JW has found a video that is guaranteed to make you feel warmer as the wintery mornings start reminding us all of what is to come… 

LS wonders if she is the only reader who has double standards when it comes to dishes on the draining board…

Tomorrow will be celebrated as Sinkie Day in some parts of the world, and the celebration is more about eating on the go, which often happens while standing at the sink, according to its inventor.  Standing over the sink forces one to take a critical look at its state, which is why LPG has repeated the LS’s comments on the subject… 

HB homes in on the effects that short, dark, grey, frosty days can have on so many of us at this time of year and suggests some things we can do to make them easier to live through…
 

Among the things celebrated yesterday was World Hello Day, which encourages us to share greetings and smiles with the people around us, but if you find yourself alone and trying to stay positive, we at LPG feel that a reminder of HB’s thoughts might encourage us to start today by making sure that, even if we are stuck at home, there are a few ways that we can still share a ‘hello’ moment or two with someone else…   

BJ explores the country’s typical television-watching habits and offers readers a chance to do the same… 

We don't know how much has changed since its last airing, but we thought BJ’s article was worth repeating on this National Television Day… 

Many readers must have found themselves in this predicament at one time and will see history repeating itself. PB suggests that the decisions of our fifty-something-year-old children might not see very far into the future unless we forewarn them… 

Today is marked as Universal Children’s Day. While most people will be thinking about the little ones, PB highlights the importance of one arguably forward-thinking ‘cruel to be kind’ aspect of being a parent that we, the parents, parents need to pass on…  
 

Having seen the effect on some friends, JG warns readers that he hopes they never need to recall…

Tomorrow will be Carers Rights Day, and although this article focuses on potential predicaments for carers, we at LPG felt it would fit in with today’s celebration

DM suggests something we oldies can do to help promote a little more harmony in the country's schools… 

NF uses his early morning google session to take a look at monitoring blood sugar without the smart way…

On this World Diabetes Day, we at LPG thought that a repeat of this message would be just the thing to start the day…

LY offers us food for thought if you are one of those people looking for something a little out of the ordinary to do with your day… 

Today is celebrated as Guinness World Records Day, and we couldn't let it pass without repeating this inspirational message… 
 

NF shares another thing he learned in the early hours of the morning. 

Today is also International Tongue Twister Day, and as such, we thought that a repeat of the thoughts highlighted in this message was worth your attention, either again or for the first time…

BF offers us a thought or two on the concept of keeping your signature safe… 

We have discovered that in some parts of the world, today is celebrated as National Signing Day. Even if you believe that BF is worrying about nothing with this message, it is one worth more consideration. 

EN takes the time to remind us about how a centring routine can keep you grounded…

Today is bonfire night, and we all know that the bangs and pops are exciting, but they can be a little stressful for some.  Today also falls in the middle of Stress Awareness Week, and one of the things that can contribute to this is the lack of a daily routine, which is why we have decided to repeat this message on such a day…  

MR offers us a story, an amusing one with its all-important moral to ponder today… 

We nearly missed National Sandwich Day which was yesterday, but we felt this story needed repeating and might best inspire  a belated home-made one  with a nice cuppa today…

BV offers a few thoughts on telephone sales techniques and advertising practices that won’t go away…

On this National Cliché Day, LPG would like to remind you of a few ideas we discussed a while ago.
 

Younger people might see this as a somewhat negative celebration but as we get older, we will inevitably learn to identify with the positive aspects of remembering those who were close but are no longer.  Beverly tells it in verse…

PC shares her thoughts on what to give your pet during lunchtime…

On this Cook for Your Pets Day, LPG thought that PC’s argument might need to be repeated.

You Tube and NF’s early morning internet research habit combine to bring a few tricks for those hands on Granddad’s to try during those moneys when you can’t think of anything else to keep the occupied… 

Today is known for being the day to celebrate Halloween but it is also celebrated as National Magic day in some parts of the world.  With this in mind LPG offers a repeat of an article that might endear a few of the world’s Grandads to the little ones in a whole new way… 

LA focusses in on what she has learned about living a one-handed life… 

Stroke victims often have to relearn using one of theirs all over again.  one of one aspect of the fall out of having had one is losing the use of the limbs on one side.  Today is World Stroke Day and we have decided to repeat LA’s observations of that predicament.
 

DO might have just hit upon one way to inject a little positivity into a visit to a friend who is  recovering from a stroke. 
 

On this World Stroke Day, we felt the need to repeat this article a third time. There is so much emphasis on the immediate fallout that a stroke leaves behind. That often can lead to difficult visits to see the victim, but DO suggest something that we friends might be able to do during our visits to take the emphasis off the elephant in the room…

TB has found us a few bits of internet advice on the subject of protecting ourselves when out in the dark.  

While we are all tucked up in bed in the small hours tonight, those clocks will drop back to our Greenwich Mean Time with the pros and cons that follow.  Tomorrow will arrive with a much darker afternoon although it will also allow us an extra hour.  LPG suggests that a good way to use it might be to take note of some of the links that TB has left for us… 

GE reminds us of a few ways to keep our worries in perspective…  
 

UT has some thoughts on the many varied smells that our surroundings have to offer 

DE offers us a glimpse into some of the ways that even simple designs, which many of us think we view from an artistic perspective, might be having more than just an effect on what we see… 
 

GM suggests that many more of us than are ready to admit it find ourselves in a dilemma similar to the one she describes today. She also has a few solutions to offer…

For every Chef who travels the world, there are countless family heroes of the kitchen whose signature dishes are in peril of being lost to posterity. SA offers a solution…

On this International Chefs Day, LPG thought a repeat of this article was especially important regardless of where in the world you live or how international your family's signature dish is…  

Perhaps the moral to EN’s story reminds us that, as they say, everything in life has its ups and downs…

TF offers her perspective on considering the words "replace," "recycle," and "repair" and their significance in today’s world.

While not all advertising is designed to entice, on this International Repair Day, LPG thought that this comment, highlighting the fact that many of us would do well to remember that we don’t always need to replace our possessions when they go wrong, might be worth repeating.  
 

While continuing the theme of yesterday’s International Cat Day, LPG could think of no better way to celebrate than to share Beverly’s poem…
 

Cats and loyalty are two things that, when mentioned at the same time, continue to provoke discussion, although LA offers a plea for the defence today…

On this Global Cat Day, LPG would like to repeat this story just in case cat owners are pining for one who has been away for a while…

IC offers a few thoughts on the significance of one of the most fundamental foods our world provides… 

Tomorrow is celebrated as World Bread Day, so LPG repeats this bit of research into the subject. 
 

