hardly noticing them, but BD’s recent return to the regular world of commuting, all be it on a much slower scale, has forced her to see the differences all at once and she offers her thoughts on them to us today…
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Our views can only have a chance of counting if we offer them…
23 Feb 2022
JA offers readers a reminder that our views can only count if we make them known…
Telling you about my secret without telling you…
LI encourages those older inventers to keep inventing as he offers a little information on what to do next with your idea on this, National Inventor’s day.
LI sent us this thought about eight months ago but, being unable to think of a more appropriate day to deliver it, with his permission, we at LPG have saved his message for this rather appropriate National Day of celebration.
Read MoreTelling you about my secret without telling you…
22 Feb 2022
LI encourages those older inventers to keep inventing as he offers a little information on what to do next with your idea on this, National Inventor’s day.
LI sent us this thought about eight months ago but, being unable to think of a more appropriate day to deliver it, with his permission, we at LPG have saved his message for this rather appropriate National Day of celebration.
E-gift cards - it’s all about the barcode…
CJ acknowledges the help offered to those who could really do with it as prices rise all around us, but feels the need to pass on what she has learned about e-cards for those who, like her, might not understand exactly what they are…
We, at LPG, just want to remind you that we are happy to write your message for you even if you don’t want to do that yourself. CJ contacted us by telephone to leave this message for our readers and we think it is one that really needs to be passed on even though the reader wanting to post it was not able to write or email it to us themselves. Please remember our telephone number, get in touch and we will share your messages, on your behalf.
Read MoreE-gift cards - it’s all about the barcode…
19 Feb 2022
CJ acknowledges the help offered to those who could really do with it as prices rise all around us, but feels the need to pass on what she has learned about e-cards for those who, like her, might not understand exactly what they are…
We, at LPG, just want to remind you that we are happy to write your message for you even if you don’t want to do that yourself. CJ contacted us by telephone to leave this message for our readers and we think it is one that really needs to be passed on even though the reader wanting to post it was not able to write or email it to us themselves. Please remember our telephone number, get in touch and we will share your messages, on your behalf.
The good, the bad and the promising!
17 Feb 2022
CJ appeals to those with internet skills to offer help to those who don’t have that knowledge, to ensure that as many people as possible who are offered a Tesco e-gift card actually receive the gift of a little extra money to spend on food.
Minimising that misty eyed moment and sticking to it….
08 Feb 2022
Perhaps it is something that every spectacle wearer has had issues with since venturing out has become more acceptable again… DR again focusses her thoughts on the whole question of masks and glasses on the same face…
A present unwrapping hint perhaps…
05 Feb 2022
CP reminds us of one drawback of present opening with too much enthusiasm.
Winter water habits…
02 Feb 2022
The importance of Perhaps making sure that we drink sufficient water each day is something we all know about. DT takes a look at how to keep it up when it is really cold outside…
Perhaps this is a loophole that might work in your favour. KE brings up some old news that might be worth revisiting from a financial point of view even though he has not picked the most straight forward subject …
LPG would again remind readers that the information he has linked you to comes with a lot of adverts and suggests that you read the information and skip the rest…
Read MoreThe Plevin effect…
30 Jan 2022
Perhaps this is a loophole that might work in your favour. KE brings up some old news that might be worth revisiting from a financial point of view even though he has not picked the most straight forward subject …
LPG would again remind readers that the information he has linked you to comes with a lot of adverts and suggests that you read the information and skip the rest…
If you still can, do some of it for yourself…
27 Jan 2022
Perhaps it is a sort of fear but perhaps it is procrastination which is making some reluctant to get out again. DH tells her story…
Don’t leave the conversation in the laundry…
RH share some thoughts of a conversation on the subject of Knees, that came out of a time waiting for her laundry to dry…
LPG would like to thank RH for sharing her conversation, and what came out of it, and reminds readers that we are always looking for conversations, stories, anecdotes and experiences that we can share ….
Read MoreDon’t leave the conversation in the laundry…
24 Jan 2022
RH share some thoughts of a conversation on the subject of Knees, that came out of a time waiting for her laundry to dry…
LPG would like to thank RH for sharing her conversation, and what came out of it, and reminds readers that we are always looking for conversations, stories, anecdotes and experiences that we can share ….
The lenses or the laser; get your peepers checked?
21 Jan 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.
Competition can be a bit of a science too…
20 Jan 2022
SD takes a look at serial competition entering from another perspective…
Four questions to start the day…
18 Jan 2022
Life often seems even more depressing just before things get better. PY offers her personal answer to not letting it get you down today in the hope that it might help…
For all the boosted for whom Christmas did not taste quite right this year…
It has been said that the Covid-19 booster has affected its recipients even more than the other two, and we are all aware of some of the side effects by now. ND highlights one of the less serious ones that may have had a particularly disappointing effect for some on Christmas Day…
Read MoreFor all the boosted for whom Christmas did not taste quite right this year…
15 Jan 2022
It has been said that the Covid-19 booster has affected its recipients even more than the other two, and we are all aware of some of the side effects by now. ND highlights one of the less serious ones that may have had a particularly disappointing effect for some on Christmas Day…
Neighbours, complain or block your ears…
10 Jan 2022
Gloria shines the focus of her message on a subject which, can often produce those bones of contention in our relationships with our neighbours.
Every picture tells a story (chapter 39): Something Alfred and I have in common…
RY, intentionally or not, emulates King Alfred the Great and offers proof of his efforts together with some news of a historical event that he has been inspired to remember by an arguably unfortunate picture…
Read MoreEvery picture tells a story (chapter 39): Something Alfred and I have in common…
06 Jan 2022
RY, intentionally or not, emulates King Alfred the Great and offers proof of his efforts together with some news of a historical event that he has been inspired to remember by an arguably unfortunate picture…
That pesky little button often found just above the 7…
03 Jan 2022
The key has always been there and always done the same thing even though the laptop and tablet makers prefer to hide it, but MC throws a little light on the importance of the ‘Num Lock’ keyboard button today…
Finishing off 2021 before you get started on 2022.
30 Dec 2021
DP suggests something that we can do now in preparation for the New Year…
135 years of seriously clean plates….
28 Dec 2021
Whatever your feelings when it comes to dishwashers, CC invites us to celebrate the inventor of this household accessory today…
Think like Cinderella, don’t cross the date line; computers don’t celebrate Christmas…
22 Dec 2021
AR has a bit of good news for those who drive, or who are expecting to host a visit from the owners of an older non ULEZ-compliant car or plan to drive close to the zone.
Filling the Christmas present idea void’ perhaps…
Isn’t it funny how, no matter how early you start your Christmas present buying exercise each year, there are always one or two people for whom you just can’t work out what to buy. JL thinks she may have found a possible solution or two for you….
We received JL’s message just too late to post it in time for last Christmas but we hope that, even though the ideas are a year old now, they may still be helpful
Read MoreFilling the Christmas present idea void’ perhaps…
19 Dec 2021
Isn’t it funny how, no matter how early you start your Christmas present buying exercise each year, there are always one or two people for whom you just can’t work out what to buy. JL thinks she may have found a possible solution or two for you….
We received JL’s message just too late to post it in time for last Christmas but we hope that, even though the ideas are a year old now, they may still be helpful
The unwrapped hopes of many a gift-giver…
It is true that most people are both present givers and receivers throughout the year, but while it is often all about the receiving for many, JL adds a few words which focus on the feelings of present givers.
In the run up to another Christmas LPG thought that it might be important to remind readers of something JL ranks as relevant through the year, but particularly before the ultimate present giving season in the English calendar, and hopes that this reminder will add to the pleasure that this aspect of Christmas extends…
Read MoreThe unwrapped hopes of many a gift-giver…
16 Dec 2021
It is true that most people are both present givers and receivers throughout the year, but while it is often all about the receiving for many, JL adds a few words which focus on the feelings of present givers.
In the run up to another Christmas LPG thought that it might be important to remind readers of something JL ranks as relevant through the year, but particularly before the ultimate present giving season in the English calendar, and hopes that this reminder will add to the pleasure that this aspect of Christmas extends…
Ladies, let’s discuss men’s visual, extended crowning glory…
13 Dec 2021
LG offers a view that she suspects may be shared by quite a few ladies as she comments on the wearing of beards by her male counterparts…
Peace, science and other things reflected through destruction…
10 Dec 2021
RB has a few thoughts to share on this anniversary of the awarding of the first ever Nobel Peace prize.
Peace, science and other things reflected through destruction…
10 Dec 2021
RB has a few thoughts to share on this anniversary of the awarding of the first ever Nobel Peace prize.
Something to help when your dog is home-alone?
07 Dec 2021
Gloria talks about Britain’s most popular pet and a new invention which though in the developmental stage might be the answer to making their home-alone experience a little less traumatic in the near future
Have you ever heard of this condition?
04 Dec 2021
Gloria hopes that a little knowledge on the subject she has decided to write about today might help readers to either learn a bit more about something that they may have suffered from throughout their whole lives without knowing it…
Living on the ULEZ cusp…
01 Dec 2021
ND offers a little explanation of how the she thinks that the whole ULEZ may impact you even if you don’t drive and live beyond the ULEZ boundary.
Above, below, or on par?
28 Nov 2021
RB takes a little time to review his past and make edits to his future plans, and suggests that now may well be this time for a few other readers to do the same.
What’s for dinner tonight, Takeaway, Home Delivery, Ready Meal?
25 Nov 2021
Perhaps, like everything else it stands to reason that what we eat has to evolve. KE has her reservations on the direction that our eating habits are taking…
Perhaps a suggestion for a heartfelt Christmas present?
22 Nov 2021
Christmas presents are all about the preparation and JL’s message today might just give some readers sufficient time to prepare the ultimate one…
All those Saturday afternoons of spending, planning and dreaming…
19 Nov 2021
Twenty-seven years after the first UK National Lottery draw, BG offers his take on the whole competition aspect of gambling…
When the ‘0s’ and ’5s’ seemed to stop us in our tracks…
16 Nov 2021
NW focuses on the many similarities that life has to offer us today as she takes a philosophical look at the outline of so many life stories…
You are number ‘what’ in the queue?
13 Nov 2021
AR tells that even if you are warned about a personal calculation of how much time you have based on the telephone recording which informs just how far up the queue you are can sometimes not allow enough time to do some things…
Letting the entrepreneur inside you escape for a bit?
10 Nov 2021
An extra income might be desirable from a financial point of view, or perhaps the sense of fulfilment that would accompany such an achievement may be motivation in itself. AJ focusses in on this topic…
Avoiding a bit of a Christmas rip-off?
MP offers us a solution that might help us to hint our way to a cheaper online Christmas whether we have to face the one which is fast approaching with a pandemic or not…
This article was written not long after a Christmas which will be remembered because of all the holiday get-togethers that did not happen, but now that statistics suggest that so many LPG readers have learned the secret of online shopping, Covid-19 or no Covid-19, and with some three months to go before our next Christmas, it might be time to revisit MP’s strategy for justifying the sending of presents that will arrive for little ones without gift wrapping…
Read MoreAvoiding a bit of a Christmas rip-off?
07 Nov 2021
MP offers us a solution that might help us to hint our way to a cheaper online Christmas whether we have to face the one which is fast approaching with a pandemic or not…
This article was written not long after a Christmas which will be remembered because of all the holiday get-togethers that did not happen, but now that statistics suggest that so many LPG readers have learned the secret of online shopping, Covid-19 or no Covid-19, and with some three months to go before our next Christmas, it might be time to revisit MP’s strategy for justifying the sending of presents that will arrive for little ones without gift wrapping…
Looking after the grandchildren (lesson one); dealing with the strop!
04 Nov 2021
It is an age-old scenario that we grandparents that help out when mum and dad are away have to deal with on a daily bases, and HG offers some words of wisdom for those who are still being inducted.
The problems that saying ‘yes’ to a friend’s request can cause…
01 Nov 2021
VL tells a story with a moral which might make readers thing twice about helping a friend when it comes to accepting their post…
Two of the three ‘Rs’ on an ‘Ex’ day…
Even though tomorrow will be designated National Text your Ex Day, HC is not suggesting that ‘Dear John’ texts are the way to go, but while we have a few more lockdown days to fill, learning a little about the art of texting may be one valuable way of passing some of the time.
As with some messages that we are sent in advance, requests are made for same day postings. But to make sure that each writer gets their post dedicated to a particular, day
Read MoreTwo of the three ‘Rs’ on an ‘Ex’ day…
29 Oct 2021
Even though tomorrow will be designated National Text your Ex Day, HC is not suggesting that ‘Dear John’ texts are the way to go, but while we have a few more lockdown days to fill, learning a little about the art of texting may be one valuable way of passing some of the time.
As with some messages that we are sent in advance, requests are made for same day postings. But to make sure that each writer gets their post dedicated to a particular, day
Time flies and serious steps are taken when you are having fun…
28 Oct 2021
Inspired by an earlier LPG post DT gives a lesson on how, armed with the right equipment, you could potentially impress your children with your step count…
Keep learning…
26 Oct 2021
Having found a little more information on a subject that most of us will have already been told about, FC shares it with us…
The day Google got me!
23 Oct 2021
SA offers us further proof that even if you are not one of those people that notices every detail when you venture past your front door, there is yet another way that the street could be watching you…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 14): Don’t smile, you’re on camera.
20 Oct 2021
Picture taking was once a serious business according to Rudy and he offers the reasons that support this notion…
Cooking; the spectator sport…
17 Oct 2021
While we all accept that cooking is more than just an art when taking into consideration our need for food, BC can also see the sport element…
A more subdued entrance and exit this time…
14 Oct 2021
Be the note big or be the note small UG updates on the financial aspect of UK cash today…
It has taken me 49 years to catch up but I have succeeded @ last!
11 Oct 2021
Lockdown has helped us to add all manner of new achievement to our list of things that we have learnt to do. EA acknowledges a historical achievement that made one of his most memorable ones possible…
Introduction to a memory; My third Nan…
08 Oct 2021
MB reminds us that Black History includes many influential white people.
Mice you need and mice you don’t…
05 Oct 2021
VW offers us a celebratory day of her own making and tells us her reasons, while sharing some information that just might help if the wrong one of your “mice” fails…
why…ahhh…ahhh…CHOO!
02 Oct 2021
we have all heard that old saying ‘coughs and sneezes spread diseases’. LK takes the time to remind us of the smaller print that is inferred as we face another oncoming winter…
Another old wives’ tale reborn…
29 Sep 2021
OS reminds us of how quickly an idea can become an old wives’ tale, and then just how quickly they become can become thought of as the latest craze again, using Aloe Vera as her example today…
Talking the foreign talk, or perhaps getting started today…
26 Sep 2021
FC offers reason to celebrate all the languages that we were forced to try learning at school as she reminds us that today is European Language Day, and suggests that we have another go…
Don’t get too detached from your floaters…
Seeing little blips and blobs when looking out on the world is not uncommon, but ES points out a possible reason that we should all take note of how they change…
We at LPG thought that it would be a good idea to repeat ES’s message on this, the first day of National Eye Health week 2021.
Read MoreDon’t get too detached from your floaters…
20 Sep 2021
Seeing little blips and blobs when looking out on the world is not uncommon, but ES points out a possible reason that we should all take note of how they change…
We at LPG thought that it would be a good idea to repeat ES’s message on this, the first day of National Eye Health week 2021.
Do you get ‘September Syndrome’?
17 Sep 2021
For many of us joint pain is never going to go away, but EB offers us the chance to look at the age old remedies in the hope that something missed previously might make a difference as we approach another winter…
One way of reducing after-dinner left-overs…
14 Sep 2021
AP has asked LPG to repeat a post about a different way to share a meal, that was featured just over a year ago and explains her reasons why…
One way of reducing after-dinner left-overs…
14 Sep 2021
AP has asked LPG to repeat a post about a different way to share a meal, that was featured just over a year ago and explains her reasons why…
Twenty years on…
11 Sep 2021
SC asks that question ‘do you remember where you were and what you were doing when…’ today and brings back a few world history memories.
A day to ‘Live long and prosper.’
08 Sep 2021
TF commemorates all things Star Trek on Star Trek day…
The evolution of the front door delivery…
04 Sep 2021
Things and times must change even though we so often live through such changes without noticing. RM offers us a few thoughts…
Making time to be kind to yourself
02 Sep 2021
the best friend you can have may well be yourself…
Scams, fines and form-filling…
30 Aug 2021
The census is old news for most of us now, and should be for the next nine years or so, but LPG ask that readers be warned just in case we get a reminder a little earlier than that…
Questions, questions…
27 Aug 2021
BF explores our habits when it comes to getting those really important questions that are often completely unimportant to the people around us answered.
Concentrate on the goal, but don’t ignore the importance of the journey…
24 Aug 2021
CC has asked us to share her thoughts as a reminder of the need for positive focus as we get older …
The Power of our younger pensioners.
