Archive (23 life histories found)

As I begin my retirement I wonder what else life has in store for me. I thank God for bringing me through the past, almost sixty five years, safely and for all I have learnt during that time. I thank Him, too, for my wonderful family and friends who…

Since retiring I wanted to do some voluntary work so I am involved with Nala. And I have had some various pupils to date. I am also in the Artane Active and I do art with it. Thank God I have had a great life and a wonderful husband and children.…

Life changed completely after my retirement. I loved travel,gardening,and handloom weaving,Linda was not a particularly good traveller,but we managed a couple of trips together to Germany. She did enjoy it. We travelled to our various daughters in…

About 1976 there was a bad flooding of the mill. A lot of destruction,and it never really recovered from it. As the girls had finished school,I looked for another job. They were looking for a technician at the Art College in Belfast,(part of the…

I enjoy keeping in touch with my far flung friends by email. I enjoy fiddling with photo shop and publisher - producing things like cards for special birthdays etc. I used to do this with calligraphy but the choice of fonts and possibilities…

I retired from paid work in 2001. On my last day of work they had a party and speeches and generally said nice things about me - but I had had several similar 'leavings' throughout my life.I suppose there was an element of regret - and also…

Retirement, but then I actually retired many years before, so I had a long standing practice of things to occupy me. Different when my husband retired. Then we had two in the kitchen. He was trying but wondered how I ever managed. He soon…

But compensations were plenty. Time to catch up on groups and friends. Though some had moved or died there were many more left in the same position. So we have the active retirement, where we meet and plot and plan and gossip, compare notes and…

My first holiday to Europe was a special trip to Benidorm. It was organised by the Presbyterian Church. An older minister was our leader. We had a wonderful time on the beach, swimming, sun bathing, playing games and good chat. We all stayed in…

After retirement my friend and I joined some classes. A cookery class we joined was a great success, not that I became a great cook! There were eighteen ladies at the beginning but two or three dropped out. We were all retired ladies with a view to…