Perhaps we oldies are among the people now most ready to accept the spectrum of differences that the many people from around the world brought with them. However, looking at the news, it is clear that while we have seen some prejudices fade a little, new variations on the same theme surround us.  Beverly tells it in rhyme…

WD, suggests a few alternative ways to keep your thinking a bit more positive.  

Today is celebrated as National Train Your Brain Day and perhaps a repeat of this message is more than appropriate…

Rudy weighs up the pros and cons of saving as we get older…  

In light of today's celebration of National Savings Day, we thought Rudy’s message, which reminds us that there is a time to save and a time to enjoy the results of all our hard work, might be worth a second hearing… 
 

Perhaps the most international language of all, Eurovision proves that you don’t have to be able to understand it and most of us appreciate one genre or another. HG suggests that if we oldies have not already done more than listen to it, now might be the time to make a little of your own…  

Today doubles as Universal Music day and LPG felt that a repeat of what HG had to say on the subject the most appropriate way to go in celebration…   
 

JN encourages us to go with the flow today… 

Today is also World Mental Health day and with this in mind we repeat a message that you don’t have to have a problem in that area to appreciate…
 

NH offers a little analysis and positive advice when it comes to the subject of depression…

We wake up today at the beginning of National Depression Awareness Day and we at LPG hope a repeat of what NH had to say on the subject. However, the stats can be interpreted in many ways and might give readers a bit of positivity by the time they get to the end…

BM tells us how her relationship with the house she calls home has changed…

While this article has little to do with today’s celebration, we are in World Space Week, LPG thought it appropriate to repeat an article that might inspire readers to take stock of the little bit of space on our planet that they can call theirs.  

Inspired by something she found online, SN offers her thoughts on getting clean in the modern world.  

Today is celebrated as Bathtub Day, giving us at LPG the opportunity to repeat this bath-related message…
 

TG tells a story which looks bad but has some positives… 

National Customer Service Week appears to remind the industry of a value that should not be forgotten, but LPG feels the need to repeat a message that reminds us, the shoppers and service users, that we need to remember the consumer-related positives as well as the negative experiences.  

So many of us still forget to take our reusable carrier bags with us the next time we go shopping. DS offers a few ideas about what to do with your collection… 

Today will make 10 years since we have had to pay for carrier bags by law.  LPG hopes that a reminder of this message might be more than appropriate….   

LPG hopes that GS’s message will remind readers that there is no time like the present to get started on this if you have not while considering a question that many a friend might be asked…  

We at LPG hope that this is a process that all our readers have at least started, but while we find ourselves in the middle of Free Will Month, a repeat of this message will look at another will-related question that might crop up… 
 

LY has something to tell us about the importance of not appearing bored, even if the conversation encourages your eyelids to drop slightly… 

OS offers a reminder that there are many shopping days left until next Christmas, when the sun is at its hottest… 
 

LC offers us a message that, according to relatively recent statistics, up to 25% of our readers might need to read…

As we enter National Home Security Month, LPG offers a repeat of this message…  

GN offers a reason or two to pause when drawing those bedroom curtains each morning to consider the tranquillity that a glance beyond the window can bring… 

NF, armed with some more information found online, offers his take on the subject of bad habits.  

Nearly everyone has a bad habit, and since we are in Self-Improvement Month again, LPG thought that a second airing of this message might be appropriate.

VH has a thought for all readers who have a neighbour they have been avoiding since they moved house, no matter how long ago that was… 

Today is Good Neighbour Day, and while there is no reason to restrict the definition of how far away from you your neighbour lives, we at LPG have decided that repeating this message might be appropriate on the day…

RR finds a few things that perhaps it would be good to know before you go for your next sight test… 

During this National Eye Health Week, this message might be worth reviewing so we at LPG have opted to repeat it… 
 

NS brings one of those really obvious thoughts that are so often forgotten to the fore…

During this National Eye Health Week LPG felt that a repeat of this message might be blatantly obvious to some readers but of use to others as our eyes begin to change …
 

while others might be interested in what research tells us about the people who have them. LN tells about one of hers, how it affected her last new year and how a similar bit of dreamy research at the end of this year might affect your version of the one to come…

On this World Dream Day, even though it is nowhere near the beginning of a new year, we thought a repeat of what LN had to say might be relevant for all those readers who regularly have really significant dreams and then just dismiss them … …

When there is nothing better to do in the middle of the night, NF finds another nugget of information to hold our interest. 

Today is Punctuation Day, so we at LPG decided to repeat this post to celebrate one example… the exclamation mark… 

RB takes us into a profound aspect of the way we see today…

At the beginning of National Eye Health Week, LPG has opted to repeat this somewhat confusing message to remind readers about the importance of getting those eyes checked, just in case you got the reminder letter but have not gotten around to doing it yet…   

GM talks about that every now and then when you invite the whole family over with both in trepidation and fondness…   

Today is celebrated as National Family Day in some parts of the world and perhaps it is a day to take another look at what GM had to say on the subject just in case an early autumn family gathering is worth considering… 
 

There are people, places and times we must be thankful for, although we can often take them for granted.  SP explains…

On this World Gratitude Day, LPG repeats SP’s message that perhaps strips our appreciation of life’s gifts down to a whole new level… 
 

With a week’s notice of the Independence Day in question, CB has a dough problem with her latest national dish… 

We all know that ‘travel broadens the mind’, which can mean getting out to a club or class with something new to offer. Still, SC reminds us that letting our grandchildren take us on a trip through the modern methods of learning the basics can do wonders for the growth of both the young mind and the older one involved… 

We have just celebrated National Swap Ideas Day and we also find ourselves in the middle of Adult Learning Week.  Because LPG promotes any learning to keep the mind as broad as possible; a repeat of this article is almost inevitably tantamount in our view… 
 

AM sheds some light on the many ways that the British consumer appears to get a pretty rough deal when approaching the local council.  

Today, also dubbed National Respect Day, is when respect should especially be shown in all aspects of life.  LPG often receives messages where older members of our society feel disrespected by the authority’s rule makers, who spend so much time dismissing their needs because inclusion is not cost-effective even though those same residents and law-bound people continue to pay for their services.  
 

GA reminds those who have not had the opportunity to get away for a while about how to do it with the minimum of trauma to your carrying arm…

LPG thought that repeating this message to coincide with yesterday’s celebration of Get Ready Day might be helpful to readers who are planning a getaway any time soon.