21 Aug 2021
Perhaps CP is commenting on a national trait that one section of the community who are most likely to read our pages have the power to change.
When you need a Mr. Fixer…
18 Aug 2021
Now that there are less restrictions on getting repair work done in your home and particularly your garden, AY offers his before and after pictures and a little advice just in case you are on the verge of having some work done at home too.
Quantity, quality and success.
RG suggest that we take a good look back on our lives in order to check up on just how many successes we have had, enjoyed, and forgotten by the time we get to retirement.
If you are inspired to do a bit of writing about your successes, LPG would like to remind readers that we are all about sharing. So, if you take up RG’s challenge, and get writing, please remember that LPG’s main aim in life is to share such stories and, even if our authors don’t want to share their identities, the inspiration that is shared can only motivate their fellow readers.
Read MoreQuantity, quality and success.
12 Aug 2021
RG suggest that we take a good look back on our lives in order to check up on just how many successes we have had, enjoyed, and forgotten by the time we get to retirement.
If you are inspired to do a bit of writing about your successes, LPG would like to remind readers that we are all about sharing. So, if you take up RG’s challenge, and get writing, please remember that LPG’s main aim in life is to share such stories and, even if our authors don’t want to share their identities, the inspiration that is shared can only motivate their fellow readers.
Another potential case of government ‘give and take’…
09 Aug 2021
IY highlights a government proposal to tamper with the prescription system yet again…
Split patriotic allegiance, but Jamaica just comes first today…
06 Aug 2021
Perhaps the point could be lost in translation but TM offers a little bit of Jamaican culture by way of a joke as she reminds us of their national independence day today.
A day to combat any whisper of halitosis.
JA goes a little way to answering three questions on this National Fresh Breath Day, perhaps making it more a day of discovery and learning in preparation for a celebration next year
LPG has posted this message one day in advance because we received two messages for tomorrow. We hope you appreciate the extra days’ notice.
Read MoreA day to combat any whisper of halitosis.
05 Aug 2021
JA goes a little way to answering three questions on this National Fresh Breath Day, perhaps making it more a day of discovery and learning in preparation for a celebration next year
LPG has posted this message one day in advance because we received two messages for tomorrow. We hope you appreciate the extra days’ notice.
The cost of the ‘transponding’ key to freedom…
03 Aug 2021
Losing your car keys can be a very expensive thing to do these days as AM found out…
E-proving you sent the message….
We spend a lot of time trying our best to avoid leaving too much information about ourselves when online but KA offers a little information about one instance when it might be a good idea to make your e-self known….
LPG are guilty of having one of these forms on our contact page, but there is also an opportunity to leave any message you would like to leave us via email where you will get a record of that message left in your own email sent box but, in case the address does not register on your system and you want to send us a message via email our address is…
We are always
Read MoreE-proving you sent the message….
31 Jul 2021
We spend a lot of time trying our best to avoid leaving too much information about ourselves when online but KA offers a little information about one instance when it might be a good idea to make your e-self known….
LPG are guilty of having one of these forms on our contact page, but there is also an opportunity to leave any message you would like to leave us via email where you will get a record of that message left in your own email sent box but, in case the address does not register on your system and you want to send us a message via email our address is…
We are always
A conscience jogging ‘Pop chart’!
23 Jul 2021
Being stuck at home for so long has had many good and bad effects on us, and as we prepare to make it a memory, TM suggests that we take a good look at the size of one problem that it might have left us with…
Being cruel to be kind is something that, by the time we have reached retirement, we know all about perhaps because of our bad experiences of trying in the past, but BL has learned something from her son which she wants to pass on today…
LPG would like to add that we are open to criticism and, though we hope that most readers will have positive things to say, we will only improve if you let us know what we are doing wrong. Please take the time to use our contact page to either telephone, write or email us with your comments.
Read MoreA different sort of sandwich…
19 Jul 2021
Being cruel to be kind is something that, by the time we have reached retirement, we know all about perhaps because of our bad experiences of trying in the past, but BL has learned something from her son which she wants to pass on today…
LPG would like to add that we are open to criticism and, though we hope that most readers will have positive things to say, we will only improve if you let us know what we are doing wrong. Please take the time to use our contact page to either telephone, write or email us with your comments.
Fifteen months down and how many to go?
15 Jul 2021
AN reflects on the long road we have travelled since the beginning of the Lockdown while she wonders if the promise of an end to it really is on the cards for July 21st… time will tell.
Hot or not while you are sleeping.
IB focusses in on how hot or cold we should be to get the best night’s sleep regardless of the weather.
LPG thought this article very relevant in the winter when it was sent to us, but equally so in the summer which is why we have opted to remind you of IB’s message.
Read MoreHot or not while you are sleeping.
13 Jul 2021
IB focusses in on how hot or cold we should be to get the best night’s sleep regardless of the weather.
LPG thought this article very relevant in the winter when it was sent to us, but equally so in the summer which is why we have opted to remind you of IB’s message.
Keeping your virtual house in order if you have one...
KA offers some information for those serious computer users among us, as he focusses in on one of those things that we all hope will never happen to our laptop, and looks at ways of minimising the stress just in case it does.
Read MoreKeeping your virtual house in order if you have one...
10 Jul 2021
KA offers some information for those serious computer users among us, as he focusses in on one of those things that we all hope will never happen to our laptop, and looks at ways of minimising the stress just in case it does.
No matter how large or small the misdemeanour, it’s time to forgive…
07 Jul 2021
Perhaps today is the day for rethinking any grudges that you have been responsible for or fallen victim to. GM reminds us of the significance of the day.
Remembering the Reddifusion TV star…
04 Jul 2021
When you are watching the television, is the appearance of an advert more likely to prompt you to see stars, or get up and make a cup of tea?
Improving my relationship with me…
Perhaps it is a subject that we don’t put under the microscope often enough. CP points out that while we often take the time to analyse the people around us, we frequently forget to keep a check of how our own personality is impacting those same people.
Read MoreImproving my relationship with me…
01 Jul 2021
Perhaps it is a subject that we don’t put under the microscope often enough. CP points out that while we often take the time to analyse the people around us, we frequently forget to keep a check of how our own personality is impacting those same people.
Depression and a possible bit of online self-help…
25 Jun 2021
Many people who suffer from depression don’t even know, NH offers a few ideas that might just lift your spirits however depressed you may or may not be today…
If nothing else lockdown has taught us how to be ‘snug’…
If any of us did not know before a year of being at home all the time, lockdown must have helped us to appreciate just how our homes have become much smaller by comparison to when we were young, TK finds us a little evidence…
Read MoreIf nothing else lockdown has taught us how to be ‘snug’…
19 Jun 2021
If any of us did not know before a year of being at home all the time, lockdown must have helped us to appreciate just how our homes have become much smaller by comparison to when we were young, TK finds us a little evidence…
Letting your thoughts escape…
16 Jun 2021
YH offers us some revelations about talking to yourself and gives a few reasons not to be embarrassed when we find ourselves indulging…
The ‘outside / inside’ - ‘old / young’ balance…
LPG is always asking readers to comment on articles that they have read when they find that they have something to add, and NB has done just that with her comments today.
Please remember that if you find an article where you feel that aspects of the subject are yet to be commented upon. A telephone call letting us know what you feel needs to be added is all that we require from you. LPG are happy to do the writing for you and never prints anything before making sure that the anonymous writer sees it in advance…
Read More
The ‘outside / inside’ - ‘old / young’ balance…
13 Jun 2021
LPG is always asking readers to comment on articles that they have read when they find that they have something to add, and NB has done just that with her comments today.
Please remember that if you find an article where you feel that aspects of the subject are yet to be commented upon. A telephone call letting us know what you feel needs to be added is all that we require from you. LPG are happy to do the writing for you and never prints anything before making sure that the anonymous writer sees it in advance…
This one will take you back…
10 Jun 2021
Perhaps this is something you missed about accessing our website. RT missed this point until now and wanted to give readers another opportunity to learn about the way that we at LPG show our hyperlinks.
Getting things stuck in our ears…
04 Jun 2021
FB has her reasons for advocating a bit of advice that electronic technology may well leave us all in need of…
A day to promote niceness…
01 Jun 2021
PM brings us news of a celebration day designed to lift the spirits of everyone. Happy National Say Something Nice Day…
One of those things we don’t really talk about…
XX has chosen to remain as anonymous as possible, but he has offered some truly wise words for us to digest today…
Our LPG editorial team are becoming quite good at finding a National, International or World celebratory day for nearly every subject offered to us. Today is no exception so we would like to wish you a very happy World Digestive Health day.
Read MoreOne of those things we don’t really talk about…
29 May 2021
XX has chosen to remain as anonymous as possible, but he has offered some truly wise words for us to digest today…
Our LPG editorial team are becoming quite good at finding a National, International or World celebratory day for nearly every subject offered to us. Today is no exception so we would like to wish you a very happy World Digestive Health day.
My Little Survey…
23 May 2021
LM shares one very quick way that we can all help to fight Covid-19 if we have a smartphone…
Suddenly I am a trend-setter in my old age...
20 May 2021
CJ shares how little slips of paper have made her a bit of a trend-setter during this time of pandemic-mania…
Checking what lockdown has done to your memory…
17 May 2021
JW focusses in on short term memory and finds a few internet tests to help with a little self-assessment…
Please don’t let stress, confusion or embarrassment get in the way… Get Help.
14 May 2021
MV focusses in on the fact that getting into debt is not exclusively experienced by the young…
Perhaps some of the most important and often forgotten diary entries…
JA suggests that we need to make sure that we do not forget the lessons that being locked down have taught us about the importance of taking the time to really stay connected.
LPG have chosen to post this message at the start of National Conversation Week and hopes it helps to inspire…
Read MorePerhaps some of the most important and often forgotten diary entries…
11 May 2021
JA suggests that we need to make sure that we do not forget the lessons that being locked down have taught us about the importance of taking the time to really stay connected.
LPG have chosen to post this message at the start of National Conversation Week and hopes it helps to inspire…
The need to boost your booster…
08 May 2021
Perhaps some readers already understand this but as it was news to LK when she went for her second Covid-jab, she takes the time to pass on her findings…
The nail-paint drying eternity…
05 May 2021
As we get older, patience is often thought to be a character trait that we are likely to become less able to show, but DB feels that having to deal with the state of our nails ourselves for the past year may have helped us to cultivate some.
…and another thing about facemasks…
04 May 2021
DR reminds us that successfully protecting what needs to be protected when wearing a facemask is a little more complicated than just remembering to put it on your face…
This one’s for the carers…
02 May 2021
MV tells us that she is not yet officially retired but her experience of being a carer has taught her something that she wants to pass on to LPG readers and any carers that they might know who are coming up to retirement age.
Can I introduce you to the ‘Enrich your life’ list…?
01 May 2021
This pandemic has taken the positivity out of so many aspects of life for so many people. PK offers a new bit of ammunition to help us combat that lack of morning get-up-and-go that can so easily set in.
Let the music take control, just a little bit…
GM focusses in on what you could be missing by not letting go of the occasional inhibition…
GM sent us this message last year but LPG felt that it deserved to be repeated in an effort to help readers celebrate International Dance Day which happens to be today…
Read MoreLet the music take control, just a little bit…
29 Apr 2021
GM focusses in on what you could be missing by not letting go of the occasional inhibition…
GM sent us this message last year but LPG felt that it deserved to be repeated in an effort to help readers celebrate International Dance Day which happens to be today…
Are we nearly there yet?
26 Apr 2021
LS may well be voicing some of the thoughts that many of our readers will be having after a year of being restricted to life in a house-bubble of one…
Dentures, soap, water, bleach, vinegar and more…
Dentures need cleaning regardless of whether you can get to the shops for the tablets or not. XX has some suggestions for those who would rather not have to add the denture cleaning products to a list that they have to ask someone else to get for them…
Read MoreDentures, soap, water, bleach, vinegar and more…
23 Apr 2021
Dentures need cleaning regardless of whether you can get to the shops for the tablets or not. XX has some suggestions for those who would rather not have to add the denture cleaning products to a list that they have to ask someone else to get for them…
Will real window-shopping still exist post pandemic?
19 Apr 2021
FB tells that a picture on a website she saw recently reminded her of something that the pandemic and internet might be jointly instrumental in robbing us of…
A masked-walk in the park...
17 Apr 2021
MA reminds us that our parks are out there and encourages those who have not been out for a while to be brave…
Now is the time to answer this question with a resounding ‘Yes.’…
14 Apr 2021
OW brings readers a little information to remind them just how important it is to do a little exercise each day in spite of what lockdown restrictions Covid-19 will bring with it in the future…
Celebrating with Butlin’s… I sometimes wish I was back there!
Today YF talks holidays as she hopes to provoke readers to relive a few of their past holiday experiences in the absence of the real thing.
As ever LPG are always looking for your stories and would value the chance to write some of your holiday adventures down so that we can share them with the rest of internet land. Please visit our contact page and get in touch; as ever if you tell us the story, we will do the writing and keep it all as anonymous as you want.
Read MoreCelebrating with Butlin’s… I sometimes wish I was back there!
11 Apr 2021
Today YF talks holidays as she hopes to provoke readers to relive a few of their past holiday experiences in the absence of the real thing.
As ever LPG are always looking for your stories and would value the chance to write some of your holiday adventures down so that we can share them with the rest of internet land. Please visit our contact page and get in touch; as ever if you tell us the story, we will do the writing and keep it all as anonymous as you want.
Our days need structure… now is the time to put it back.
08 Apr 2021
AO looks forward to the new normal and appeals to our sense of get up and go as she does her best to motivate us to do just a little bit more of that…
The ultimate intrinsic question…
While there is still a little more lock-down time to make use of, LB offers us a question and suggests that working out your particular answer might take up some of that lockdown time we have to spare …
LPG echoes LB’s challenge and looks forward to receiving more answers to this question from readers who would like to share.
Read MoreThe ultimate intrinsic question…
05 Apr 2021
While there is still a little more lock-down time to make use of, LB offers us a question and suggests that working out your particular answer might take up some of that lockdown time we have to spare …
LPG echoes LB’s challenge and looks forward to receiving more answers to this question from readers who would like to share.
Patience then and now…
02 Apr 2021
Perhaps IP’s message today reminds us that things can always get worse before they get better…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 32): Twilight without the zone…
30 Mar 2021
GF offers some thoughts on those times of the day when it is not quite dark and not quite light.
Don’t forget Benjamin Franklin, William Willett and British Summer Time tonight…
27 Mar 2021
GN reminds us that the clocks go forward tonight and adds a few facts about the practise that readers might not be aware of….
Insurance renewal – don’t just pay… Haggle!
24 Mar 2021
NS offers some tips learned from a recent encounter while offering some age old advice that many of us may have forgotten over the years…
All the questions and answers but one less form to fill in...
After just 10 years we have all forgotten this national pastime. RY reminds us of a day every five years that so many of us all used to acknowledge, somewhat reluctantly, as he points out that today marks the second occasion during the past 220 years when we will be spared a national form filling exercise.
Read MoreAll the questions and answers but one less form to fill in...
21 Mar 2021
After just 10 years we have all forgotten this national pastime. RY reminds us of a day every five years that so many of us all used to acknowledge, somewhat reluctantly, as he points out that today marks the second occasion during the past 220 years when we will be spared a national form filling exercise.
A day to acknowledge the egg on your face...
OT shares a memory provoked by National Awkward Moments Day. She takes us back to a time when Doctor Who was the latest program to fire the imaginations of television viewers.
LPG is in agreement with OT when she comments on how awkward moments quickly become memories to smile about, if you have one to share, LPG would love to post it.
Read MoreA day to acknowledge the egg on your face...
18 Mar 2021
OT shares a memory provoked by National Awkward Moments Day. She takes us back to a time when Doctor Who was the latest program to fire the imaginations of television viewers.
LPG is in agreement with OT when she comments on how awkward moments quickly become memories to smile about, if you have one to share, LPG would love to post it.
The ‘negative voice in my head’ challenge…
15 Mar 2021
Preparation is the key according to Rudy and with exactly (more or less) six months to go, he challenges us to get ready for a national celebration day that might just do us some good…
Don’t give up giving up, you’re definitely half way there!
12 Mar 2021
EB feels that all those who give up something for Lent are being cheated, and explains how and why, while trying to add a little boost to encourage you to keep going…
When you can no longer ‘bend down and touch your toes’…
10 Mar 2021
Finding a toe-clipping service that will come to you has become more important at this time, when it is not so easy to get out to and about. NK shares a little information which might just be of help…
Re-evaluating luck…
06 Mar 2021
Many things force people to re-evaluate their lives and Rudy is no exception as he explains in today’s message.
Gentleman, please take a serious lockdown look in the mirror.
03 Mar 2021
Perhaps the gentlemen among us need to take a good look in the mirror in order to see what being forced to stay at home has really done to the man that they find looking back at them. This is Rudy’s message today.
Cars are still getting faster but our brains have reached their speed limit!
