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Do You Shilly Shally? Good. Great Form of Exercise!

So long as it has speed and sudden stops or turns it works. Shilly Shallying as exercise will keep those balance mechanisms on their toes! …

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Spring Nettle Soup! Wisdom of Old?

The last blog “ Was it a Wise Way for Kids to Grow Up? ” written by Marion produced some interesting discussion. A key question was: “Is …

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Tough Lives or was it a Wise Way for Kids to Grow?

This piece came from one of you, Marion Hillman who is also 84. So in tune with my memories of childhood. And like me, perhaps like …

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Curiosity rejoices! Free to go out and explore. At BBC Scotland?

Glasgow had been the 2nd greatest city in the Empire. So proud it built factories like palaces! Then the War, the Clydeside blitz and the …

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Positive Nostalgia- In Scarborough.

When you are ancient a wallow in nostalgia is a pure delight. For the last few days I have been doing exactly that in Scarborough in Yorkshire. You don’t know it? Then you should, a magical gem, a perfect Victorian seaside resort, arguably the jewel of them all. I fell in love with it at the…

July 19, 2016