Indeed, many British gardeners don’t have a lot of love for the Fox, but NP brings us a story of their love for each other…

Tomorrow has been adopted as the day for more than one celebration, but we thought that it should be recognised for its status as National Fox Day.  Gardeners love them or hate them, but LPG thought a repeat of this story might be appropriate and worth a little more consideration…
 

EK reminds us of how vital our sense of balance is as we get older …

We find ourselves in the middle of Balance Awareness Week and LPG offers a repeat of this message to help readers keep on top of theirs… 

PN questions the correlation between your assessment of your own personality and what your friends might have to say about it… 

We have again arrived at National character Day and, if you can find nothing better to do on the day, a repeat of this message might give a reason to celebrate by doing a little character analysis of your own… 

Beverly’s poem today looks at precisely what wholesome living is…

Today is the anniversary of Mindfulness Day, and we at LPG feel that repeating Beverley’s poem might help readers consider the health of their mental and physical states of play …  
 

Given everything said about winter fuel payments, DC requests another timely reminder to our readers.

We are a year from the first announcement that the Winter Fuel Payment would be cancelled for so many, but as the winter of 2024-25 beckons, there will doubtless be pensioners who still need to claim.  This is UK Savings Week, and one way of saving is to increase your income if you qualify.  So, we are repeating this essential message for those who might be missing out on having a little more money to save, not to mention all the other benefits available for those entitled to Pension Credit… 

Perhaps TS is being a little idealistic in today’s message but acorns and oak trees come to mind when taking into consideration what he proposes, after reading a little about yet another celebration day… 

GM might have stumbled upon some three-digit facts you have not yet discovered…

Today is Emergency Service Day, which is why we at LPG thought a repeat of this article appropriate… 

VP takes the time to comment on one of those old maxims that we all know but so often forget to appreciate in the 21st century of our world’s existence… 

We are a day early with our repeat of this article, but tomorrow is National Patience Day, which leaves us at LPG hoping that a repeat of these words of wisdom might motivate 

In just over a week, we will receive a warning which might take us by surprise.  CR does her best to remind readers to be ready for their smartphone’s alarm test. 

BJ makes a few suggestions for using the time between the parts of the television programmes to your advantage…

PG would argue that this is one of the area where so many people procrastinate while the advertisers use their subliminal messages to play all sorts of mind games with us, you may agree that BJ’s message is worth repeating today which is also known as Fight Procrastination Day. 

 Life forces us to make numerous deals and bargains with the people around us. Still, WP examines the origins of one perspective on something that many of us now take much less seriously than our ancestors may have. 

DB broaches a subject many ladies can identify with, although many are more likely to consider it taboo…

With two days’ notice of World Beard Day, LPG thought a repeat of a message regarding this aspect of the celebration of chin hair, though not quite what is usually celebrated on the day, might be helpful for some readers… 

We felt this message needed to be shared, even though the person who offered it wanted to remain anonymous…    

National Food Bank Day will be celebrated in a couple of days, and LPG thought a repeat of this message might be helpful. 

Prompted by something she read in our pages, WS takes a look at the unsung hero of our bedrooms…

After some internet research, KU tells us what she has learnt about holding one's own in the heat of an argument… 

This is the beginning of Self-Improvement Month, and one area of our personalities that can often use improvement is how we face confrontation. With this in mind, and just in case you missed its last posting, LPG has decided to repeat this message to help us all in one area where we can all arguably improve a little… 

CB offers Malaysia an apology and the promise of a kitchen trial while letting us in on what she has in mind for a Turkmenistan-inspired September…  

In just over a week, we will receive a warning which might take us by surprise.  CR does her best to prepare any unsuspecting LPG readers who might not yet be aware of one of the more unusual things their mobile phones can do… 

SN offers us a few reasons to indulge all our senses regardless of the expense, as long as they can still get into the bath… 

As they get older, many people become a little camera shy, perhaps because they would rather be remembered at their visual best, but GF gives us a reason to get in the spotlight no matter how old you are…  

TS offers us a reminder that, contrary to the generally accepted thinking, our small local services should be thought of as equally as significant as the bigger ones. 

WD offers a little advice for readers who have trouble sleeping at night…. 
 

JG offers mathematical evidence about our relationships and ends with a non-mathematical message worth a thought…

When you strip all the mathematical talk away from this message, its moral must hold a message made to be repeated on a day which doubles as Kiss and Make Up Day, which is why we have obliged… 

OL highlights the different perceptions that one particular step in her home can convey… 

It is a bit of a generalisation in this 21st century that, we in the western world often assume that it has always taken the ladies so much longer to get ready for any occasion but OH shares a few videos that have opened her eyes to the fact that historically, men have not always kept getting dressed time to a minimum…  

JB offers us another of the stories that grew out of her experiences as a London Bus Driver. 

LF uses something she observed to offer a suggestion that might be worth taking a look at… 
 

WO offers us the wisdom that the ornithologist inside her has to share…

WG considers the ramifications of moving house, what you would need to do if you don’t want to, and the need for some preparation…  

Today is National Moving Day, and moving is reported to be one of the most stressful things we can do, even if it is planned. Older people are perhaps among the people most likely to have to move with little notice, which is why LPG has opted to repeat this message on such a day… 

TL takes a look at what has inspired over the years and adds an item of his own…  

NE has found a few suggestions that might make winter a little better for our feet this year… 

Even though we in the UK are looking to the warmest part of the year on this I Love My Feet day, LPG thought a repeat of how to love them more in winter might be appropriate in preparation for what will inevitably follow the warmth we are experiencing now…  

TK offers her thoughts on the notion that you don’t have to be rich to be really rich…
 

OC reminds us of the value of being hands-on with the grandchildren for as long as you are able…. 

SM has a little to say about making up…

The ladies might be more adept at this, but why should the younger men of the world have a monopoly on this aspect of self-improvement? Tomorrow idoubles as Men’s Grooming Day in some parts of the world, and while dealing with facial hair appears to be at the top of that particular agenda, perhaps a repeat of what PC told us could give a few older men a little food for thought… 

LF asks the question ‘Do you air fry?’, or ‘have you got one doing nothing on your kitchen counter?’ as she does her best to make sure your future answers will be ‘Yes ’  and ‘No’ in that order… 

TS remembers that before the CD replaced the turntable, the black vinyl disk was more critical than its silver successor… 

Today is National Vinyl Record Day, and we at LPG felt it only fitting to repeat this memory-jogging article… 

GC is inspired to share her thoughts on how older people use their telephones during the winter months…
 

SG has yet another story about how unfair it can be to park in a shop car park for the technically challenged… 

CK lets us into one very quirky aspect of her group of friends while putting some of their behavioural fears into perspective… 

TK allows the figures to do the talking today as she makes her point… 

Beverly uses her poem to write, in verse, about something she might talk to herself about from time to time…

FT finds herself revisiting the topic of reducing germs in the home from a more enlightened perspective…

FE blames a little delving into her fashion archive for the message she offers today.  