28 Feb 2021
As most of us get older, the need to be fast often stops being the most important aspect of getting from one place to another, but AM has a comment or two to offer on the subject.
It’s a question of time …
25 Feb 2021
TF reminds us that a better way to use the time we have now includes some thinking, a little planning, but the most important aspect is getting started.
Pensioners, how financially well off are we really?
19 Feb 2021
Perhaps FL has gone some way to finding the answer to an age old question as she focusses in on how we work out where we stand on the financial ladder…
Looking back on a very bad year…
13 Feb 2021
Now that the year 2000 has well and truly forged its way into the worlds past, Rudy offers his thoughts on the experiences that are being left behind with it.
Even a quite Chinese New Year is about more than the zodiac animal being celebrated…
Like so many other national celebrations of note, OC predicts the absence of the spectacle that will be this year’s version of the Chinese New Year this year, and offers some history which surrounds some of the traditions of China’s special day…
Read MoreEven a quite Chinese New Year is about more than the zodiac animal being celebrated…
10 Feb 2021
Like so many other national celebrations of note, OC predicts the absence of the spectacle that will be this year’s version of the Chinese New Year this year, and offers some history which surrounds some of the traditions of China’s special day…
Internet adverts, time, money and balance…
07 Feb 2021
KA takes the time to point out a few details about the adverts that we are all so used to seeing as we try to find what we are really looking for on the internet…
The significance of ‘the 3 Fs’.
04 Feb 2021
Perhaps ‘the 3 Fs’ is the way to go when we notice we are not as trim as we used to be.
Ladies and gentleman please check your bits!
01 Feb 2021
At the beginning of this month of February which has been nominated NATIONAL SELF-CHECK MONTH, we have decided to repeat what we at LPG think is a really important message that HC brought to the fore last year…
Celebrate the day without losing any of the pieces.
As with every national celebration day, someone, or organisation, founded it and BL has found us one today which might go some way in succeeding when it comes to finding a something to take up a little of our lockdown day, stretching our minds, learning about the mind of the person who first thought of it, and giving us a reason to interact with grandchildren and friends when all the usual topics of conversation run out during a video call…
Read MoreCelebrate the day without losing any of the pieces.
29 Jan 2021
As with every national celebration day, someone, or organisation, founded it and BL has found us one today which might go some way in succeeding when it comes to finding a something to take up a little of our lockdown day, stretching our minds, learning about the mind of the person who first thought of it, and giving us a reason to interact with grandchildren and friends when all the usual topics of conversation run out during a video call…
Listen, what is your house trying to tell you?
26 Jan 2021
Perhaps listening to the noises that the structure of your home offers when there is no other sound to mask it, could help to identify issues that might be developing. AF offers some advice on the subject today.
Televisions; it’s not all about watching them.
23 Jan 2021
We have all got a lot more used to watching TV as a way of passing the time this past year, but SA may be offering a possibly relevant bit of advice for those readers planning to buy a new one in the near future.
The ultimate solution to everything but can it keep a secret?
20 Jan 2021
Secrets are the theme of today’s post and SK takes the time to offer a solution to keeping your internet secrets secret…
A message for ‘World Religion day’
17 Jan 2021
Rudy inspires LPG to offer a challenge to readers on this ‘World Religion day’
Your pension… have you missed anything?
14 Jan 2021
KE asks the question, just how many jobs did you do and did you get all the pensions you should have been entitled to…
‘D’ day is on its way (again)…
BC points out a flaw in the way we attack one of the three most popular New Year Resolutions, and offers us thoughts of an alternative second annual chance at its acknowledgement…
LPG apologises that we are a day late with VC’s requested day of publication on this article and we hope that our postponement does not detract from its significance….
Read More‘D’ day is on its way (again)…
08 Jan 2021
BC points out a flaw in the way we attack one of the three most popular New Year Resolutions, and offers us thoughts of an alternative second annual chance at its acknowledgement…
LPG apologises that we are a day late with VC’s requested day of publication on this article and we hope that our postponement does not detract from its significance….
Hot or not while you are sleeping.
05 Jan 2021
IB shares a few interesting theories with regard to how the same temperature can make us feel hot or cold and what effect that might have on getting enough sleep.
Perhaps a new way to greet 2021…
02 Jan 2021
WA suggests something new that we might try in 2021 especially if we continue to be locked-down…
Who is really in control?
27 Dec 2020
CM admits that self-isolation may have left her with perhaps too much thinking time but having used it, she shares her version of one of life’s definitive posers.
You might be spending Christmas alone this year… but you will not be ‘alone’!
Hopefully the enlarged numbers of people who will be alone this Christmas will be the final Christmas present that Coronavirus has to offer, but there is no doubt that 2020 will be a year when even more people will find themselves alone as a result of the restrictions. AN has a few solutions to offer today…
Read MoreYou might be spending Christmas alone this year… but you will not be ‘alone’!
24 Dec 2020
Hopefully the enlarged numbers of people who will be alone this Christmas will be the final Christmas present that Coronavirus has to offer, but there is no doubt that 2020 will be a year when even more people will find themselves alone as a result of the restrictions. AN has a few solutions to offer today…
2020, the Covid-19 year, the year that never really happened
15 Dec 2020
HB comments on the way that this year of 2020 will go down in history…
Hearing, phones, aids, quality and quantity.
14 Dec 2020
PH started out with the intention to find out a little more about phones that are easiest to hear but learnt a little more about the whole question of being able to interact with electronics when you have hearing loss.
The importance of making up the numbers…
12 Dec 2020
There is no doubt that when we finally are allowed to see Covid-19 as a thing of the past, the new normal may well be remembered for the clubs, day centres, and social groups that don’t survive it. QV asks readers to think ahead.
Pain? Perhaps you can think yourself better…
09 Dec 2020
This article might be better appreciated by our older readers who have had a taste of the sort of chronic pain that goes with that territory. GA offers us a possible alternative therapy that we may not yet have tried…
There’s none so queer as folk; especially at Christmas…
08 Dec 2020
WD reminds us that there are many differing and less known ways to celebrate Christmas with his internet findings today…
Maintain the closer relationships that lock-down forged…
03 Dec 2020
Perhaps there will always be advantages and disadvantages when it comes to having attentive children when you get older. HG tells her story.
Your back, the space and making sure it will fit…
30 Nov 2020
LY’s thoughts today offer us some things to think about when we next decided on a new settee…
If you need to share a secret, tell it to a man.
27 Nov 2020
CK drops the highlighting pen on a subject which invites the unspeakable as she asks, ‘Can you keep a secret’?
A present that there will be space for…
24 Nov 2020
Perhaps AR has come up with the perfect Christmas present idea although what it has to offer needs to be measured against the present givers’ technical IT skills.
A pre-Christmas winter spring-clean…
Perhaps it is something we started with the best of intentions during last spring’s initial month or two of lockdown and, if that went well, there will be no need to heed ND’s advice, but LPG suspects that more readers than not will be ready to either do it all over again or for the first time…
Read MoreA pre-Christmas winter spring-clean…
21 Nov 2020
Perhaps it is something we started with the best of intentions during last spring’s initial month or two of lockdown and, if that went well, there will be no need to heed ND’s advice, but LPG suspects that more readers than not will be ready to either do it all over again or for the first time…
Why think big today? …
19 Nov 2020
If there is a day to do it on perhaps today is that day. NM believes that there is a philosopher somewhere within each and every one of us and requests that they come to the fore today…
Tragedies of now and then…
15 Nov 2020
Rudy brings us a somewhat depressing message today but it comes with a concluding, philosophical and realistic ray of sunshine which offers a little light at the end of the tunnel.
From the three R’s to the three T’s and more; lessons in learning…
After all the time an experience that we older people have with the art of learning, OS suspects that learning new things is something we try to avoid because at our age we really don’t need to learn anything new, but we often don’t know what we are missing.
Read MoreFrom the three R’s to the three T’s and more; lessons in learning…
12 Nov 2020
After all the time an experience that we older people have with the art of learning, OS suspects that learning new things is something we try to avoid because at our age we really don’t need to learn anything new, but we often don’t know what we are missing.
Playing the scammer at his own game…
It will be very hard for anyone to watch either of the videos that KT offers today with a straight face, as they remind readers that, if you have the resolve and time to try this approach when receiving your next scam inspired communication, and feel equipped to follow in the footsteps of the presenter of the video to be found as you watch, it is possible to have fun at a scammers expense…
Read MorePlaying the scammer at his own game…
09 Nov 2020
It will be very hard for anyone to watch either of the videos that KT offers today with a straight face, as they remind readers that, if you have the resolve and time to try this approach when receiving your next scam inspired communication, and feel equipped to follow in the footsteps of the presenter of the video to be found as you watch, it is possible to have fun at a scammers expense…
Stopcock; where is yours?
06 Nov 2020
Samuel Taylor Coleridge and his poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” could be thought of as TS’s inspiration for today’s post by virtue of the fact that following her advice may help you to minimise the need to ever use that famous line. ‘Water, water everywhere…’
A day to take a good look at yourself and work out if you are stressed.
03 Nov 2020
PW brings up the subject of checking our stress levels today and offers some ways that we might begin to alleviate them a little
Do those who celebrate really know why?
31 Oct 2020
LG strongly believes that Halloween and children are a bad mix and offers some reasons why.
I recognise the problem? What do I do now?
28 Oct 2020
GF offers LPG readers some more food for thought on the subject of positivity…
What would be in your top ten all-time favourite telly programme list?
22 Oct 2020
RS invites readers on a track down memory lane and an opportunity to see how your version of this particular top ten would compare to the world in general’s.
Wear it at all times…
19 Oct 2020
Perhaps being independent is the way forward but SK reminds us that it is good to know that, if you already have a Linkline service, you should make sure that if an accident happens, and you need them, you can call them whatever the time or situation.
October; a month of colourful history…
16 Oct 2020
AJ reminds us that October is Black History Month in her own way…
Working out just how much you personally need….
13 Oct 2020
We all know that when it comes to sleep, one size does definitely not fit all but, LS has found us another way to gauge what your personal sleep time goal should be…
In the words of Max Bygraves, ‘I want to tell you a story’…
Although there is a World Story-telling Day falls on (or near) March 20th each year LPG felt that, having been offered this just about as far from that date as is possible, it would be a shame to leave it untold until then. Perhaps it will inspire a few more contributors to perfect their story-writing or telling with some six months’ notice…
Please remember that if you have a story to tell on the telephone, or to send us via letter, (rather than email) the LPG editorial staff are happy to do the writing for you. Feel free to use the details on out contact page to get in touch…
Read MoreIn the words of Max Bygraves, ‘I want to tell you a story’…
10 Oct 2020
Although there is a World Story-telling Day falls on (or near) March 20th each year LPG felt that, having been offered this just about as far from that date as is possible, it would be a shame to leave it untold until then. Perhaps it will inspire a few more contributors to perfect their story-writing or telling with some six months’ notice…
Please remember that if you have a story to tell on the telephone, or to send us via letter, (rather than email) the LPG editorial staff are happy to do the writing for you. Feel free to use the details on out contact page to get in touch…
10 minutes of Internet positivity that just might perk you up…
06 Oct 2020
AO advocates the attributes of thinking positive and shares a video which might inspire…
Congratulations to the thespian in you…
28 Sep 2020
NM offers us some food for thought about something that we do all our lives without even giving it a second thought…
Possible prevention, cure and all that arthritic stuff…
25 Sep 2020
There is no cure for arthritis but CH offers us a reminder of some preventative exercise that might help…
Did lock-down get you down?
22 Sep 2020
AO shares some suggestions designed to help readers lift their spirits after the effects of lock-down as she focusses on our need to keep positive…
Eyes, a timely reminder or two…
Today marks the start of National Eye Health Week and YG has taken the time to highlight a few facts on the subject that perhaps we need to be reminded of…
While we at LPG are very thankful for all your phone calls, letters and emails, for the first time so far, two of our pensioners have been kind enough to send in information and ask us to post it on the same day. So can we please point out that we have posted YG’s message a day early. National Eye Health Week actually begins tomorrow.
Read MoreEyes, a timely reminder or two…
19 Sep 2020
Today marks the start of National Eye Health Week and YG has taken the time to highlight a few facts on the subject that perhaps we need to be reminded of…
While we at LPG are very thankful for all your phone calls, letters and emails, for the first time so far, two of our pensioners have been kind enough to send in information and ask us to post it on the same day. So can we please point out that we have posted YG’s message a day early. National Eye Health Week actually begins tomorrow.
Choices…
16 Sep 2020
Perhaps OK has a message that you may not agree with today. It is quite a tough one. If you have a differing opinion LPG would love to hear it. Please contact us and let us know.
How tired is your electric blanket?
13 Sep 2020
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.
The ultimate ambition…
10 Sep 2020
Perhaps it can be said that the old sayings are the best. Rudy sheds some light on one such doctrine today.
Every picture tells a story (chapter 19): The selfie, the mask and the mobile phone.
07 Sep 2020
LS, from a somewhat unique standpoint, chronicles the relationship between his nephew’s mask, mobile and coronavirus in a unique way today…
Speeding at 24 MPH…
04 Sep 2020
XX obviously feels a little hard done by having been caught speeding while driving relatively slowly, but explains a little about the punishment which is thought to fit the crime…
Responsible ‘shopaholism’ – can be good for some?
01 Sep 2020
SA tells us about her experience of being able to include shopping as a component of her favourite things to do list without it taking over and becoming an addiction…
What can you do for them after all they have done for you?
While more people look at the hands of a lady, SM argues that the person that looks at hands most are their owners and while some accept the way they look there is nothing wrong with treating these really hard-working parts of our bodies from time to time.
Read MoreWhat can you do for them after all they have done for you?
29 Aug 2020
While more people look at the hands of a lady, SM argues that the person that looks at hands most are their owners and while some accept the way they look there is nothing wrong with treating these really hard-working parts of our bodies from time to time.
Get the big bones out today!
25 Aug 2020
PL is of the opinion that now we have a special day to revere our dogs, we should not let it go unnoticed …
One subtle way to deal with embarrassment…
23 Aug 2020
LD offers us a lesson in working out how to deal with those potentially embarrassing situations which have happened to someone else and where, by offering a little help have the potential to leave you just as embarrassed.
‘TO BE OR NOT TO BE... ONE OR THE OTHER’; there is a question….
20 Aug 2020
Perhaps Rudy is one of the few who has allowed the recent television campaign to prompt thoughts about our personal choices with regard to what happens next.
Pensioner-parents learn from the birds?
No matter which stage of life we arrive at there are so many things to be taken into consideration and GM has found one of those that often can become apparent when it is really hard and often too late to do something about it. Forewarned is forearmed as they say.
Read MorePensioner-parents learn from the birds?
17 Aug 2020
No matter which stage of life we arrive at there are so many things to be taken into consideration and GM has found one of those that often can become apparent when it is really hard and often too late to do something about it. Forewarned is forearmed as they say.
Happy Virtual Birthday to you…
14 Aug 2020
AN offers us an idea designed to take the video call to the next level in the hope that all the skills that lock down had forced us to learn are not lost when this episode becomes history, however far in the future that may be…
Ladies, perhaps a little egg on your face from time to time is a good thing…
11 Aug 2020
Perhaps BN has found a new somewhat relaxing pastime that some of our readers may like to indulge in…
In appreciation of our firry friends…
Be they ferocious, small, kings of the jungle or just the fir-ball that provides a family with that extra special member, for so many of us who otherwise would find themselves completely alone at home, SW invites us to take the time to appreciate the cats we see around us.
Read MoreIn appreciation of our firry friends…
08 Aug 2020
Be they ferocious, small, kings of the jungle or just the fir-ball that provides a family with that extra special member, for so many of us who otherwise would find themselves completely alone at home, SW invites us to take the time to appreciate the cats we see around us.
Mentioning the unmentionable…
05 Aug 2020
CL has a point when mentioning that we need to spare a thought for those very basic items of clothing that we have lived with and taken for granted for so much of our lives…
Seeing past the fog to the shop-shelves…
02 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…
To the 10% born on the other side… in preparation for a Happy International Lefthanders’ day
GB sympathises with all those older left handers who were forced to work at using their right hands when they were young, and comments on how things have changed for them in anticipation the celebratory day which recognises their existence.
Read MoreTo the 10% born on the other side… in preparation for a Happy International Lefthanders’ day
30 Jul 2020
GB sympathises with all those older left handers who were forced to work at using their right hands when they were young, and comments on how things have changed for them in anticipation the celebratory day which recognises their existence.
Friends, Mums, Daughters, Sons and Dads get to this back routine…
27 Jul 2020
Perhaps exercise is the way of helping someone we are seeing in pain every day to focus on something apart from the pain, even for a few minutes
Beware of overpaying for a TV licence…
21 Jul 2020
SW warns readers of a Television licensing email scam that may well have found its way into your inbox…
Have you found anything of value at the bottom of your draws?
