Retirement is not what it seems - or rather what younger people assume it to be. It is nice to be able to take your car to be mended in 'working hours'. It is nice to drink coffee out, and I am planning to spend the summer on my boat - impossible if working.
BUT
Life can seem very empty of real purpose - apart from survival of lower (much lower) (worrying lower) income. It was pleasant to afford a reasonable house and a number of modest luxuries - subscriptions to societies and so on and so forth. I did think I would keep up with friends and family better - but I have not done so.
Ah but - I can spend the summer sailing - and write a web-log.
About Me
- Lorna Scammell
- Woodbridge, East Anglia - formerly North East England, United Kingdom
- My web log has four strands. It started as a simple sailing log of my voyage from the North east of England in my Southerly 95, LA Girl. As I came further south, the weather and my health deteriorated, so the second strand started, which is a commentary on various beaches and places that I visited. The third strand is about lung cancer. I was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer in August 2009, having been taken to hospital in Ipswich by ambulance - unable to breath. I eventually returned to my boat in Woodbridge and then came ashore to a nice flat by the station. The fourth strand is about life in Woodbridge. I am now sailing a Jaguar 21 called lookfar. I am also sailing dinghies again and now have a Streaker. Note that sailing in the river is harder than sailing at sea. Lorna died in 2013. This blog remains as a reminder of her wonderful character and life.
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