Today is National Underwear Day, so LPG is offering a second visit to hear what FE says about the subject… 

WD, suggests a few alternative ways to keep your thinking a bit more positive.  
 

MF suggests one way that we older friends can be helpful to each other when there are fewer family members around…

Today is celebrated as National Friendship Day in some parts of the world, and a repeat of MF’s message might be worth reading on such a day. There are many ways to show your friendship; perhaps MF suggests one that might need more forethought and commitment than most as we get older… 
 

GE talks about her habitual ritual. Do you have one?

Today, we find ourselves at the beginning of International Clown Week, and Beverly’s poem gives us a reason to smile and try to pass one on with her thoughts and poem today… 

Maureen B visits the Wesley Halls in a bid to get them answering this month’s silly question…

EL reminds us that it is sometimes important to take a step back when looking at new friendships, especially at a time when you get to a stage in your life when so many new ones are likely to be forged…

Today is celebrated as International Friendship Day which we at LPG thought to be a day to remind readers of the other sides of the friendship coin by repeating EL’s post.  
 

XX shares the result of being an ombrophobia sufferer…

Today is Rain Day, and as such, we at LPG have opted to repeat what XX has to say from the perspective of someone who views this phenomenon from an unusual standpoint…  
 

LS wonders if she is the only reader who has double standards when it comes to dishes on the draining board…

NF stumbles upon yet another issue that has got him thinking after reading an earlier LPG post…

YD has something to say about the problems of getting men to open up about their anxieties…

We all do so many things that are not recognised as worth rating as important each day, and so many of us feel that we need to get somewhere and achieve more as we get older. VM explains…

Today is marked as Self-Care Day in the celebration calendar, and for many, that will be all about pampering yourself and doing just what you want to do. But there are lots of ways to achieve that, and we at LPG feel that, after all the taking it easy and self-indulgence the holiday implies, a review of our personal successes can be equally as valuable. Hence, our repeat of this message today… 

TM offers us a little insight into some issues surrounding British smile… 

Perhaps once they get used to going out and coming back, you don’t give this much thought, but the first day you take the boundaries away and hope they will return is a real worry. FT reminds us how that cat chip can help.  

Perhaps once they get used to going out and coming back, you don’t give this much thought, but the first day you take the boundaries away and hope they will return is a real worry. FT reminds us how that cat chip can help.  

Beverly takes us back to those hard times we sometimes have to face up to with her poetic words on lost love…
 

CP offers us a refresher on exactly what we do with the bristles once we put the brush in our mouths…

For some, forging new friendships after retirement can be challenging but YA might have found a few tips worth reviewing before you take the plunge… 

Luckily, New Friends Day is a try-annual celebration because, as we get older, we need all the friends we can get. So, a repeat of YA’s article on some advised ways to break the ice might be helpful for those who find this more challenging… 
 

LY offers us food for thought if you are one of those people looking for something a little out of the ordinary to do with your day… 

AF puts pen to paper in more ways than one …

WA offers us a variation on how to prolong those all-important phone calls to our friends, which keep us connected to the outside world on long, cold winter nights… 
 

JE offers her thoughts on how easily we can become dependent on technology once we have figured out how to use it, even as we age.  

PG repeats this message, which might become a challenge on a day like this. Today doubles as No Mobile Phone Day, and we can’t help but ask if you have become an I.T. savvy reader who can manage to abstain for longer than this author … 
 

NL suggests an item for the more adventurous pensioner’s bucket list.

Today doubles as National Nude Day, and as such, LPG felt that there would be some merit in repeating this comment… 

TM has recognised the importance of ensuring that your smile is as natural as possible for as long as possible and has some advice on the subject… 

EN takes the time to remind us about how a centring routine can keep you grounded…

MM highlights something that he thinks typifies the life of many older people who feel unable to achieve enough each day… 

Being an addict is often regarded as a bad thing but perhaps we are all addicted to something and MM tells us about his today… 

KD focusses in on the importance of making sure that every day of life has purpose… 

There are many reasons for itchy skin; sometimes, the person affected by the irritation is the last to notice. Perhaps RP reminds us that we can be the friend who makes a difference regarding someone else’s annoying skin habit.

Although it keeps us together and gets looser as the years pass, the part of our anatomy discussed in today's post is more about being irritated by it. But for all that, we have opted to give this message a second airing on National Love Your Skin Day…

SY has a message that might help you to help a friend who is a bit too short sighted to make that all important visit to the optician…    

FM’s message is dedicated to those grandparents whose grandchildren’s help comes with hidden shopping costs…  

VP takes the time to comment on one of those old maxims that we all know but so often forget to appreciate in the 21st century of our world’s existence… 

NF shares another thing he learned in the early hours of the morning. 
 

Better late than never (and we at LPG need to take the blame for that) CB offers her version of something from Burundi while promising a trip to Malaysia’s national kitchen next month…

GM offers a message that might challenge some of our seasoned mobile phone-using readers to reflect on their first-ever encounter with such an object…

Today marks National Cell Phone Courtesy Month's second day, giving LPG a reasonable reason to rekindle the sentiments of one aspect of mobile communication a second time. If you have a mobile phone, is it the first you ever owned, and if not, do you look back fondly on the ones you have had, used, and moved on from? 

WK uses a few statistics to offer us an alternative take on the continuing closures of the borough’s local banks… 

Perhaps repeating this message on a day that is celebrated as Financial Freedom Day in some parts of the world, might help our readers to take note of the continued lack of financial freedom being afforded to the older members of our population… 

YA gives some food for thought on the importance of keeping your days separate and individual… 

Today marks the start of a month that so many older people need to take note of. Anti-Boredom Month had to be the day to repeat what YA has to say about letting our days get lazily stuck a bit too close together.  

SI looks at the latest way of adding to one of the most essential collections anyone needs to have… 

It is a fact that, with a little bit of know-how, we can do more and more of the things we used only to be able to do in reality, online and making friends is one of them.  On this Social Media Day, LPG repeats SI’s thoughts on the security aspects of the subject.  