18 Jul 2020
Perhaps JS is letting us know about a collection that might be worth updating while self-isolation allows us the time to sort some of our odds and ends.
A good day to predict the Weather…
15 Jul 2020
Sun, Rain; what does the weather hold for the people of our nation over the next six weeks. WD takes the time to question and analyse the notion that it all depends on the meteorological experience that the good lord offers us today…
The real cost of connecting with media
12 Jul 2020
SW prompts readers to make sure they are getting the best deal from their telephone and communication service providers…
Dreams, REM and remembering…
09 Jul 2020
Remember is something that older brains are likely to have problems with at the best of times. JN takes a look at one possible aspect of improving yours…
Life’s too short; let’s celebrate…
07 Jul 2020
YP suggests a celebration day that will be best commemorated by those who have already done the hard preparation…
Tough preparation for a global celebration …
05 Jul 2020
YP gives us notice of a celebratory day which is on the horizon and offers us a way to make future year’s positive ones…
Your bank account – one possible way of staying in control
Being in control of our money is something most of us take for granted but LM may have the solution to a problem that we can put in place before it is needed…
This post was sent to us in Early February, before Covid-19 was ever heard of, but is a perfect example of a reason to have telephone banking in place.
Read MoreYour bank account – one possible way of staying in control
03 Jul 2020
Being in control of our money is something most of us take for granted but LM may have the solution to a problem that we can put in place before it is needed…
This post was sent to us in Early February, before Covid-19 was ever heard of, but is a perfect example of a reason to have telephone banking in place.
See, snap and be ready…
27 Jun 2020
Many readers of the LPG will have learned this little camera trick over the years but, for those who have not, perhaps now is the time
The importance of a different type of dating…
24 Jun 2020
Time goes by so quickly that we often forget what happened last week let alone further back. DC offers a little advice on one way to keep track of it a little more closely.
An emergency history and geography lesson…
20 Jun 2020
There is no doubt that there are many historical geography lessons to be learned and JB offers a little instruction on the UK emergency services; the hows, whys and wherefores…
Inheriting a sticky hobby?
19 Jun 2020
Even though TG admits to not having any expertise on the subject, he passes on a little sticky learning for inheritors of the proceeds of a philately habit.
Let’s all think dirty, just for today…
17 Jun 2020
DR helps us to remember and acknowledge Global Garbage Man day today…
Magna Carta, a celebration of national law…
15 Jun 2020
The signing of the Magna Carta has inspired DL’s post today although the angle from which it is approached is a little unusual.
Someone to look up to.
09 Jun 2020
CK adds weight to a point made in the post that we featured on May 26th 2020.
Lockdown…The best of both worlds.
06 Jun 2020
Rudy offers readers a few comments on the advantages of converting a spare room into a study if you don’t have the whole house to yourself.
Man to man…
03 Jun 2020
SD offers information and instruction for an eventuality which the end of coronavirus could provoke…
The expressionless face of our world’s streets
31 May 2020
FI offers a personal opinion on the waring of masks to protect when we go out and shares some information on how to make one if you cannot buy one…
Routine; one way of maintaining yours….
28 May 2020
Being locked down alone can completely confiscate your way of life. AY reminds us of one fundamental way not to let it get started…
Thank you NHS, and here are some other people we need to thank…
25 May 2020
Perhaps RH’s message today will remind us that, even for those of us that still readily dismiss the ways that modern technology is helpful to us, might need to change their opinion after our recent experiences…
Something else to do while you’re in the queue…
Perhaps HW has exposed readers to some aspects of her character that might have remained a little more hidden, but she offers something to do with your time if you get stuck in a shopping queue during this period of ‘2-metre’, extended pre-shopping rituals…
Read MoreSomething else to do while you’re in the queue…
22 May 2020
Perhaps HW has exposed readers to some aspects of her character that might have remained a little more hidden, but she offers something to do with your time if you get stuck in a shopping queue during this period of ‘2-metre’, extended pre-shopping rituals…
The world’s ‘Money Grabbers’ or the ‘Financially Shrewd’?
19 May 2020
Rudy has something to say on the subject of national traits in the thoughts that he shares today…
Swapping the word ‘home’ for ‘alert’.
16 May 2020
IP comments on Governments recent message to the nation.
Will the world ever agree on anything?
14 May 2020
GK has offered us her thoughts on one effect of a single world-adversary, but she observes that even Coronavirus seems to have split opinion in so many ways and at all levels throughout our world.
A little nonsense that might make you smile…
12 May 2020
SD offers us a little escape from the situation we find ourselves in presently with a reminder of a national celebratory day that might divert for a short while….
Why must the wicked be strong?
07 May 2020
Music and solitude can be a mixture for allowing one’s thoughts to come to a personal decision or alter one’s standpoint. Rudy gives an example…
Age, Culture, Gender, conscience and Church…
05 May 2020
Perhaps Rudy’s message for today offers a subject for some really deep thought…
Stamps; not that bad a deal…
01 May 2020
TG looks at the history of the first ever postage stamp on its 180th anniversary.
Stamps; not that bad a deal…
01 May 2020
TG looks at the history of the first ever postage stamp on its 180th anniversary.
GDPR.. get them to show what they know about you…
28 Apr 2020
Online Privacy is something we tend to click our way through as quickly as possible but do we need to give it just a little more of our attention. CP asks the question…
Money; is collecting really worth it?
24 Apr 2020
OL has found some evidence suggesting that collecting commemorative coins may not be as ‘worth it’ as we all thought…
Eating; getting started again…
The question of what is best to eat after an illness which culls your appetite for a while must be uppermost in many minds as so many of us recover from coronavirus and all the related illnesses that have found their way to the surface during the past month or so. FI offers some suggestions…
Read MoreEating; getting started again…
22 Apr 2020
The question of what is best to eat after an illness which culls your appetite for a while must be uppermost in many minds as so many of us recover from coronavirus and all the related illnesses that have found their way to the surface during the past month or so. FI offers some suggestions…
A healthy reminder for your car…
19 Apr 2020
HW, offers a reminder to all the readers who are also self-isolating motorists…
Computer voice discrimination?
16 Apr 2020
VC has found an interesting answer to a question which most people probably never think about in the first place but the implications, both real and virtual, leave a lot of food for thought…
Turning the clock back to legibility…
13 Apr 2020
There is nothing more annoying than finding that all important shopping receipt and then discovering that all the details have faded. GD shares a possible solution to that problem today.
Down in the mouth in more ways than one…
10 Apr 2020
YS shares tips for getting rid of those all annoying mouth ulcers…
It is obvious that tea is very important to FW but in the light of the consequences that many will experience because of recent events, she offers a timely reminder for all those who have recently been given presents which offer an experience rather than something that can be held in the hand…
Read MoreTea; making a meal of it…
07 Apr 2020
It is obvious that tea is very important to FW but in the light of the consequences that many will experience because of recent events, she offers a timely reminder for all those who have recently been given presents which offer an experience rather than something that can be held in the hand…
In the interests of National Self-Sanity…
Self-Isolation has got to be a taster of things to come for many elders who have not experienced it before, although at the moment we are choosing to stay home rather than being forced. EB is concerned with how we keep our reason intact while we sit at home and wait
Read MoreIn the interests of National Self-Sanity…
04 Apr 2020
Self-Isolation has got to be a taster of things to come for many elders who have not experienced it before, although at the moment we are choosing to stay home rather than being forced. EB is concerned with how we keep our reason intact while we sit at home and wait
London, honestly, I kid you not!
01 Apr 2020
OW points out some interesting information about the inception of our 32 London Boroughs
My contribution to the ‘Coronavirus will not bring us down!’ campaign.
It was Shakespeare who penned the words ‘If music be the food of love, play on’ and, in the light of the situation we find ourselves in now, Flippa offers the words and the music which will go some way towards lightening the ‘corona’ mood a little, together with a challenge for any older musicians out there in internet land.
Read MoreMy contribution to the ‘Coronavirus will not bring us down!’ campaign.
29 Mar 2020
It was Shakespeare who penned the words ‘If music be the food of love, play on’ and, in the light of the situation we find ourselves in now, Flippa offers the words and the music which will go some way towards lightening the ‘corona’ mood a little, together with a challenge for any older musicians out there in internet land.
Insurance renewal – don’t just pay… Haggle!
26 Mar 2020
NS offers some tips learned from a recent encounter while offering some age old advice that many of us may have forgotten over the years…
Everything needs a bit of a spring clean ….
This message may be more important for the touch typists who read our posts. There is nothing more annoying than when the computer all looks perfect, but just one of the keys on your keyboard is sticking. Before you decide it is time to get a new one perhaps FT’s suggestion may be a way forward.
Read MoreEverything needs a bit of a spring clean ….
23 Mar 2020
This message may be more important for the touch typists who read our posts. There is nothing more annoying than when the computer all looks perfect, but just one of the keys on your keyboard is sticking. Before you decide it is time to get a new one perhaps FT’s suggestion may be a way forward.
Back pain, financial pain, mental pain…
20 Mar 2020
We all know that pain is a symptom that goes hand in hand with getting older. GA continues to look for solutions and offers one advertised on the internet.
There is more to SAD than just feeling that way…
17 Mar 2020
KB takes another look at SAD and vitamin D…
Where are you found in the personality spectrum?
14 Mar 2020
LY again reminds of the whole rainbow of subjects that can be learned from a little trip around the internet.
Your kids, your kids’ kids and your opinion…
11 Mar 2020
Children and grandchildren make a good focus for those of us who have them, but how far should we go when it comes to keeping them on our version of the straight and narrow? CK gets that ball rolling with her thoughts today…
Respect to the fairer sex.
08 Mar 2020
Rudy shares his insight into the world of the half of humankind that he would rather not experience but has great respect for.
Face improvement perhaps?
05 Mar 2020
PF has taken the time to share a gadget that may work for some and is purported to be a variation on an age old Asian theme for self-preservation and proves again that you can find an arguable solution to just about any problem on the world wide web.
Step out and step up while you still can…
02 Mar 2020
PY reminds us younger pensioners of a service that we can do for the older ones that might make all the difference…
Every picture tells a story (chapter 9) – London skies can be beautiful too.
28 Feb 2020
SP offers LPG readers a comment on, and a look at, Lewisham in winter…
A healthier Lent this year.
26 Feb 2020
LPG has repeated this offering which was first posted last year after the event, in the hope that all those readers who do give up meat for lent find something of interest to liven up this year’s eating experience.
Don’t get caught on a bus looking like an April fool…
22 Feb 2020
BH urges all pensioners to take a look at the expiry date on their freedom passes.
Step up communication in 2020
19 Feb 2020
TS has found us some tips on how to start a conversation; something we all found easy when we were young but have the stresses and strains of today’s life gradually stunted our ability or need to talk?
Long live the Chequebook!
16 Feb 2020
Although our high street banks might not want to celebrate, GJ has a thought provoked by the anniversary of a deed which was done 361 years ago today.
Heat… but please be careful!
13 Feb 2020
Is this an age old heating alternative or a new innovation? CT explains.
Fully charged, overcharged… just how charged should we be?
AH has found some interesting facts about just how electrically charged the human body needs to be and offers us the results of a googling session that skims the surface; a rather complicated subject but arguable worth learning a little about...
Read MoreFully charged, overcharged… just how charged should we be?
10 Feb 2020
AH has found some interesting facts about just how electrically charged the human body needs to be and offers us the results of a googling session that skims the surface; a rather complicated subject but arguable worth learning a little about...
Don’t dwell on ‘the me I used to be’…
07 Feb 2020
Perhaps this is a situation that other readers find occupying their thoughts. XX offers an introduction to rethinking low self-esteem and Inferiority complexes or at least recognising the signs…
Grandma’s Help
04 Feb 2020
Rudy has focussed in on something that grandfathers need to take a look at, and perhaps those parents who are also children would benefit from looking too.
Dig out your 20s – I bet you have more than you think!
01 Feb 2020
UG has used this message to prepare us for an up and coming event that we all knew and expected, but perhaps that we need to be a little more ready for than we think…
Nice trip? One way to ensure it is good to be home.
Dear LPG,
I have not been on holiday abroad for some time but decided that this is what was needed. I have family who live in parts of the world much nearer to the equator than London, and that I have not seen for ages and it is easy to slip into electronic relationships these days.
I have to admit that FaceTime and WhatsApp have their really valuable places in our lives but I hope that all readers will agree that no matter how real a moving virtual electronic image of a family member from the other side of a screen, there is something extra special about being able to touch and give a kiss to a long lost family member or friend which adds another real and unforgettable experience to one's rich mosaic of memories. There is no doubt about the fact that travel gets more costly as you get older, but if you have saved all your life this is one real way to be able to spend your money with purpose.
The climate is really a fundamental facet of being away that can cause unbalance and my trip over the Atlantic Ocean resulted in the usual jetlag on the way home. and even if there is no one to visit, a package tour to somewhere that you have never been to before acts as an adventure to preoccupied the mind with the usual preparation which is involved when you do something like this.
I would offer one small bit of advice though, and that is when planning your escape, please factor in the effect that a change of climate will have on your health when you return. I have been the victim of a nasty cold after a trip before.
So this time, before leaving, I googled and found a few tips that might be worth considering and I also have one of my own to offer: - make a point of preparing for the type of whether that you will be returning to. Firstly, by doing your best to make sure that the temperatures of your holiday venue and home are going to be vaguely similar at the time of your return. It is also vital to remember that English weather, no matter the time or season often includes rain so have some appropriate outer clothing at the ready…
GS, Orpington
LPG found the following related information that may help…
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Nice trip? One way to ensure it is good to be home.
29 Jan 2020
Dear LPG,
I have not been on holiday abroad for some time but decided that this is what was needed. I have family who live in parts of the world much nearer to the equator than London, and that I have not seen for ages and it is easy to slip into electronic relationships these days.
I have to admit that FaceTime and WhatsApp have their really valuable places in our lives but I hope that all readers will agree that no matter how real a moving virtual electronic image of a family member from the other side of a screen, there is something extra special about being able to touch and give a kiss to a long lost family member or friend which adds another real and unforgettable experience to one's rich mosaic of memories. There is no doubt about the fact that travel gets more costly as you get older, but if you have saved all your life this is one real way to be able to spend your money with purpose.
The climate is really a fundamental facet of being away that can cause unbalance and my trip over the Atlantic Ocean resulted in the usual jetlag on the way home. and even if there is no one to visit, a package tour to somewhere that you have never been to before acts as an adventure to preoccupied the mind with the usual preparation which is involved when you do something like this.
I would offer one small bit of advice though, and that is when planning your escape, please factor in the effect that a change of climate will have on your health when you return. I have been the victim of a nasty cold after a trip before.
So this time, before leaving, I googled and found a few tips that might be worth considering and I also have one of my own to offer: - make a point of preparing for the type of whether that you will be returning to. Firstly, by doing your best to make sure that the temperatures of your holiday venue and home are going to be vaguely similar at the time of your return. It is also vital to remember that English weather, no matter the time or season often includes rain so have some appropriate outer clothing at the ready…
GS, Orpington
LPG found the following related information that may help…
Ladies, here’s one I made earlier…
26 Jan 2020
UG shows us the outcome of a hobby, the result of which, is often forgotten in these days of minimalist, ‘no frills’ living…
Visitors from abroad, where do you start?
23 Jan 2020
ML takes readers on the journey she travelled before her visitors arrived at their destination.
New Year’s Honour or Horror?
17 Jan 2020
Perhaps, in your opinion, PN’s comments with regard to this New Year’s Honour have got you thinking. If you have anything to add or a differing opinion, LPG would like to share it…
Is this goodbye old friend?
14 Jan 2020
Perhaps NS’s fear at the prospect of having to bin her ‘Windows 7’ laptop prompted this post, but it might help others who have heard about this deadline, to get a better understanding of what it will actually mean.
LPG would like to say a big thank you…
Just in case you don’t know yet today is ‘International Thank You Day’'. So, from the people who click on their phones, to those who occasionally make contact with their thoughts and writings, LPG would like to offer a serious thankyou on a day dedicated to remembering those we can so easily take for granted.
Read MoreLPG would like to say a big thank you…
11 Jan 2020
Just in case you don’t know yet today is ‘International Thank You Day’'. So, from the people who click on their phones, to those who occasionally make contact with their thoughts and writings, LPG would like to offer a serious thankyou on a day dedicated to remembering those we can so easily take for granted.
Avoid double booking… On the wall or in the phone…
09 Jan 2020
Here is an answer to a problem which might work if you are one of a group who are all trying to do your part to keep an older person engaged without getting in each other’s way.
The electronic thieves...
08 Jan 2020
FS proves that, amongst all the really awesome sights that there are to be seen in this world, there are some that perhaps we need to be weary of…
Epiphany and the ‘take down’?
05 Jan 2020
No matter if you are a January 5th or January 6th advocate JN takes the time out to remind us that the time has come to return the lights and baubles to their packing boxes for another year.
