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Wow! Fabulous prize. Keeping everything

Would love to win this!

Hello there Celtwitch. Nice to meet you! Im Linda. I’m in Manchester, in Sale, so not that far from you. Which Lancashire valley? I’m so sad that you feel isolated. I’m lucky to still have my husband and good friends from work days. Hope you manage to find some friends nearby through this forum. I wasn’t ready really to retire completely. My husband still works full time. He’s 63 and retired from RBS at 55. After 2 years they rang him and asked him to go back for a few months to help with a project. He’s still there and not ready to finish! I think if he was retired I would have settled and we could have done things together. We like to walk, travel, go to the gym, do Pilates and yoga. Keeps us flexible! No cycling though! You are lucky to be surrounded by hills. Where we are is good though for getting into Derbyshire for walking plus there are some good places to walk around Bolton. We spend a lot of time in the Lake District. I was born in West Cumbria and still have family there- so like to be in that part of the world. Do fell walking when we can. Love to stay in Grasmere or Buttermere. I’ve got a stepson and two small grandchildren- but also an elderly widowed Mum. My Dad died just before Christmas and she’s bereft. So life is busy- with lots of high and low points at the moment. I think I will retire again when Mike decides to stop.

Hello there fellow Newbie. Still trying to navigate my way around here- but think it will be great when I get the hang of things. Life sounds good for you. Where on the coast are you? You are so lucky. I live in Manchester and would love to be by the sea. Though Manchester is a good place to live. Lots to do. Like you I’m not keen on sport apart from watching tennis! Love to travel too. Been to Goa, Egypt, Israel, Jordon, Thailand among others. But am keen to do lots of city breaks this year. Going to Rome in June as never been yet. Fancy a transatlantic cruise next year. What is your job?

Hello. I am new here too. I retired in March 2017 with a full pension aged 55 from a stressful NHS job. I thought I would never work again and looked forward to “me time” at last. By September I was really fed up. I started volunteering one day a week for the RSPCA as a cat cuddler! Love that so much. But still wasn’t enough. I now work 21.5 hours at MnS. They sent me on a course, and I am now Master Barista in the cafe. Whole new skill set. Very busy now. Very happy and not at all stressed. I strongly feel now that even when retired you still need to have a purpose and a reason to get up in the mornings and out of the house.Looking forward to getting to know people here.

Hello. I am new here too. I retired in March 2017 with a full pension from a stressful NHS job. I thought I would never work again and looked forward to “me time” at last. By September I was really fed up. I started volunteering one day a week for the RSPCA as a cat cuddler! Love that so much. But still wasn’t enough. I now work 21.5 hours at MnS. They sent me on a course, and I am now Master Barista in the cafe. Whole new skill set. Very busy now. Very happy and not at all stressed. I strongly feel now that even when retired you still need to have a purpose and a reason to get up in the mornings and out of the house.

It was cold Wilf! Freezing and windy. Love it there. 10 minute walk from my parents. Light is always great for photos.