BF offers us a thought or two on the concept of keeping your signature safe… 

Inspired by something she found online, SN offers her thoughts on getting clean in the modern world.  

JW takes us back to a time when Catford was the place to be on a Saturday Night…

Today marks the beginning of our 8th year of online existence, and as such, we need to remind readers of our raison d'etre.  We thank all our contributors while reminding those who have not been brave enough that we need you, the older internet-reading public, to keep your stories and comments coming.  Please take a look at our contact page to learn more.  

CB tells us of her latest Kitchen antics while proving that mistakes can be made before you get your hands on a cooking pot!  

When you think in pink, is the result fluffy, pretty and innocent? YF has a few other pink facts to offer today… 

Today is the perfect day to repeat this information, so that we can continue to celebrate yesterday’s National Pink Day while maintaining the spread of arguably the prettiest colour that the world has to offer… 

XX has decided to be even more anonymous than usual due to the subject of her post, but as we get older, it is likely to be something that more experience, than are willing to admit to in public

We offered you this post late last year. Still, now that World Incontinence Week is approaching again, we felt that repeating what XX has to say might be helpful to more readers than might want to admit to having experienced a passing interest in this sort of incontinence…
 

to still have no definitive answer by the time we get to the next millennia, but she offers her take…  to still have no definitive answer by the time we get to the next millennia, but she offers her take…  

Perhaps this is a day to go back to these basics.  Celebrated as INTERNATIONAL BEING YOU DAY, today suggests that a day of personal indulgence might be the way to go.  So while we need to accept that we are who we are and celebrate that, a repeat of this message might be fitting for the deeper thinkers that double as LPG readers… 

DH offers us an alternative to that nap often forced on us after a heavy midday meal…. 

When one considers yoga, we oldies often envisage an hour or two of trying to contort the body into poses that they have long since been unable to achieve.  But on this International Yoga Day, LPG thought it might be a day to offer these words of wisdom on the subject for a second time… 

Rudy offers us a few financial words of wisdom… 

Yesterdat was also celebrated as National Splurge Day in some parts of the world and, with that in mind, it might be just the day for reminding anyone you know to live a little at the expense of a little saving. We hope that you will allow us to remind you of one point of view…

We felt this message needed to be shared, even though the person who offered it wanted to remain anonymous…  

We all know that there are varying degrees of sickness, and as we get older, we seem to accumulate more than the younger members of society.   BF has a message for the walking wounded… 

This silly question revealed a lot and reminded us that we older people, who often have a lot to say about how naughtier our grandchildren are, weren’t exactly little angels either.   Learn more about the Diamond Club in Catford and see if you were ever guilty of some of the naughty things the members got up to when they were little…  

VF informs of a way to borrow a wheelchair if you only need it for a while… 

Today doubles as National Get Outdoors Day, which celebrates returning to the nature that often hides around us. At the same time, we are too busy to notice that getting outdoors has an entirely different meaning for many others; LPG felt that repeating this post might be both helpful and informative… 
 

With two days to go before World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Beverly’s poem might evoke memories for some of days gone by and offer others a hint of the realities of Domestic Violence

CC suggests a solution that she hopes might help all those whose elderly parents live with a sibling…

As we find ourselves in the middle of Carers Week, LPG thought a repeat of this message might be appreciated by those living with sons and daughters who need to start a conversation with their siblings…

NF offers the results of another sleepless night’s activity featuring doing things with this thumb…

Today is celebrated as Anxiety Awareness Day and we hope that a repeat of the simple actions that NF shares might just do the trick of alleviating it somewhat for some people… 

IA offers us one potential way to mend a fractured neighbouring relationship, no matter how old the break.

Perhaps the question to be asked here is has life forced you to be a morning person or has retirement allowed you to become more at ease with sleeping in?  SY offers a synopsis of her relationship with sleep and asks how similar it is to yours… 

On this National Upsy Daisy Day which is designed to spur people of all ages on to appreciate the advantages of being a positive morning person, LPG feels that a repeat of this message might be a consolation for any reader who’s intended lie-in might have been interrupted this morning.   Now that the call is over perhaps there is something that you can do rather than just go back to bed … 

TG tells a story which looks bad but has some positives… 

TF offers her perspective on considering the words "replace," "recycle," and "repair" and their significance in today’s world.

MR offers us a story, an amusing one with its all-important moral to ponder today… 

LA questions when, how and where you should get close to a feline pet… 

Today is National Hug Your Cat Day and while we at LPG think that both you and your cat need the benefit of regular hugs, today might be the day to consider another aspect of getting that close…

Indeed, many British gardeners don’t have a lot of love for the Fox, but NP brings us a story of their love for each other…

TS tells of one of the less apparent reasons for having a dashcam in your car… 

MC reminds us of a relationship that our parents are likely to have brokered for us in the past to ensure our well-being and that we can often offer a little of the well-being factor back with the occasional chat when the tables are turned… 

Today doubles as National Godparents Day, and whatever your religious preference, LPG would promote any message reminding us of the importance of keeping in contact with those around us….  
 

CW draws our attention to that part of us that we can see age, even if we avoid the mirror as much as possible, and offers a little advice on improving what we see… 

PN questions the correlation between your assessment of your own personality and what your friends might have to say about it… 

DB broaches a subject many ladies can identify with, although many are more likely to consider it taboo…

GN offers a message about embracing the present.

Rudy makes an observation and sees the implications from different viewpoints…

During this week, also known as Dementia Awareness Week, LPG feels that a repeat of Rudy’s observations might be appropriate… 

KU offers another way for all those who have tried and given up so far to launch yet another attack on eliminating a few bad habits…

IC offers a few thoughts on the significance of one of the most fundamental foods our world provides… 

BF makes a few observations about getting from A to B on a bus…
 

Today is celebrated as Road Trip Day over the pond. Perhaps for the young, a road trip conjures up the thought of an American ride with young friends to an exciting destination, but for many British oldies, just getting the shopping done can be sufficient fun for one day.  

Having seen the effect on some friends, JG warns readers that he hopes they never need to recall…

RY does his best to bring a whole new meaning to the notion of getting to grips with something musically new….  