Retirement; the youngsters need to start planning early.
02 Jan 2020
MT reminds us that, just as every other aspect and phase of life needs to be balanced perhaps the government are not fully preparing our younger workers for retirement.
A new year’s resolution worth ‘breaking’?
30 Dec 2019
Perhaps the thought of diabetes is the deterrent that is spurring you on, or just a wish to be a little thinner, but BH offers a little help for those who feel that sugar should not be such a big part of their 2020 diet.
Noise? keep your neighbours up to speed.
23 Dec 2019
DP relates a story which could most probably have been told by quite a few readers but this version has a moral…
The ‘Three-Diary’ way of life?
21 Dec 2019
DW passes on a tried and tested method of making sure that your day goes without a hitch (or at least with less hitches than before)
Every picture tells a story (chapter 6) - A whole new way of looking at the world...
It is often said that there are many elders who have decided to keep their feet firmly planted on the ground. For those who have never seen the clouds from above, KA’s picture today offers an insight
Read MoreEvery picture tells a story (chapter 6) - A whole new way of looking at the world...
18 Dec 2019
It is often said that there are many elders who have decided to keep their feet firmly planted on the ground. For those who have never seen the clouds from above, KA’s picture today offers an insight
Unconditional Air however sunny it is outside …
Perhaps many readers have already experienced the tip that KA shares today, but for those who have not, this could be a valuable bit of ammunition to note when packing for a trip to any country where the houses use air conditioning as freely as we in England use central heating.
Read MoreUnconditional Air however sunny it is outside …
15 Dec 2019
Perhaps many readers have already experienced the tip that KA shares today, but for those who have not, this could be a valuable bit of ammunition to note when packing for a trip to any country where the houses use air conditioning as freely as we in England use central heating.
My aunt, an inspiration.
12 Dec 2019
YG gives her view of someone living with blindness.
Whether just for Christmas or for life: some advice for when things change….
11 Dec 2019
Perhaps, even though times and circumstances might change, a dog is a pet that would make a good present for an older person…
Defrost and demist; make sure you can see!
LPG has held onto this article for a little while so that it can be viewed at the optimum time for readers to appreciate its relevance. But as we have no access to advance weather conditions we suggest that our readers that drive get prepared as TS shares a few winter motoring tips today.
Read MoreDefrost and demist; make sure you can see!
03 Dec 2019
LPG has held onto this article for a little while so that it can be viewed at the optimum time for readers to appreciate its relevance. But as we have no access to advance weather conditions we suggest that our readers that drive get prepared as TS shares a few winter motoring tips today.
Defrost and demist; make sure you can see!
LPG has held onto this article for a little while so that it can be viewed at the optimum time for readers to appreciate its relevance. But as we have no access to advance weather conditions we suggest that our readers that drive get prepared as TS shares a few winter motoring tips today.
Read MoreDefrost and demist; make sure you can see!
03 Dec 2019
LPG has held onto this article for a little while so that it can be viewed at the optimum time for readers to appreciate its relevance. But as we have no access to advance weather conditions we suggest that our readers that drive get prepared as TS shares a few winter motoring tips today.
So that’s why God invented Cotton Wool!
30 Nov 2019
FW reminds us about the importance of accepting invitations if we want our friends and family to remember and visit us, even though we may look upon the prospect of attending loud events as hard work.
Shhhhhhh!
27 Nov 2019
Christmas, a birthday or a birth is nearly always coming. HG may have found at least one perfect solution to one of those present dilemmas that so often plague us when it comes to present giving.
Christmas… No I don’t Roy!
24 Nov 2019
SC offers us a little light hearted spin on an interesting question. The Christmas holiday starts earlier and earlier every year but, on a more serious note; does the hype really detract from the true meaning of the holiday?
Some raw facts about Crudivorisme
21 Nov 2019
JW passes on information learned as a result of reconnecting with a work colleague from a while ago, but proves that there is always a subject to be explored at the most unexpected of times in this diverse world of ours…
LPG notes that the most popular adverts that offer this service aim to get you involved with a view to accruing some spending power for the following Christmas and notes, that because of the gap that our administration period forces between the time that articles are first received and finally posted, it may be too late to get sorted for this year. With this in mind we will re-post this advertisement in November 2019 as a reminder for anyone wanting to start such a scheme.
Read MoreSaving up for Next Christmas
18 Nov 2019
LPG notes that the most popular adverts that offer this service aim to get you involved with a view to accruing some spending power for the following Christmas and notes, that because of the gap that our administration period forces between the time that articles are first received and finally posted, it may be too late to get sorted for this year. With this in mind we will re-post this advertisement in November 2019 as a reminder for anyone wanting to start such a scheme.
Grandparents it was too late for last Christmas… but this year.
NG offers an idea for all Grandparents who want to do something really special for their little ones this Christmas and although we shared it last year we are honouring our promise to give sufficient warning so that those who want to can make it a reality for this year.
Read MoreGrandparents it was too late for last Christmas… but this year.
16 Nov 2019
NG offers an idea for all Grandparents who want to do something really special for their little ones this Christmas and although we shared it last year we are honouring our promise to give sufficient warning so that those who want to can make it a reality for this year.
You can fool others (but not yourselves)
14 Nov 2019
Knowing that your children are too busy to visit has to be very hard to accept when you are older. Rudy offers his thoughts on the subject today…
So that’s why God invented Cotton Wool!
12 Nov 2019
FW reminds us about the importance of accepting invitations if we want our friends and family to remember and visit us, even though we may look upon the prospect of attending loud events as hard work.
How quickly some of us forget again
11 Nov 2019
OV makes a personal view clear and reminds readers of something that could be worth pointing out to the younger ones.
with a view to accruing some spending power for the following Christmas and notes, that because of the gap that our administration period forces between the time that articles are first received and finally posted, it may be too late to get sorted for this year. With this in mind we will re-post this advertisement in November 2019 as a reminder for anyone wanting to start such a scheme.
Read MoreSaving up for Next Christmas
08 Nov 2019
with a view to accruing some spending power for the following Christmas and notes, that because of the gap that our administration period forces between the time that articles are first received and finally posted, it may be too late to get sorted for this year. With this in mind we will re-post this advertisement in November 2019 as a reminder for anyone wanting to start such a scheme.
My attempt to inspire positivity…
LPG can only agree that any offering that might add a little light to the approaching darker evening needs to be made as public as possible and, as such, feels that if even one reader gets a little ray of positivity from JB’s poem it is worth posting on out front page
Read MoreMy attempt to inspire positivity…
05 Nov 2019
LPG can only agree that any offering that might add a little light to the approaching darker evening needs to be made as public as possible and, as such, feels that if even one reader gets a little ray of positivity from JB’s poem it is worth posting on out front page
Keep connected one way or the other!
02 Nov 2019
IA advises that if you can’t get out literally getting out virtually is the next best thing…
A little trip down quiz memory lane…
30 Oct 2019
Perhaps CL asks the ultimate poser today, ‘Are you an encourager or an answer of trivia questions?
Opposing elements – same outcome?
26 Oct 2019
LY offers an arguable odour free, environmentally friendly alternative to burning all that personal paperwork that you want to be sure no one else even has the opportunity to read.
Having the older finger on the button.
24 Oct 2019
TK’s interest in statistics has allowed her to offer some information which we can learn without having to work our way through the numerical specifics, because she has done that part for us.
Lewisham council’s hidden gift.
21 Oct 2019
MB shares information about a little-known free gift for those who are forced to pay before they can park outside their own homes.
Getting all four corners together…
It is accepted that most of the older members of the population who are still able to keep house find themselves faced with a rather large collection of jobs which need repeating with unwelcome monotony. I am sure that everyone has a particular chore that predominantly upsets, and the violent shaking of a duvet must come high on that list. LY offers an alternative way to get this one done.
Read MoreGetting all four corners together…
18 Oct 2019
It is accepted that most of the older members of the population who are still able to keep house find themselves faced with a rather large collection of jobs which need repeating with unwelcome monotony. I am sure that everyone has a particular chore that predominantly upsets, and the violent shaking of a duvet must come high on that list. LY offers an alternative way to get this one done.
Audio Description – not only for the blind.
15 Oct 2019
CL tells LPG readers about the advantages of using audio description even though she is able to see most things quite well. She also expresses her wish for the invention of a similar but real life AD button and explains why…
The busy/boredom balance…
12 Oct 2019
Perhaps it is thought that there is relatively little to stress about for a person who does not have the pressures that going to work brings with it, but KB has found a whole new stress variable that we might need to be alerted to.
Upright gone a bit wrong.
09 Oct 2019
Perhaps HW’s message today may act as the start of a way to improve, or it may provoke a reason to check on a condition that can so often creep up on us elders before we really become aware of what is actually happening. Either way LPG suggests that it is worth a read…
Happy Grandparent’s day…
06 Oct 2019
On Grandparents’ day CMC offers a little food for thought and helps us to question our effect on our grandchildren’s lives.
LPG would like to thank XX for this insight into a subject that may be thought a little personal for our website. As personal as it is, LPG has no doubt that many others are affected by similar circumstances and may now feel able more to share similar thoughts. LPG continues to aim to pass on any information that other readers may be able to identify with and which may improve another reader’s outlook on life. XX sent us this post at the end of last winter but, as it begins to get a little colder again in the evenings, LPG thought it appropriate to post it again.
Read MoreCold lonely-night remedies…
01 Oct 2019
LPG would like to thank XX for this insight into a subject that may be thought a little personal for our website. As personal as it is, LPG has no doubt that many others are affected by similar circumstances and may now feel able more to share similar thoughts. LPG continues to aim to pass on any information that other readers may be able to identify with and which may improve another reader’s outlook on life. XX sent us this post at the end of last winter but, as it begins to get a little colder again in the evenings, LPG thought it appropriate to post it again.
Mensa and me…
28 Sep 2019
NS has found one of their attributes that perhaps LPG readers might like to measure…
This gives ‘keeping your nose clean’ a whole new meaning!
25 Sep 2019
AB has found a treatment that could turn out to be a way to alleviate at least one aspect of the anguish of colds, ‘flu and hay fever if you have the strength of character to give it a try.
It could be worth checking.
22 Sep 2019
Perhaps it is worth checking to see if there is a benefit that you could be entitled to and are missing out on.
Spotting the signs…
19 Sep 2019
BB focusses on an issue that many of us have heard of, but perceive as something that happens somewhere else in the world, and reminds us that we may be seeing without actually noticing a case of modern slavery very close to home…
Ways of pleading ignorance with an air of knowledgeability…
It is often accepted that the older person is also likely to be a member of society which is considered the most uninformed. EW advises that if we need to substantiate this theory we should at least do it with an air of flair and intelligence.
Read MoreWays of pleading ignorance with an air of knowledgeability…
16 Sep 2019
It is often accepted that the older person is also likely to be a member of society which is considered the most uninformed. EW advises that if we need to substantiate this theory we should at least do it with an air of flair and intelligence.
Exercise for the brain.
13 Sep 2019
JN reminds us of a skill that we can find, or reawaken and that could well improve our health at the same time.
Finding the right qwerty key when you need it…
10 Sep 2019
Perhaps using a typewriting programme can teach more than how to be a really fast touch typist. LC explains more.
A salutation to ‘the’
07 Sep 2019
WA recognises our need to stop and acknowledge even the small links in the chain that is arguably our most communicative tool.
Are your pants on fire?
04 Sep 2019
PM has found yet another subject to challenge reality or perhaps the imaginations of LPG readers as this challenge is posed.
Your name; a lot to live up to?
31 Aug 2019
In the 1590s, it was Shakespeare’s Juliet who first asked the question ‘What’s in a name?’. CJ has found a few places where we might be able to get the answer…
Do you know what can happen when you dial ‘*#06#’ with your mobile phone?
29 Aug 2019
CP highlights some pointers when it comes to mobile phone security in today’s post.
It is never too late to learn…
26 Aug 2019
Perhaps this is something that many of us spend a long time promising that we will get underway but never get started on. KW has shared some ideas….
Automobiles all over the place…
23 Aug 2019
LR focusses on how the number of cars on our roads have grown over the past half century
Use the sensory help around you….
20 Aug 2019
Perhaps there are other readers that identify with Rudy’s comment today; either as a person who avoids wearing their sensory aids
Take one last look just in case
19 Aug 2019
KE focuses on yet another aspect of the PPI question in today’s post but also reminds us that it is time for a final look at any aspect of your financial life where there is a claim to be made before the time runs out.
First impressions – keep an open mind…
17 Aug 2019
First impressions of the people you meet can be formed very quickly but AK has alternative advice for readers today…
Cleaning up with swifter obsolescence
14 Aug 2019
Today’s post focuses in on household appliances and, in a back to front way, warns us of a comparison that we elders need to make sure the young around us don’t make.
Romford… A reader’s appeal..
11 Aug 2019
Do you know any pensioners who would rather be living in Romford than Lewisham Borough? If so PG would love to get in touch and generate a move that will make both of them happier.
Lost cat – chipped cat…
09 Aug 2019
It is always in the back of a pet owners mind that, pedigree or otherwise, their pet could be stolen or lost so the information that IG offers today needs to be noted just in case…
Couples… make time to concentrate on you!
05 Aug 2019
Those of us who have partnerships that are thriving into our senior years have important lessons to pass on to the younger couples in our families. SY reminds us of one today.
The power of the online rating…
02 Aug 2019
Perhaps today’s post helps to inforce the message that the online shopper, whatever his age, has quite a bit of influence, and reminds us to use that power wisely
Bad back rising…
30 Jul 2019
CP again focusses on something that might just improve the fate of back pain sufferers.
In these days of suspicion
24 Jul 2019
Electricity is something that we take for granted these days but every now and then we still need to be reminded about any irregularities in our supply. TF emphasises this today.
How do you rate on the happiness scale?
21 Jul 2019
Is there a science behind being really happy? AH has taken the time to find a couple of tests that may go some way to measuring your level of happiness.
Are your Passwords so secure that even you can’t remember them?
Do you remember when all we had to do is make sure that our signature was unique to be secure in the knowledge that no one had the key to our personals? XX has found a ‘pen and paper’ solution to storing our electronic passwords. We have kept XX’s initials even more anonymous than usual.
Read MoreAre your Passwords so secure that even you can’t remember them?
18 Jul 2019
Do you remember when all we had to do is make sure that our signature was unique to be secure in the knowledge that no one had the key to our personals? XX has found a ‘pen and paper’ solution to storing our electronic passwords. We have kept XX’s initials even more anonymous than usual.
A little bit of basking is not a bad thing…
15 Jul 2019
After the many arguments that have been offered for and against sun bathing, DH offers a little information to support the theory that all sunlight is not bad for you.
Whatever happened to price advice with ‘NO obligation’?
13 Jul 2019
VM has another story that illustrates how difficult it is to get the simplest of information without opening yourself up to what could be seen as even more nuisance calls
Food hygiene standards in the 1930s
12 Jul 2019
JC shares another story which has come to light after a long period of being hidden away and hopes that it provokes a few memories for our readers.
TV Licence concessions; something else to be taken away from pensioners?
09 Jul 2019
Rudy Morgan publicly asks the questions that most of us have roaming around our heads privately when it comes to the subject of free TV licenses.
Oh, the price of knowledge…
06 Jul 2019
Did you ever possess an encyclopaedia and do you still have it? JB offers some thoughts on the subject.
Whether here or there – Happy Fourth of July
04 Jul 2019
Perhaps HG offers us an alternative reason to recognise this day regardless of if we are American or not.
Remembering the buses - back in the day – chapter 2
02 Jul 2019
Perhaps there are a few readers who can share the odd entertaining story about their memories of the world of work.
Every picture tells a story (chapter 3)
29 Jun 2019
Here is a view of one of the higher areas of Brockley which readers may find worth a slightly longer look. AR has recorded it for us…
Aiming for Platinum.
26 Jun 2019
KY learns a few tips on the subject of a long and successful marriage and passes them on.
Do you know your mobile phone number?
22 Jun 2019
When we find ourselves with our phone and no knowledge of its number OK reminds us what to do.
Mobility is just another word for independence…
19 Jun 2019
HS makes a comment about one of these things that must worry a lot of relatives of wheelchair–bound care home residents.
Beware the silver label!
16 Jun 2019
EB highlights something that may not have occurred to our readers who microwave…
Working on the Detox from the outside in.
13 Jun 2019
JL sings the praises of a detox bath and offers some recipes.
…Looks fine but something’s wrong?
10 Jun 2019
WM reminds us that it is a case of ‘use it or lose it’ and although the health of your arm muscles is affected here, the message also affects the health of your pay as you go mobile phone…
Can the queen help to improve your posture.
07 Jun 2019
RS suggests another way that we elders can pass on a little advice to those younger ones around us.
Every picture tells a story (chapter 4)
04 Jun 2019
HW’s picture and comments have provoked thoughts of how things used to be last century.
