Nothing as benificial as you-but I have interests that still keep me going. Some of you may know I am a keen gardener but I used to be a Champion exhibitor of Alpine Plants. The showing stopped with the bypass and the alpines are now in the garden- but I still give talks to garden societies on Alpines. Suppose this is where my interest comes for climbing hills but I don't get much time to look at the native flora on my rides. I'm too busy trying to catch the others.
I am also learning to become "Competent"********** with woodworking tools. The wife keeps wanting things like a pergola outside the shed- Decking outside the Pool and the latest is a chicken coop. So another bit of the lawn won't be needing cutting shortly.
And fresh eggs have a taste all of their own- and so do Beans- Potatoes- Carrots and Swede. All I needed for dinner tonight was fresh chicken and we would have been self sufficient.
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How long was I in the army? Five foot seven.
Spike Milligan