Today doubles as Buy A Musical Instrument Day and LPG could not think of a more fitting article to bring back to your attention in a bid to inspire…
 

VM advocates the virtues of meditation for the overthinking mind…

It is at about this time of year that we consider our preparation for springing into summer, and today is also celebrated as World Meditation Day. We at LPG feel this is the perfect day to remind readers what VM had to say on that subject… 

AF categorises stress in her own way and shares some solutions she has found… 

AO highlights the effects that depression can have and may well be having on someone you know at the moment in the hope that if readers can see them in a friend or themselves, recovery can begin…  

As we get to the first day of European Mental Health Week, LPG repeats this message designed to help people recognise the effects of depression… 

BJ offers us her take on one of those moments that every hands-on grandparent both dreads and looks forward to…

it is argued that LPG readers are about as far from needing a children’s celebration as they can be, we have found a reason to repeat a message that might fit more readily than you think

Sewing a button on a shirt is one of the most basic sewing tasks, although IG tells a different story and also offers a few solutions. 

Although it is something that young people see as a negative pastime, LA did not have to look far to offer us her perspective on something that has happened to so many of the readers of our pages.  

Today is celebrated as National Biographers Day in some parts of the world and to commemorate the celebration, we thought that this message might be fitting.  There are snippets of your biography nearly everywhere you turn as you walk through your home and we at LPG would love to share them with your fellow readers. 

MM has a message that many might consider the opposite of a get-rich-quick scheme. She highlights some things we often forget to include in wealth…  

Today is International Family Day, and repeating MM’s message might help us understand their value and how rich we are… 
 

Getting to know your new pet is all about trust. They have to learn to trust you, and you have to learn to trust them.   IG has a message for you here… 

Irregular blood pressure is an ailment many older people have, but no matter how low or high it is, once diagnosed, monitoring it accurately could be something that habit makes us all a little lazy about keeping on top of. JA explains…  

With World Hypertension Day being celebrated in four days’ time, we at LPG feel this article is seriously worth repeating. 

NF, armed with some more information found online, offers his take on the subject of bad habits.  

ust in case the television gardeners aren’t inspiring you, OG has found a few shorter suggestions for when your garden looks a little lacklustre compared to the one next door… 
 

In some parts of the world, today is celebrated as Garden Day, and perhaps it is the perfect day to revisit this offering…  
 

MM talks about that feeling that sweeps over many people as they greet a cold winter’s day… 
 

DS reminds us that not having your primary grocery store’s loyalty card attached to your online account will cost you… 
 

DK looks at talking to yourself… well, talking… the modern way…  

Readers may be surprised that the practice of putting electronics in one's ears has become more accepted over the past thirty years. However, the internet reveals that the concept was mentioned in the May 1926 edition of Science and Invention magazine. We thought that was reason enough to pay homage to this invention as we find ourselves 100 years further along life’s path…

There are many ways to deal with stress, and Beverly uses her gift for poetry to offer one possible solution…  
 

LF offers another reason to appreciate that ‘things ain’t what they used to be’…

We are repeating this article with two days’ notice of Employee Appreciation Day, although the only real appreciation LF mentions is that she has left the whole environment behind… 
 

GK reminds us to take care of our hands and suggests that if we spend a little time making our own preparations for the purpose, we might remember to use them more often. 
 

Today is world Hand Hygiene Day and while a day to remember the importance of keeping them clean is really vital, LPG decided to repeat GK’s reminder to be kind to them once they are nice and clean. 

CL offers questions while looking at whether staying winter warm can be seen as well as felt and remembers how we used to do it a few years back… 
 

While our climate is threatening spring at the moment, in many parts of the world tomorrow will be celebrated as Coal Miner’s Day and, while coal is becoming less of the way that we stay warm these days, LPG felt that a repeat of this article might remind those of us who don’t have family or friends connected to the industry, just how much we owe to anyone who has ever spent their days getting the stuff out of the ground for us… 
 

CB tells us that her journey into Zimbabwe’s kitchen has taught her to look for another set of recipe details before deciding that you have everything needed to get started, while she steers us to Norway for her June adventure…

We at LPG hope CB will forgive us for being one day late with this recipe, but we felt her effort deserved its day in the spotlight.  We are working on the theory that it will taste equally as delectable today as it would have yesterday.

No one can reach seniority without encountering a law or rule that harms them in some way. CP reminds us that we can do our bit to reform them…
 

We have discovered that some parts of the USA celebrate today as National Law Day hence the repeat of CP’s article.

Getting someone else to accept your way of thinking must be one of the biggest challenges most people face as they journey through life. LA shares what she has learned about this art… 
 

The internet infers that you must sell them something to convince or persuade anyone about anything and, while we oldies have many other reasons for trying to change the minds of those around us occasionally, studying a few of the tricks they use will help. Consequently, we at LPG decided that repeating this message to coincide with tomorrow’s celebration of National Salesperson Day might be valuable.  
 

AK gets hypothetical with a few thoughts on an ideal world…

On this World Wish Day, LPG has opted to repeat what AK has to say on the subject… 
 

NM endorses a previous post with a few more reasons to do a bit of entertaining...

While we leave the big organisations to keep our bit of the universe in order, it is worth noting that we are approaching May the first which is also known as National Space Day.  Still, while we have no control over what happens in most of it, LPG thought that what NM had to say about the little bit of it you can control might be worth a second look… 
 

WG sheds some light on the meaning of a few verbal terms that readers might have heard through their interactions with others. These terms tend to fit into the category of phrases that we have all heard from time to time but that we often only have a vague idea of when it comes to meaning.

While we find ourselves in the middle of Intergenerational Week, LPG offers a repeat of how sociology sees us just in case it helps you understand where you are supposed to fit in…
 

AB spends a little time focusing on one of the prominent features of every face… 

Today is National Sense of Smell Day, and while this message has nothing to do with that subject, it does focus on the body part that allows such a sensation. With that in mind, we at LPG thought a repeat of this article somewhat appropriate…

GF offers us a way to use our ears when deciding whether to dash for the mobile phone or wait until later once you have heard which tune   is played when it rings.   

Today doubles as National Telephone Day and National Cell Phone Day, and it just has to be an American celebration with a name like that. Still, we at LPG could not help but repeat this constructive little tip just in case appreciative readers have yet to learn this mobile pho

EK reminds us of how vital our sense of balance is as we get older …
 

IH examines the state of the nation’s patriotism when measured by our reaction to the sound of our national melody… 

We thought that in recognition of yesterday’s St. George celebration, revisiting this article today might help readers examine their level of national loyalty…

NW does his best to turn the world upside-down as he looks at the other end of one of those top-ten lists today…

On this Earth Day, LPG thought that a repeat of this article might remind us that there is so much we have yet to learn about this planet that we have lived on for so long… 

GM offers a message that might challenge some of our seasoned mobile phone-using readers to reflect on their first-ever encounter with such an object…

Perhaps the most international language of all, Eurovision proves that you don’t have to be able to understand it and most of us appreciate one genre or another. HG suggests that if we oldies have not already done more than listen to it, now might be the time to make a little of your own…  
 

This month, CB's attempts at cooking take us on a journey from the continent of Africa to the waters of the Pacific Ocean. 
 