August 29th - National PPI day…
02 Jun 2019
KE sends out an advert with a now well know message for potential PPI claimers, but with a difference…
I blame Henry!
30 May 2019
Getting married is a big step at any time of life but ES offers thoughts on why there should be a ‘happily ever after’ no matter what age you are…
Do green fingers + green eyed monsters = a green healthy lawn?
27 May 2019
Perhaps, for the more reluctant gardener, a masterclass about getting the grass just right is a lesson worth taking on board? LPG hopes that YP’s offering today will help.
How to best deal with that special springtime present from my cat….
26 May 2019
As we approach spring SW offers the online solutions to keeping the hairs that your cat decides to offload to a minimum.
Get it sorted and then get on with your life!
22 May 2019
GH has a message for all who have not thought about what will happen at the end of their lives and advises the older family members to keep reminding the younger ones.
Have you thought about being a ‘hands-on’ grandma?
21 May 2019
IW looks at a few of the advantages and things that need to be focused on if you decide to be a hands-on Grandparent
Lemons and lemonade
19 May 2019
If you feel a bit down today perhaps DI’s comment might perk you up a bit and if not you, you may know a friend who might be encouraged and motivated by this message so please pass it on.
Families are like puppies – not just for Christmas …
16 May 2019
MM has found yet another reason for us to get our mobile phone cameras into action, or perhaps the camera is her version of an excuse here.
Smelling bits of history
13 May 2019
Here are a few facts about one of your senses that may be worth taking in.
Giving money as a gift can be a complicated business!
10 May 2019
Perhaps, as RW has found, giving money away especially when sending it abroad can be a bit of a minefield.
Making sure everybody knows…
07 May 2019
PF takes the time to point out something that goes back to the very principal aim of LPG.
Now I’m rabbiting on…
04 May 2019
It is interesting how even a subject as unlikely as Cockney rhyming slang can have an essential message to offer.
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 MoreMeasuring by picture…
03 May 2019
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.
XX has chosen these initials because of the personal nature of parts of his message but thinks that it is an important message for readers who find themselves in a similar position to his. Suddenly finding yourself without your partner can have an even more adverse effect on how cold you feel when you sleep.
Read MoreCold lonely-night remedies…
01 May 2019
XX has chosen these initials because of the personal nature of parts of his message but thinks that it is an important message for readers who find themselves in a similar position to his. Suddenly finding yourself without your partner can have an even more adverse effect on how cold you feel when you sleep.
Utility work contingency…
28 Apr 2019
UM offers some news for anyone who finds that they need to be divorced from one of their three main utilities which they will have problems losing.
Did someone mention that you are not looking yourself today?
25 Apr 2019
So many people live alone these days and so many things can happen. CP shares an experience and a little advice.
Free but potentially Tracked…
22 Apr 2019
Perhaps it is a good thing, or perhaps it is one of those things that worry you, but IB has shared a reality that we should be aware of….
Getting closer to the daily 5…
19 Apr 2019
Today’s message maker asks, ‘Do you get your 5 a day?’ and inspired by TM’s 5 a day cheats, LPG has found an online quiz that those who are not natural fruit and veg eaters might take and find to their advantage.
Simon Cowell, Nina Myskow and the clap-o-meter – who is the harshest judge?
16 Apr 2019
EC remembers the talent of Britain past and the way it was judged.
Meditation… perhaps I am just too fussy!
13 Apr 2019
SF shares one of the drawbacks of meditation tapes.
Are you sitting comfortably?
09 Apr 2019
Perhaps OU points out the difference between sitting comfortably over the years…
My personal price war.
06 Apr 2019
No matter how large or small the item it is good to bag a bargain and HY has a tip which will keep our shoppers in the loop.
My personal price war.
06 Apr 2019
No matter how large or small the item it is good to bag a bargain and HY has a tip which will keep our shoppers in the loop.
A whole new world in your local park
03 Apr 2019
Perhaps PL has used this message to remind readers that there really is at least one place worth an occasional summer visit even if you don’t feel like traveling too far away from home.
Happy Anniversary when it arrives…
29 Mar 2019
There are so many little problems to be solved and we are happy to share AB’s solution to one of them.
What ever happened to convalescence homes?
27 Mar 2019
Perhaps the reality of recovering after a spell in hospital is hardest for those who live alone as EW explains.
Introducing my new houseguest… Alexa
24 Mar 2019
TN reports that even though it is a gadget that many older people feel off as unnecessary he has found an invaluable use for his newly acquired Amazon Echo.
A double helping of leg common-sense
21 Mar 2019
KK has shared some really obvious information in this post, perhaps so obvious that, all too often, we miss the point.
LPG notes that the most popular adverts that offer this service aim to get you involved with a view to accruing some spending power for the following Christmas and notes, that because of the gap that our administration period forces between the time that articles are first received and finally posted, it may be too late to get sorted for this year. With this in mind we will re-post this advertisement in November 2019 as a reminder for anyone wanting to start such a scheme.
Read MoreSaving up for Next Christmas
19 Mar 2019
LPG notes that the most popular adverts that offer this service aim to get you involved with a view to accruing some spending power for the following Christmas and notes, that because of the gap that our administration period forces between the time that articles are first received and finally posted, it may be too late to get sorted for this year. With this in mind we will re-post this advertisement in November 2019 as a reminder for anyone wanting to start such a scheme.
My prediction was premature but I think I was right
LPG is quite sure that DY was not the first person who predicted the demise of the UK land-line, but from the point of view of older people, are there any other questions to be asked. Do you have a concern that needs to be shared?
Read MoreMy prediction was premature but I think I was right
16 Mar 2019
LPG is quite sure that DY was not the first person who predicted the demise of the UK land-line, but from the point of view of older people, are there any other questions to be asked. Do you have a concern that needs to be shared?
Be ready for a takeover…
14 Mar 2019
Sudden change can have devastating repercussions. CF offers a little advice on one way that couples can minimise the fallout.
Without meaning to set your teeth on edge…
12 Mar 2019
Perhaps this is not the most pleasant of subjects but it is always good to have a plan because, as is mentioned, this happens more often as we get a bit older.
Can our hands be too clean?
10 Mar 2019
‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness’ as they say but are we taking this science past the point where we are doing the best for ourselves? WS has a comment or two on the subject.
When the floor is a little nearer as you look down.
08 Mar 2019
As we get older we become very hard subjects to buy a meaningful present for, but YC makes the observation about a practical present that will solve two problems at once.
The pancake topping that may just add to mother’s ruin.
05 Mar 2019
JL reminds us that today is Pancake Day and urges us to pass the news down the generations with a few new topping ideas.
Cheers and no smears…
02 Mar 2019
GD has taken the time to offer us a housekeeping tip that those of us who live alone will want to take on board if they like to extend a little liquid hospitality.
Grandma’s if you can, get hands-on.
25 Feb 2019
Perhaps JN has shed some light on the realities of being a hands-on grandparent, which will help other potential grandparents to make their minds up.
Sometimes you are the last person to realise.
22 Feb 2019
BW, highlights at least one thing that can be done to combat weight loss.
Juice it and stay healthy
19 Feb 2019
We have featured smoothies in a previous post but OY has fond some interesting recipes for readers who perhaps already have a smoothie maker or juicer that they may not yet have tried.
Why you should start using social media
16 Feb 2019
Like everything else there are good and bad consequences of getting involved with social media. Today SW reminds us to take a look with an open mind.
Nosey or Vigilant – using your eyes and ears?
13 Feb 2019
Perhaps it is a good idea to forge a friendship with your neighbours especially if you live alone.
Proper food rotation at home.
11 Feb 2019
KE advises us to set our kitchen store cupboards up with a little more thought and offers a little advice on one way that we can get started.
An insurance agreement.
08 Feb 2019
Classic or modified, it may be worth looking into agreed valuation for your car if you have not done so yet, or perhaps MC has a little information that may be worth passing on to a car enthusiast friend or relative.
The cold truth about keeping it clean?
07 Feb 2019
Clean clothes and a little more money in your pocket discovered all because of a boiler on the blink.
Choosing, chopping and changing when it comes to healthcare.
05 Feb 2019
Perhaps you have been unhappy with GP practice. Did you know that you have the right to choose which surgery you attend?
Drivers be prepared!
02 Feb 2019
drivers of all ages.
Doing it to excess!
30 Jan 2019
TM has focussed on the word ‘Binge’ today and come to some interesting conclusions…
Required* v optional…
27 Jan 2019
There are somethings that we do without thinking and BK points out one of them and reminds us of the importance of being aware.
The sights the cinema can offer…
24 Jan 2019
CDC offers yet another way to gainfully use our time.
If you have to cry today make them tears of joy.
21 Jan 2019
It has been scientifically proved that this is the most depressing day of the year but RY has found a bit of the internet where you can find a bit of a lift.
Get the conservatory conserving…
18 Jan 2019
Perhaps we could all do just a little more than we do to save energy in our homes. SL reminds us to see what advice internet experts can offer.
A better way to leave the garden
15 Jan 2019
We know that no one solution will suit all, but perhaps this gardening tip may make a difference to your gardening sessions in 2019.
Always wishing for the whether we can’t have…
12 Jan 2019
IO shares some tips on making sure that we get a good night’s sleep during the longer nights which force us to stay at home for longer periods during the winter months
Home from home shopping…
10 Jan 2019
There are more and more babysitting grandparents these days and the grandchildren are often not living just down the road. With the problems that are caused as forgetfulness becomes a consideration KD has discovered another aspect of babysitting that can confuse.
Shopping; has it changed for better or for worse.
08 Jan 2019
DY shares personal experiences that we all have but may well have forgotten.
A bit of military help when you really need it.
05 Jan 2019
Perhaps this reminder will jog the memories of those who have served in our armed forces in the past and forgotten the work that they do just when it would be advantageous not to,
Don’t become conspicuous by your absence…
02 Jan 2019
OH’s message today is not a new one and although it can be dismissed as one that everyone already knows, perhaps we all need a timely reminder.
The balls of your feet take on a whole new meaning.
02 Jan 2019
This exercise is simple, will hardly interrupt your day and may improve your circulation with minimal effort. What is not to like?
The television timepiece.
30 Dec 2018
RS has found a reason to turn that whole ‘watch too much TV and become a couch potato’ train of thought on its head.
Often seen but not noticed…
28 Dec 2018
Perhaps now that OC has reminded us of their existence, more of us will take advantage of this resource that perhaps is underused in our borough.
(10/18 -b) Why not start using social media?
27 Dec 2018
Perhaps taking a look at what others offer on line is the way to learn about social media. It is not all bad as OV points out.
Thoughts on the Garden of life.
23 Dec 2018
Perhaps NS is illustrating just how quickly some things change and how slowly others take to catch up. LPG are always looking for diverse writings and would welcome any other thoughts that we can share with amongst our readers.
What you give away while you are sleeping.
17 Dec 2018
LPG cannot help but marvel at the wonderful facets of the internet that our contributors have to offer and would like to remind readers to continue to send us their stories so that we can share them.
I read it here and it worked for me …
14 Dec 2018
We understand that KY plans to share the answer to the real question in time but sharing how to get closer to the answer is not a bad start.
Learning that you have bowel cancer is not the best experience for anyone but, as the joke says. What is worse than being offered an apple with a worm in it? The answer is biting into it and finding half a worm. We need to find the worm when it is as small as possible in this case
Read MoreA very real invitation…
11 Dec 2018
Learning that you have bowel cancer is not the best experience for anyone but, as the joke says. What is worse than being offered an apple with a worm in it? The answer is biting into it and finding half a worm. We need to find the worm when it is as small as possible in this case
Dustbins and Driveways.
08 Dec 2018
All tips and hints help and so LPG thanks OL for an insight that perhaps has not been considered before.
Indulging in too much morning shut-eye
02 Dec 2018
If sweet dreams are less important than harsh reality for you IP’s offering may provide a little inspiration today.
Why not learn and then take a trip
28 Nov 2018
EB reminds us that all languages should be both listened to and spoken with tolerance regardless of the language that is being spoken, how well it is being spoken and which part of the world that verbal exchange taking place in.
The shake that might stop the knees from shaking and a little more?
26 Nov 2018
Perhaps this is a drink recipe to save for the summer of 2019 as it begins to get colder, but LPG looks forward to learning if anyone else has similarly positive results to MH’s after drinking it.
The utility renewal jungle!
24 Nov 2018
We all need gas and electricity but WM offers a little insight into what happens and just how complicated it can be if you decide to check what you are really paying out.
Do you remember this lot?
21 Nov 2018
OB reminds us of a time that perhaps LPG readers will remember.
If you’ve got it flaunt it properly!
18 Nov 2018
Having a blue badge is not enough. Make sure that you are seen to have one when it counts.
New friends, new learning…
15 Nov 2018
PA has offered us a new reason to get away even if the only person you have to travel with is yourself.
A seriously disrespectful action.
12 Nov 2018
There are an obvious few years of our lives where we can see things from both sides of retirement but they pass so quickly and before that basic respect can be something that we just don’t have time for as MA points out.
A bit of a con then and now…
09 Nov 2018
Perhaps things have become a lot more sophisticated because of all the new tricks we have learned since the early days but both of these clips are designed to put a smile on the faces of our readers today.
Unwanted emails and how to get rid?
06 Nov 2018
If you are one of those people who managed to receive too many emails from one particular sender KW offers a little help on how to minimise the problem.
Please keep going.
03 Nov 2018
OC offers personal experience of visiting a relative who is nearing the end of life.
Protect your cheques!
28 Oct 2018
It has to be said that the new method of keying lengthy sets of numbers through a keypad on your telephone gets harder to do accurately as we get older while cheques are a way of life for so many as SB points out.
The summer of 2018; one to remember…
24 Oct 2018
It has been warm and there earlier this year there appeared to be no letting up. LPG offers some ideas to keep a little cool while MT offers a valid comment.
Are you still flying through life with emotional baggage?
22 Oct 2018
LPG thanks JH for bringing up this issue and hopes that anyone recognising such traits in themselves will be motivated to find some help.
There are fewer age limits than you might think surrounding this one..
Perhaps we elders are more discreet than our younger counterparts but we need to be equally as careful about making sure that we are protecting ourselves even though HIV is not the killer affliction that it used to be.
Read MoreThere are fewer age limits than you might think surrounding this one..
19 Oct 2018
Perhaps we elders are more discreet than our younger counterparts but we need to be equally as careful about making sure that we are protecting ourselves even though HIV is not the killer affliction that it used to be.
Letting an inherited house?
16 Oct 2018
There are quite a few inherited homes that become rented accommodation and YJ tells us about some of the new changes that licencing them will throw up.
Leave it at home every now and then.
13 Oct 2018
CP offers yet another reason that we need to practise our skills even when there is no compulsion to do so.
The meaning of a word
10 Oct 2018
ND offers the results of a little non-political research.
That smell that can happen in the kitchen.
It happened to GS and chances are that, if it has not yet happened to you, it will at some point. As we get older such sudden occurrences have a bigger effect on some of us. LPG thanks TS for offering solutions to combat a kitchen fridge odour situation…
Read MoreThat smell that can happen in the kitchen.
08 Oct 2018
It happened to GS and chances are that, if it has not yet happened to you, it will at some point. As we get older such sudden occurrences have a bigger effect on some of us. LPG thanks TS for offering solutions to combat a kitchen fridge odour situation…
Masticate at a slower rate.
06 Oct 2018
Perhaps we have gone full circle and arrived where we started as children. All those pensioners’ mums cannot have been wrong.
It is always hoped that such an eventuality will not be needed but DK offers a really sensible plan which will help to protect a little of our privacy and ensure that the things we really want to arrive via our friends will do so if we find ourselves with a sudden need to visit hospital.
Read MoreHaving your bag ready.
01 Oct 2018
It is always hoped that such an eventuality will not be needed but DK offers a really sensible plan which will help to protect a little of our privacy and ensure that the things we really want to arrive via our friends will do so if we find ourselves with a sudden need to visit hospital.
Taking a leaf out of the Spanish book of life.
29 Sep 2018
Regardless of age, in some parts of Spain the Siesta has served that nation well and regardless of what the internet has to say on the subject SB has grown to become a true fan of this Spanish tradition.
Keep talking positive…
26 Sep 2018
Perhaps the aspect of life that BR has brought to the fore today needs contemplation from time to time, so that when it inevitably becomes part of our experience we are a little more prepared to deal with it.
Keep talking positive…
26 Sep 2018
BR writes of subjective learning on a subject that is hard to cope with and tells us of a personal experience in the hope that his experience may help others.
Adverts: the visual and verbal small print. (lesson 1).
23 Sep 2018
Perhaps there are more lessons to be learned by those people who do not use TV commercial breaks to make a quick cuppa, than first meets the eye.
So similar that I can hardly tell them apart!
19 Sep 2018
Perhaps YM reminds us that the things we do instinctively, such as replacing the phone on its electronic rest, can be interrupted too.
Not just one more lonely statistic.
It is to be remembered that nobody is a friend until we have at least struck up a conversation with them. VN reminds us that if you have not practised it lately there are a few pointers to get you back into the swing of talking a little more easily.
Read MoreNot just one more lonely statistic.
17 Sep 2018
It is to be remembered that nobody is a friend until we have at least struck up a conversation with them. VN reminds us that if you have not practised it lately there are a few pointers to get you back into the swing of talking a little more easily.
Perhaps ‘Perhaps’ is a better answer than ‘Yes, of course.’.
Perhaps RM has a point. Pensioners with larger and younger families can be thought of as the person that has the time to do all the little jobs that would save younger members having to take time off work, but making time to enjoy your retirement is equally as important.
Read MorePerhaps ‘Perhaps’ is a better answer than ‘Yes, of course.’.
13 Sep 2018
Perhaps RM has a point. Pensioners with larger and younger families can be thought of as the person that has the time to do all the little jobs that would save younger members having to take time off work, but making time to enjoy your retirement is equally as important.
Giving your memory a physical workout?
11 Sep 2018
TM’s suggestions here will get the mind and body working although LPG suggests knowing, remembering, and adhering to your limitations when getting involved.
What we have to teach the young.
07 Sep 2018
The young (even the older young) may think that they know it all but WH puts forward some suggestions as to how we can offer them the benefit of our experiences.
Pensions then and now
02 Sep 2018
Pensions and numbers come to the fore in today’s post and whatever you think of TM’s calculations perhaps they put our current rate of pension into perspective.
Purely hearing advice.
01 Sep 2018
JG offers us a little advice on the importance of having regular hearing checks and her views with regards to finding a dedicated practitioner.
Three into two won’t go.
29 Aug 2018
Now that this road layout is complete there appears to be quite a lot of discussion around if the public feel it to be a real improvement, and DJ has put some aspects of this argument down on paper for us. Do you have a similar or differing opinion to share?
Who ever said it first, Voltaire or Spiderman’s Uncle Ben, they were right
EL’s nostalgic reminder of a small incident, that happened in the past, perhaps while making us smile, brings home the possibilities of a reality that could be before any of us followed with advice to be realistic about it, but not to the point where it spoils the positivity of your now.
Read MoreWho ever said it first, Voltaire or Spiderman’s Uncle Ben, they were right
23 Aug 2018
EL’s nostalgic reminder of a small incident, that happened in the past, perhaps while making us smile, brings home the possibilities of a reality that could be before any of us followed with advice to be realistic about it, but not to the point where it spoils the positivity of your now.
Pram-pushing at my age…
20 Aug 2018
BJ has highlighted the point that many grandparents spend time looking after their grandchildren and it is not such a bad way to employ some of your time.
Duplicate Duplication.
17 Aug 2018
LS makes an interesting point in a world where we are being told about the importance of saving trees. If this has happened to you please let us know so that we can learn more about how common an occurrence this is in our borough
It is all about the delivery.
15 Aug 2018
Intercom doorbells are becoming more popular and being used more and more in private homes. JR gives us a little personal experience of them.
Virtual life so often mirrors the real thing
11 Aug 2018
LPG is happy to print all thoughts and outlooks in the hope that they may register with even a few readers in a positive way. If you have one to offer, please visit our contact page.
Thinking ‘about back home’ today
06 Aug 2018
LPG is happy to dedicate todays post to all those pensioners who boast Jamaica’s heritage and live in our borough.
Remembering the screensaver...
04 Aug 2018
LPG appreciates the opportunity to share some information that is well worth being aware of if you continue to use a laptop or desktop computer.
Going back lock stock and barrel…
01 Aug 2018
The decision to emigrate to one’s childhood homeland in retirement has many real advantages but UF gives another point of view.
The ‘new computer’ headache.
29 Jul 2018
How to choose a new computer of any description and which to choose is becoming a bigger mystery as more and more are invented. SC gets down to basics.
Stranger things may have happened.
27 Jul 2018
As HY has pointed out, LPG is looking to the pensioners that number it’s readership to come up with an idea as the first stage of our record bid for fame. (With tongue in cheek)
The changing face of taking a dip in Lewisham.
26 Jul 2018
LPG thanks DW for showing us one aspect of how access to public swimming has changed for the Lewisham public during the past 130 years.
Know your Limitations!
21 Jul 2018
We older human specimens have a lot to offer in the way of experience but it is really important to know that the youngsters have some very useful and different gifts to offer. Sometimes it is necessary to explore the unknown with someone a little more expert than you.
An ICE list - Something to make sure you have when you really need it.
19 Jul 2018
LPG thanks yet another reader for a very pertinent point and hopes that readers address the issue by making an ‘ICE’ list of their own, or reviewing their current one.
The changing face of taking a dip in Lewisham.
16 Jul 2018
LPG thanks DW for showing us one aspect of how access to public swimming has changed for the Lewisham public during the past 130 years.
When you first go – take it slow…
LPG has to ask why the things that are so good for us are the things that are nearly always those same things that we really want to avoid. We look forward to hearing from TR again when, as her exercise instructor advises, she finds herself so enthusiastic that it’s harder not to attend her classes.
Read MoreWhen you first go – take it slow…
14 Jul 2018
LPG has to ask why the things that are so good for us are the things that are nearly always those same things that we really want to avoid. We look forward to hearing from TR again when, as her exercise instructor advises, she finds herself so enthusiastic that it’s harder not to attend her classes.
The beholder’s eye
12 Jul 2018
Agree or not, VT has given us a little food for thought here. She reminds us that we are all individual and need to make our shopping choices based on more than the recommendation of others.
‘Belong’ for as long as you can.
LPG lives in hope that what GL has to say will hit home with some of our readers who are on the verge of feeling overwhelmed by all the things that they are trying to fit into their lives and, while we appreciate that there is only so much one can do in a day, enjoy and embrace what you have.
Read More‘Belong’ for as long as you can.
09 Jul 2018
LPG lives in hope that what GL has to say will hit home with some of our readers who are on the verge of feeling overwhelmed by all the things that they are trying to fit into their lives and, while we appreciate that there is only so much one can do in a day, enjoy and embrace what you have.
Neighbours, Please Look Out For Each Other.
Being inspired to find a new hobby can really give a lift to a life that had needed an injection of change and challenge. MM offers us some ideas and LPG will relate to anyone who is willing to offer some advice to the readers on this site.
Read MoreNeighbours, Please Look Out For Each Other.
06 Jul 2018
Being inspired to find a new hobby can really give a lift to a life that had needed an injection of change and challenge. MM offers us some ideas and LPG will relate to anyone who is willing to offer some advice to the readers on this site.
If There Is a Problem with It - Phone the People Who Made the Phone
04 Jul 2018
It is simple advice but often the simple approach is the one we are likely to miss. LPG would like to thank VB for sharing this little gem of information with us.
Making a Move
28 Jun 2018
While making new friends is quite easy for some, perhaps, one of the harder things to do when we get a little older is be faced with a completely new set of people that we need to make friends with. KL offers her experience.
You could be ill without feeling ill.
24 Jun 2018
You may well have had one of these checks in the past, but if you are not sure if it was more than five years ago and you don’t visit the doctor very often, perhaps it is worth checking to see if you are due another.
Don’t be a curtain twitcher.
24 Jun 2018
RP offers us a perspective on the impersonalised way that modern Britain often treats neighbours and the effect on at least some of them.
You could be ill, without feeling ill.
21 Jun 2018
You may well have had one of these checks in the past, but if you are not sure if it was more than five years ago and you don’t visit the doctor very often, perhaps it is worth checking to see if you are due another.
LPG would like to thank CH for the observations offered and would invite any readers wanting to add to this post or to at least let us know if you have claimed because of a Lewisham pothole to get in touch, as your experience will be invaluable to others who find themselves in the same position.
Read MoreFull of Holes.
18 Jun 2018
LPG would like to thank CH for the observations offered and would invite any readers wanting to add to this post or to at least let us know if you have claimed because of a Lewisham pothole to get in touch, as your experience will be invaluable to others who find themselves in the same position.
All equal but different.
14 Jun 2018
LPG feels that this is one of life’s lessons that we cannot be reminded about too often because at times it is very easy to forget.
Appreciate your works…
14 Jun 2018
When the rest of the world is getting you down perhaps you should take the time to follow JA’s advice, and when you have, please share your achievement so that we can pass it on.
I bet you’ve got an earworm.
11 Jun 2018
If yours is a recurring one, perhaps you would like to share your personal earworm with us and, if not, LPG would like to thank JF for highlighting an interesting subject that probably affects many of us very privately.
Street charity.
08 Jun 2018
MC has offered us one point of view when it comes to giving money to people on the streets of our borough. Do you have an alternative opinion to offer?
Pen Pals are not only for schoolchildren…
07 Jun 2018
There are no two ways about it, having a pen pal has the same advantages as it did for school children all that time ago, but please take note of our warning and be safe.
Focus On Looking Good, Not Looking Young.
As JH points out the effects of all the anti-ageing cosmetics will probably be felt so far into the future that we are likely not to see the outcome of the suggested caution, but there has to be a measure of uncertainty attached to its effect on the generations that follow us into old age.
Read MoreFocus On Looking Good, Not Looking Young.
31 May 2018
As JH points out the effects of all the anti-ageing cosmetics will probably be felt so far into the future that we are likely not to see the outcome of the suggested caution, but there has to be a measure of uncertainty attached to its effect on the generations that follow us into old age.
Note to self; remember not to get impatient.
27 May 2018
LPG has noted SW’s point of view of older retirees and wonders if any of the pensioners that are the people on which her observations focus, would care to offer their point of view.
Nearly kicked it.
24 May 2018
LPG offers congratulations to CJ who, for whatever reason, is making progress with something which is a life stumbling block for so many.
First cigarettes, then mobile phones, what next?
20 May 2018
It is interesting as, UR reminds us, to realise the effect that films and TV have on our way of life.
A person first; disabled second!
17 May 2018
LPG acknowledges that it is easy to have the answers to someone else’s problem when you are not experiencing the emotional effects, but BR’s thoughts could offer some inspiration to someone you know who is suffering in this way.
Quirky QUERTY foreign exchange!
14 May 2018
When you know where the keys are, typing can become one of those things that you can do with your eyes shut, most of the time, but PA’s advice could come in handy if you are off on holiday anytime soon.
Happiness, Women, Men and longevity.
11 May 2018
Pc has offered us an interesting bit of filmed information which is self-explanatory.
Weird questions and contracts.
05 May 2018
Perhaps this will never happen to you but forewarned is forearmed so if someone gave you your mobile phone as a present check this stuff sooner rather than later.
Get one and give one; A friendly surprise
02 May 2018
LPG would like to thank DL for reminding us of that old adage which tells us that it is better to give than to receive, and it has to also be said that sharing is often even better.
Kids; Backwards And Forwards
28 Apr 2018
Could JB be instrumental in helping you see things from your children’s point of view here?
Sucked into the Gateway…
25 Apr 2018
The completion of the Lewisham Gateway project is planned for 2021 which is when we will all be able to see if the 7 or so years of construction, inconvenience and hardship that, by then, the general Lewisham public will have had to put up with have really been worth it.
What ever happened to the Dragon?
23 Apr 2018
This is the one day in the year when the English amongst us need to celebrate our Englishness and that of all the other cultures that have become part of our identity.
An alternative celebration of bravery.
20 Apr 2018
IB reminds us of a reason to remember today in history.
Two-way charity.
17 Apr 2018
Perhaps our readers have other comments of interest to add to this subject. Please let us know.
Back to my Back.
15 Apr 2018
CP brings some something that may be new to readers in the event that it could be the thing which could make a difference to their back pain. LPG reminds readers to check with a GP before you try this remedy.
Paper calendar power…
13 Apr 2018
SP reminds us that old fashioned things also have a place in our world.
Weird things on roundabouts?
07 Apr 2018
Do you remember this bit of Lewisham history? have you a picture to share?
Many of us don’t have to address this issue once we get past the working stages of our lives but there is still the odd doctor’s appointment that we need to be reminded of and it is nice to know that there are more pleasant ways of letting this happen than the harsh noises of yesteryear.
Read MoreA gentle awakening…
06 Apr 2018
Many of us don’t have to address this issue once we get past the working stages of our lives but there is still the odd doctor’s appointment that we need to be reminded of and it is nice to know that there are more pleasant ways of letting this happen than the harsh noises of yesteryear.
A less foolish thing to do on the day.
01 Apr 2018
LPG wonders is there is enough room for both celebrations on April fool’s day but thinks that FN’s idea could be a way forward.
My TV years and soap opera silences.
22 Mar 2018
Most of us have discovered the AD button on our TV by now, but KE has reminded us of another way to take full advantage of the fact that it is there.
An old pastime brought up to date.
18 Mar 2018
It is interesting to look at statistics from all parts of the world and JF appears to have learned how to bring them to the attention of our readers.
Tracker, or no tracker, get moving every hour.
14 Mar 2018
LPG, courtesy of TP, is able to offer a little information with a view to exercise.
Those expensive little square sticky bits of paper.
08 Mar 2018
Everyone knows it and we older members of the Lewisham communities are amongst the people who are likely to benefit most from IJ’s reminder.
Don’t get really lazy until you have to.
28 Feb 2018
LPG tries its best to bring you the sort of news that gets missed and really needs to be acknowledged as we get a little older.
Exercise is important and we are lucky enough to have so many readers offering different suggestions these days. LPG are of the opinion that the readers can only benefit from these suggestions. Please contact us if you have adopted a regular exercise routine as a result of something you have read on our site. We would really like to be able to share your experience.
Read MoreBefore you get out of bed?
25 Feb 2018
Exercise is important and we are lucky enough to have so many readers offering different suggestions these days. LPG are of the opinion that the readers can only benefit from these suggestions. Please contact us if you have adopted a regular exercise routine as a result of something you have read on our site. We would really like to be able to share your experience.
The Answer should always be ‘Why’.
22 Feb 2018
LPG knows that there are so many readers who experience this problem. Do you have a solution that you can offer? Please contact us using the details on our contact page if we can share your solution
Done over in 60 minutes!
17 Feb 2018
This is one for children of all ages to pay attention to.
Things you can do with your hands…
02 Feb 2018
The fact that KK added the last link to this piece is likely to make you smile or grimace. But on a serious note, although there is one video you should definitely leave to the experts, some of the links may just make all the difference…
Whales and the way we look?
31 Jan 2018
Is OJ right when she says that we are still obsessed with the way we look? Is she the only LPG reader that will admit to wearing these garments? Do you have one to recommend?
Why not just eat it?
29 Jan 2018
Does RJ have a point, do you find cooking programmes to be riveting TV viewing, we would love to hear your views and receive some of your tried and tested recipes.
You Will Always Need Toilet Paper!
25 Jan 2018
Perhaps it is hard to imagine a story involving toilet paper and a moral but LPG has found one for you….
Lets All Get A Little Touchier.
Perhaps this is something that doesn’t register with us until it is often too embarrassing to talk about. Remember that anything that is offered on this site is anonymously posted unless the writer specifically asks us to do otherwise. We are always looking for reader’s feedback.
Read MoreLets All Get A Little Touchier.
19 Jan 2018
Perhaps this is something that doesn’t register with us until it is often too embarrassing to talk about. Remember that anything that is offered on this site is anonymously posted unless the writer specifically asks us to do otherwise. We are always looking for reader’s feedback.
The Blue Depression Revisited
15 Jan 2018
If you are feeling a little depressed LPG has a little advice that may alter your mood and lift your spirits.
Show your computer who is the boss!
14 Jan 2018
Perseverance is the way forward according to OG. What do you think?
Don’t leave it to all the others
13 Jan 2018
Perhaps this will jog the memories of those who have a friend of family member in hospital at the moment. If it provokes any reader to a hospital ward LPG will feel that they can add a positive achievement to their goal.
Ladies and gentlemen, we should all be thankful for soap
08 Jan 2018
PB has made her point and we would like to know if you agree with it or have another. Find out more about how you can put your ideas on line by going to our contact page.
The yellow stuff in curry
05 Jan 2018
There is no singular cure for all ills but perhaps this could be beneficial.
Careful What You Flush!
04 Jan 2018
Not all news is good news and our actions can improve this situation if we take note…
Here or there?
03 Jan 2018
Perhaps PB’s story is a lesson to all people who find themselves approaching retirement in a different country from the one where they grew up.
More nurses needed!
03 Jan 2018
Your reaction to BE’s letter could make all the difference to someone’s future visit there.
The sunset law
30 Dec 2017
Bible verse… old wife’s tail... this message is both but JF reminds us that there is a truth that we cannot be reminded of too often…
Meal for one?
23 Dec 2017
Many older people do a lot more than eat alone; perhaps this article will allow other ideas on the subject to surface. Please let us know if they do.
I T driving me mad!