PC finds another way that we older members of society need to exercise one quality that our age has left us with an abundance of… tolerance.  

Today is celebrated as Blah Blah Blah Day in some parts of the world; a day to be tolerant of those irritating comments that we encounter again and again, but a repeat of this message might remind us older family members that there are two sides of this ‘pro and con’ situation to be considered. 

You Tube and NF’s early morning internet research habit combine to bring a few tricks for those hands on Granddad’s to try during those moneys when you can’t think of anything else to keep the occupied… 

DL brings to light something that might affect your benefits if you need to be cared for by family…

At the beginning of this Money Smart Week, we at LPG hope that repeating this message will remind some of our pensioners to be aware of one instance that could be disadvantageous to their benefits… 

YP finds an interesting angle to look at the questions of marriage and divorce in older age from…

On this National Ex-Spouse Day, we at LPG thought repeating this article might be worth a thought…  

GN tells the first part of a story about distance shopping on the Internet or from a catalogue…

While GN is mainly talking about internet security, tomorrow is National Gardening Day, and we at LPG thought it worth mentioning that these pruners exist just in case you are a relative of an older gardener (or are an older gardener) who might be reaching a little too high and needs to know that such a gardening tool exists… 

WR reminds us of the importance of doing the somewhat mucky bowel cancer test when it arrives on your doormat while he adds a little information about what to do when the letters stop arriving…  
 

SM has a little to say about making up…

So many of us still forget to take our reusable carrier bags with us the next time we go shopping. DS offers a few ideas about what to do with your collection… 

NH offers us a question that many avoid, nevertheless a question that it might be worth answering on a personal level sooner rather than later… 

Today is designated National Cherish an Antique Day in some parts of the world and we at LPG feel it worth repeating NH‘s message which is coupled with a question that many of us avoid asking ourselves… 
 

OT reminds us in a somewhat cryptic fashion, that someone has to put all that valuable ‘how to’ information online and it might as well be you…

Tomorrow will be celebrated as Education and Sharing Day in some parts of the world and although that theme conjures up thoughts of children learning those all important lessons that are taught at school, experience is a teacher of life lessons that are not to be overlooked, and it is often the case that the older you are the more you have to offer as we let OT explain again… 

OL throws the light of assessment onto the parts of your house that no one ever sees but the person who lives there… 

Today is celebrated as National No Housework Day, and perhaps OL’s advice to take a picture before you get started on any tidying exercise might be a way to spend such a day, hence our repeat of her message…  

For some, forging new friendships after retirement can be challenging but YA might have found a few tips worth reviewing before you take the plunge… 
 

JW comments on the effect that the older perspective might have on shaping younger lives… 

The idea of walking around things’ can be used to convey the idea of avoidance and on this National Walk Around Things Day, LPG thought that a repeat of JW’s take on one facet of that every aspect of life, might be worth a second outing…

VH has a thought for all readers who have a neighbour they have been avoiding since they moved house, no matter how long ago that was… 

CJ shares a tale of perseverance as she tells of a two-year journey with a reluctant friend…

Today is National Walking Day, designed to encourage people to do just that.
A daily walk and a bit of excellent exercise are not a bad thing, and a repeat of CJ’s message might be the inspiration to get a few less-willing feet to make a short trip… 
 

this is a continuation of yesterdats article...  the longest article we have ever posted... 

In light of the recent news that parts of the  NHS might be disbanded, GB offers a reason or two for not taking the NHS for granted…

LPG aims to remind any early morning readers who might have forgotten that today is a good day to visit their mothers… 

LC offers us a message that, according to relatively recent statistics, up to 25% of our readers might need to read…

We all need a refreshing drink occasionally, but the Western population seems to have returned to Adam’s ale. KC shares her take

LY examines one aspect of pet ownership that many pet owners might not be aware of …

During this National Cleaning Week, we at LPG, thought you might appreciate another opportunity to take this aspect of having a pet around the house on board…  
 

KB suggests a different way to ensure that checking the tidiness of those corners of the rooms in our houses doesn’t get neglected during that regular house cleaning routine that so many find challenging to negotiate… 

During this National Cleaning Week, we thought KB’s words of wisdom could do with a second outing… 

CB takes us on a journey from Greece to Zimbabwe with her food talk this month… 

KF offers us a reminder of what to do just in case one of our housemates gets another home visit from Coved-19.

In light of the fact that it was five years ago today that most brits will have heard the term lockdown for the first time, and most people have forgotten its day-to-day implications, LPG thought that a reminder of this information might be worth reposting… 

Beverly asks a question before she allows her poem to broaden the answer and let it flow as freely as the commodity she takes our focus tthis World Water Day… 

SD shares one way that any late budding writer might make putting pen to paper more pleasurable, especially if poetry is how you want to go…

Today is World Poetry Day, and reading well-written verses from history is a pleasure that so many appreciate, but LPG thought a repeat of SD’s message might provoke a few more reluctant poets to have a go. 

 LPG wants to remind all readers that we welcome all writings, poetry or otherwise.  Variety is the spice of life that we are here to share… 
 

We at LPG felt that, as an acknowledgement of tomorrow’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, now is the optimum time to post Beverly Clark's poem on this somewhat emotive subject…
 

It is often said that having the sound of water nearby can be calming, but GN introduces a more unconventional way that might double as the present for the person with everything...

With World Water Day just two days away, a day when we remember those for whom it does not flow as freely as it does for us people in the Western world, we at LPG thought a rerun of the very different approach the went stuff might be worth the effort… 

FI tells us a somewhat embarrassing story with a moral or two… 

Today doubles as National Awkward Moments Day, and this story has to fit into that category. We at LPG have repeated it more for its value as a reminder to check the dates on your unspent Gift Vouchers… 

TH offers her ideas on one way to check any changes for the worse on the ‘House-clutter’ front…

Today is the second day of Clutter Awareness Week, and while no one at LPG has the right to call anyone’s home cluttered, there is a fine line between homes where organised chaos is apparent and acceptably tidy ones. A repeat of the suggestion in this message might clarify the situation a little… 
 

Our days are never perfect, but VH hopes to offer us one way to help us progress in a more positive direction during the ones that don’t start so well. 