20 Dec 2017
I know that the council are trying their best to automate everything but while I can drive, the internet is a major chalange for me. Why do the council assume that becaues I can master one of these activities the other comes easily to me too?
What to get for the kids…
14 Dec 2017
LPG observes that UT has a lot of valid thoughts on the subject of Christmas Presents.
Variations on a theme...
06 Dec 2017
Dear LPG,
I bet you don’t know who Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr was.
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
03 Dec 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.
The ‘them’ club
01 Dec 2017
This is a bit of OC’s personal news but LPG suspects that it is a very generic piece if ‘personal’ news.
Long complicated words.
28 Nov 2017
GB has a point to make - if you agree with her let us know.
Blacklisted!
25 Nov 2017
Here is a story that may interest you.
On 13/11/14 I bought a mobile phone from the EE shop in Lewisham and it worked really well. I have limited hearing and found this phone to be perfect for my needs.
A personal Pooh salute.
23 Nov 2017
It appears that Pooh has touched the lives of many, and we know that he is a memory jogger, so enjoy UR’s memory and let that provoke yours for just a short while.
Address book complications
22 Nov 2017
I read with interest what GB of Forest Hill had to say about telephone numbers and I am in complete agreement.
Ready… Steady… GP! (…I mean GO!)
20 Nov 2017
I have always understood that when I visit my doctor I have just 15 minutes to communicate my problem to him or her, and when I feel unwell enough to need a consultation I am usually confronted with the choice of having to wait for days...
Mice and computers again.
19 Nov 2017
It is ironic that we are becoming dependent on virtual mice while we continue to work on the suppression of the real thing. Is this aspect of the state of things to come?
Giving Away Our Power To Choose.
Perhaps being a Luddite is sometimes necessary to protect the values that are gradually disappearing from our world. Progress can be a good thing but when the words positive and progress need to be put together is it always a recipe for positivity?
Read MoreGiving Away Our Power To Choose.
18 Nov 2017
Perhaps being a Luddite is sometimes necessary to protect the values that are gradually disappearing from our world. Progress can be a good thing but when the words positive and progress need to be put together is it always a recipe for positivity?
My new get fit rule.
17 Nov 2017
There are lots of ways to get fit but LPG staff members have to admit to rather liking the idea of a weekly dieting holiday.
Knowing your numbers
16 Nov 2017
Some think that our brains are just getting older but, no matter what age we are, have we not all been spoilt by technology.
“Good morning”.
14 Nov 2017
ED is not saying anything new here but perhaps it is something we need to be reminded of from time to time.
Eleven Plus so many memories!
12 Nov 2017
GH asked an interesting question here. Do you remember your 11+ exam. How well did you do? We found some past papers to take you back to those school days..
Foot/ankle trouble? It may be tendonitis
10 Nov 2017
Perhaps you have had an encounter with this ailment without even knowing.
Remembering the STOP button
08 Nov 2017
Remember the stop button
On the way home from work tonight I was near the bottom of an escalator at a busy tube station and saw that someone had fallen over at the bottom.
How To Become A Skype Grandparent
06 Nov 2017
Here is a way to make your computer work to your advantage if your grandchildren do not live close to you
Too much commitment
05 Nov 2017
Giving to charity is a very English thing to do, but is having to account for everything you give security gone mad?
Knowing your rhubarb
04 Nov 2017
If you have this vegetable in your garden, it is worth making use of. Even if you are not that keen on eating it, it comes in handy in other ways…
Computers - Turning the thing on
01 Nov 2017
Many more of us have tablets these days though we often admit to getting slower with age, but we often forget that this is a trait found in everything. Not just humans.
Another little scam story!
29 Oct 2017
Dear LPG,
I have a bank story to tell everyone, I recently used an ATM in my local bank. I made sure that I hid my pin number as I keyed it in and when they came out I took both the £50 I asked for and the card, and started to put them away in my bag.
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. I'm seeing five gentlemen everyday.
Read MoreOldies but Goodies
25 Oct 2017
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. I'm seeing five gentlemen everyday.
Automatic money matters / The facelessness of modern banking
22 Oct 2017
Hello LPG,
I want to tell you a bit about my local bank. It is one of the ‘big four’ but it is unique in as much as it appears to be built on three floors.
A one sided situation.
16 Oct 2017
The ‘one-sided’ information contained in this letter is aimed at the female ‘side’ of our readership. But Gentlemen, please have a read and inform your female friends and family members of this simple but significant fact .
Hello LPG,
I think that we can agree that the weather is really showing the UK its coldest side now. The New Year has reintroduced many of his friends to that feeling where a look outside the front door is more than enough exercise for the day.
Each year at this time I find that more and more people of my age find themselves alone. I, like many others, live in sheltered accommodation and we were given some very good advice. There is nothing new but I thought it would be good to remind our Pensioners of these important facts.
SEVERE WEATHER:
The recent forecast says snow maybe on the way; very cold and windy conditions.
Please be prepared and do not get caught without all the items you may require if you are unable to get out.
Have you got enough of the following?
Milk, Bread, tins of Soup, Pasta, toilet rolls, tissues and tinned vegetables.
Being ready for the cold
15 Oct 2017
Hello LPG,
I think that we can agree that the weather is really showing the UK its coldest side now. The New Year has reintroduced many of his friends to that feeling where a look outside the front door is more than enough exercise for the day.
Each year at this time I find that more and more people of my age find themselves alone. I, like many others, live in sheltered accommodation and we were given some very good advice. There is nothing new but I thought it would be good to remind our Pensioners of these important facts.
SEVERE WEATHER:
The recent forecast says snow maybe on the way; very cold and windy conditions.
Please be prepared and do not get caught without all the items you may require if you are unable to get out.
Have you got enough of the following?
Milk, Bread, tins of Soup, Pasta, toilet rolls, tissues and tinned vegetables.
Life perspectives…
14 Oct 2017
LPG feels that this is one aspect that we all need to be reminded of from time to time. There is always someone who is worse off than you
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. It just so happens that there is one passenger who shares that journey and who, in my opinion, has a very irritating habit; he picks his nose.
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. It just so happens that there is one passenger who shares that journey and who, in my opinion, has a very irritating habit; he picks his nose.
Charities: - who are they helping?
09 Oct 2017
Giving spare change away to charity is becoming more and more difficult.
An accident waiting to happen!
They say that every picture tells a story and now that I have learned how, my mobile phone helps me to find visual stories everywhere I go. This street is in the Borough of Lewisham and I often walk up the street that is pictured here. I take it for granted that I am going to have to ‘weave’ my way through between the bins and parked cars.
Read MoreAn accident waiting to happen!
08 Oct 2017
They say that every picture tells a story and now that I have learned how, my mobile phone helps me to find visual stories everywhere I go. This street is in the Borough of Lewisham and I often walk up the street that is pictured here. I take it for granted that I am going to have to ‘weave’ my way through between the bins and parked cars.
A new innovation for us?
05 Oct 2017
For the past 10 years I have been living in John Penn House, a sheltered accommodation complex in the New Cross area. When I moved in back then, I thought that being there would be good for me as I got older, but there is one drawback.
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.
A child of the war
02 Oct 2017
Here is a thought which is likely to jog a few memories. How many others readers can offer a war story to make us all smile?
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...
The length of the stick and the state of your back.
27 Sep 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.
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.
How to read the Good Book
20 Sep 2017
I am a bible reader and came across this advice recently. I know that many don’t read and many are start their reading experience at very different stages in their lives. I would like to pass these words on to any LPG readers who read both publications.
Define the following
17 Sep 2017
FRUSTRATION
Trying to find your glasses, without your glasses.
The ‘them’ club
15 Sep 2017
Letter
This is how one pensioner’s sees one aspect of bring a pensioner. Do you have a different point of view that you would like to offer for publication?
Long complicated words
13 Sep 2017
I find myself with a comment that I feel the need to make. One day not so long ago, I visited the offices of an organisation dedicated to caring for older people. I met their office administrator; a young girl who looked in her early twenties.
Why do I need to ‘bulk buy’’?
10 Sep 2017
Have you seen the advertisement where the Meerkat is looking for a meal for one? The poor meerkat looks so dejected at the end.
Shopping online is all the rage these days but, having tried it, there are a few things that I have learned. Until the end of last year I was happy to drive down to the shops when the fancy took me but, as the consequence of a small car accident, I decided that it was time for me to give up driving.
Read MoreChanging shopping habits
06 Sep 2017
Shopping online is all the rage these days but, having tried it, there are a few things that I have learned. Until the end of last year I was happy to drive down to the shops when the fancy took me but, as the consequence of a small car accident, I decided that it was time for me to give up driving.
A one sided situation
03 Sep 2017
Isn’t it funny how we always seem to do things with the same hand? Many of us hold our eating cutlery the same way and write with the same hand and it would be wrong if we didn’t. (Can you remember the stigma attached to writing with the wrong hand before the 1960s?)
Celebration day
02 Sep 2017
Do our readers know just how many commemorative days there are in the world’s annual calendar these days? We started off with Christmas, Birthdays and Easter but now we have so many ‘off the wall’ days that it is really mind-blowing.
Staying cool
01 Sep 2017
Perhaps a radical solution but everything should be considered…
Please note the picture I sent to you. It shows a text that I received recently, and looks like a notice from the DVLA reminding me to pay my car tax, but I was sure it had arrived a month early and my car is black not red. I had the presence of mind to check my papers and it was then that I noticed that the registration number quoted was not quite right either.
Read More1 month 2 soon – take care!
30 Aug 2017
Please note the picture I sent to you. It shows a text that I received recently, and looks like a notice from the DVLA reminding me to pay my car tax, but I was sure it had arrived a month early and my car is black not red. I had the presence of mind to check my papers and it was then that I noticed that the registration number quoted was not quite right either.
Touch, don’t poke!
27 Aug 2017
In my effort to keep up with technology I bought myself a tablet for Christmas and I am getting on fairly well with it; although there was just one thing that was getting to me. The problem all rested with my touching technique.
Turn over a not so new leaf
23 Aug 2017
I have tried to follow the advice of PB of Forest Hill and, I think that, it works really well. The only thing that worries me are those bits of paper and how many will have to be thrown away if we all adopt this habit.
Watching what you missed yesterday
Have you ever found yourself looking through the paper and finding something that you really would have liked to have seen on a Freeview channel but that is gone for ever? If you have a smart TV you will be able to use ‘Catch up’ but if you don’t all is not lost.
Read MoreWatching what you missed yesterday
20 Aug 2017
Have you ever found yourself looking through the paper and finding something that you really would have liked to have seen on a Freeview channel but that is gone for ever? If you have a smart TV you will be able to use ‘Catch up’ but if you don’t all is not lost.
LPG's reply to this
16 Aug 2017
You don’t have to have a business to need proof of purchase. Keeping bank statements always helps. If you paid cash for something the receipt is the only proof you have of your purchase, and the bill often incorporates information about extended warranties.
Cable Chaos
15 Aug 2017
I decided to have a bit of a change round recently which constituted swapping the placement of my TV and a chair in my living room. I knew that I would have to put my back into moving the furniture, but I forgot how many wires would be involved.
In the summer of 2007 I bought a dress-watch at the Bluewater Branch of a fairly large Jewelery chain. I did pay cash but I kept a record of the day I purchased it, the box and the bill. (The bill faded and I eventually threw it away). Five years later it stopped working and I went to a few shops to check if it could be repaired.
Read MoreKeeping bits of paper
13 Aug 2017
In the summer of 2007 I bought a dress-watch at the Bluewater Branch of a fairly large Jewelery chain. I did pay cash but I kept a record of the day I purchased it, the box and the bill. (The bill faded and I eventually threw it away). Five years later it stopped working and I went to a few shops to check if it could be repaired.
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
Banks cannot take your money away but, in the interests of keeping it secure, they have a policy of making accounts dormant if they see no activity over a period. For a current account, banks will typically do this after three years if no transactions are performed, and getting the account up and running again is a case of proving that it is yours; a process that can take a little time.
Read MoreMoney matters
06 Aug 2017
Banks cannot take your money away but, in the interests of keeping it secure, they have a policy of making accounts dormant if they see no activity over a period. For a current account, banks will typically do this after three years if no transactions are performed, and getting the account up and running again is a case of proving that it is yours; a process that can take a little time.
What really happened to Sunday?
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. I bet we have all forgotten what the clock tower end of Lewisham high street used to look like before it became a maze of red and white cones.
Read MoreWhat 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. I bet we have all forgotten what the clock tower end of Lewisham high street used to look like before it became a maze of red and white cones.
At age 36 I am not a pensioner yet but I like to think that saving is something I have learned the value of. So soon after I started working, I opened a current account that my salary is paid into and a savings account which came with the usual penalties if one decides to take money out at short notice.
Read MoreMy sleeping money
30 Jul 2017
At age 36 I am not a pensioner yet but I like to think that saving is something I have learned the value of. So soon after I started working, I opened a current account that my salary is paid into and a savings account which came with the usual penalties if one decides to take money out at short notice.
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...
Two-way security
23 Jul 2017
There has always been one section of the community who could be at risk if they locked themselves in and those are the people who cannot always get to the door to answer it. It would then be important that a key holder could get to them in the case of an emergency.
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.
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.
For the past nine years I have lived in sheltered accommodation run by Lewisham Homes. During that time there have been three occasions when I have had mice. The first time this happened, pest control was paid for by the landlords, but a couple of years afterwards I had to pay the Council to have the problem sorted again.
Little furry things
09 Jul 2017
For the past nine years I have lived in sheltered accommodation run by Lewisham Homes. During that time there have been three occasions when I have had mice. The first time this happened, pest control was paid for by the landlords, but a couple of years afterwards I had to pay the Council to have the problem sorted again.
I was checking the statistics on line recently and they show that I am one of the many people that suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) informs that an estimated 10-15% of the UK's population is affected by IBS at any one time
Read MoreGetting there on time...
08 Jul 2017
I was checking the statistics on line recently and they show that I am one of the many people that suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) informs that an estimated 10-15% of the UK's population is affected by IBS at any one time
Things medical - Dropping Standards
02 Jul 2017
Dear LPG,
Let me tell you about my doctor. I had been one of his patients for so many years that we were on first-name terms. Eventually there were two doctors who practised together so if one wasn’t there the other would be.
Less pleasant pleasantries
28 Jun 2017
Dear LPG,
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.
Things medical
22 Jun 2017
Dear LPG,
I have found that the best way to contact my GP is by telephone these days.
Bombed school days
21 Jun 2017
Hello LPG,
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?
Hello LPG
14 Jun 2017
I used to live in Lewisham but moved to Bristol about a year ago. I do have quite a severe and compound mixture of illnesses, but my medical experience has changed so much since my move.
How old is old
14 Jun 2017
Dear LPG,
One day last summer I found myself at a local charity event and I bought an item which cost 90p.
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. Once it was identified, I was sent off to undergo a simple operation to correct the problem.
Read MoreOn 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. Once it was identified, I was sent off to undergo a simple operation to correct the problem.
Easy to miss
03 Jun 2017
Dear LPG,
My children deal with my bills these days but in February this year I was unhappy with my phone service and we changed it to another provider.
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 his shopping. I took the previously filled bag out of my shopping trolley. I packed the items I purchased from Iceland in another bag but left the first one on the floor by the trolleys.
Read MoreGod’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 his shopping. I took the previously filled bag out of my shopping trolley. I packed the items I purchased from Iceland in another bag but left the first one on the floor by the trolleys.
Direct Debit - The Down Side
28 May 2017
Dear LPG,
I retired recently and used my lump sum to pay off my mortgage. I am sure that I am not the only retiree to feel liberated because I will never have to make another payment for that.
Dear LPG
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 March 8th next year, I wanted to share her words with all my LPG readers. (Gentlemen are strongly invited to learn from them too).
Her advice was…
Being a mother is the most important job in the world
Being a grandmother is the most fun
Only mothers can love you like a mother
Keep secrets like a sister
Behave like a true friend,
and kick your butt if you need it
Loyalty is hard to find
Trust is easy to lose
Actions speak louder than words
Home is where we share, love and grow
Where sorrow is divided and joy is multiplied
Make new friends, but keep the old ones
For one is silver; and the other is gold.
The Secrets of being a Woman
24 May 2017
Dear LPG
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 March 8th next year, I wanted to share her words with all my LPG readers. (Gentlemen are strongly invited to learn from them too).
Her advice was…
Being a mother is the most important job in the world
Being a grandmother is the most fun
Only mothers can love you like a mother
Keep secrets like a sister
Behave like a true friend,
and kick your butt if you need it
Loyalty is hard to find
Trust is easy to lose
Actions speak louder than words
Home is where we share, love and grow
Where sorrow is divided and joy is multiplied
Make new friends, but keep the old ones
For one is silver; and the other is gold.
Keep connected one way or the other!
02 Jan 0001
IA advises that if you can’t get out literally getting out virtually is the next best thing…