Today is celebrated as Everything You Do is Right Day in some parts of the world. Though achieving that level of confidence would be wonderful, LPG thinks a repeat of this message might help you get a little closer to that goal…
 

After some internet research, KU tells us what she has learnt about holding one's own in the heat of an argument… 

A trip to Lewisham Hospital inspires DT to write about a memory that the smell of their hospital meals provoked…  

oday doubles as International School Meals Day and, as such, LPG hopes that our readers will embrace a repeat of DT’s recollections of certain midday meal experiences back in the day.  
 

FE blames a little delving into her fashion archive for the message she offers today.  

CE has a timely reminder for all readers who don’t use their Freedom Pass that often…

As we get to Freedom Pass renewal time again, LPG repeats this message as a reminder to check your expiry date…

There are many ways of getting away from it all, and it seems that we all get involved when it comes to dreaming, although a slight majority of us forget all about this one as soon as we wake up… JN offers a little enlightenment on the subject. 

On this National Dream Day, we felt JN’s analytical view could do with a second airing…

Beverly’s poem today looks at precisely what wholesome living is…
 

XX shares the result of being an ombrophobia sufferer…

PD has a piece that might help any Jamaican who finds themselves trying to sort out the sale of property on their shores. However, it also offers a lesson about only paying what you need to if you need a copy of a British one…   

Yesterday, National Slam Scam Day was celebrated in some parts of the world, and we felt the need to repeat this message.  Scams come in all shapes and sizes, and this is a classic one that goes under the radar just because the amounts of money lost are arguably minimal…. 
 

Inspired by what she rediscovered while looking through some of her old writings, MP offers what she has learned about doodling and what it all means… 

On this National Doodle Day, a repeat of MP’s offering on the subject is something we feel  that we just had to let you take another look at…  
 

FI goes some way to weighing up the balance between working out the best way of getting our five a day and a bit more… 

Today may have a few alternative titles but, in the light of its designation as National Frozen Food  Day LPG thought that this message could do with another airing… 

There are many reasons for itchy skin; sometimes, the person affected by the irritation is the last to notice. Perhaps RP reminds us that we can be the friend who makes a difference regarding someone else’s annoying skin habit.

LPG hopes that GS’s message will remind readers that there is no time like the present to get started on this if you have not while considering a question that many a friend might be asked…  

We at LPG hope that this is a process that all our readers have at least started, but while we find ourselves in the middle of Free Will Month, a repeat of this message will look at another will-related question that might crop up… 
 

DK looks at talking to yourself… well, talking… the modern way…  

If not before, by the time we retire, we usually find out that our permanent set of teeth is not as permanent as we think… YS offers her thoughts… 

Ironically, when we could most use a substantial bit of help from the tooth fairy in old age, we get nothing while the kids are happy with a gift that will go nowhere near the cost of sorting the set of teeth they are expecting once they start to disappear. On this National Tooth Fairy Day, we 

KU finds some LPG-generated advice, which he has succeeded with, despite it being at least 5 years old.  

NL suggests an item for the more adventurous pensioner’s bucket list.

DT reminds us of a potentially easy way to stay organised…

We are well into this year’s National Time Management Month, and with this in mind, LPG hopes that a repeat of this message might be useful to a few of our readers… 

LY suggests that each and every one of us should take a little look at what the internet might be telling the rest of the world about us…

UH spends a little time reminding older friends that things will change as we get older, but feeling the need to keep them to yourself is not always the best course of action…

Every girl guide celebrated yesterday as World Thinking Day. For the young, there are many things to think about. Thinking is something we all do, and those thoughts have a way of escaping the mind as they are shared. The message we are repeating today reminds us of the importance of empathic thinking… 
 

ND uses her driving skills to show us that complete freedom might be a little overrated… 

ND talks of putting things into perspective and LPG have opted to repeat this article in recognition of today’s celebration of Be Humble Day…

RY does his best to bring a whole new meaning to the notion of getting to grips with something musically new….  

Although it is something that young people see as a negative pastime, LA did not have to look far to offer us her perspective on something that has happened to so many of the readers of our pages.  

MM has a message that many might consider the opposite of a get-rich-quick scheme. She highlights some things we often forget to include in wealth…  

KH reminds us of just how easy it can be to lose track of everything once we are finally in charge of our own daily routine...   

It can be so easy to lose track of everything once we have no job, appointments or pressures reminding us of the need for a routine in our lives.   During this Time Management Month, and as we approach Present Moment Awareness Day tomorrow,  LPG feels that KH’s reminder of the importance of a conscious or subconscious, self-imposed life-plan might be just what is needed…

VP offers a few thoughts regarding the art of waiting then and now…  

During this time management month, we thought the VP's comments on the subject were worth revisiting. Some readers might agree with her, while others will have a differing opinion. We at LPG would love to hear yours …  

Eating has to be one of the first activities we learn to do. It is up there with breathing, crying, and sleeping, and so many of us have made preparing what we eat into an art form. However, KE looks at the subject from another point of view… 

It is irrefutable that things will go wrong, and accidents will happen. Still, IG reminds us that some of those accidents have made severe differences to our world and asks if you have discovered anything by accident lately.  

In anticipation of tomorrow’s celebration of Innovation Day, LPG thought that this innovative message might be worth reading again just in case you have modified something that makes life a little easier for you without sharing its attributes with others who might benefit from its help…

We are at the point now where every day celebrates something, and today is no exception. Still, with today’s St Valentine’s Day followed by tomorrow’s Love Reset Day, we have two consecutive days designed to help us focus on remembering to communicate with our significant other. Still, perhaps it should also be a time to remember all those important people around us and remind them how we feel.   Beverly puts it into words… 
 

Some believe in luck, while others see it as a traditional notion that forges its place by that fact, even if it is as real as the tooth fairy. It is good to know that we can pass it on. 

WG considers the ramifications of moving house, what you would need to do if you don’t want to, and the need for some preparation…  
 

CB has a go at something that it has been said was a favourite of Pope Pius XII to celebrate the national day of the smallest country in the world while looking forward to something with a Greek bean soup twist in March.

Even KS agrees that her message might not be irrelevant to many of our readers, but for the readers who do sign into websites, it could make all the difference… 

Tomorrow will be celebrated as Safer Internet Day, so LPG is repeating this bit of basic computer advice for any IT-savvy reader who missed it last time it was posted…

LM has a go at explaining electronic cookies and how they can affect our privacy… 

The day after tomorrow will mark 2025’s celebration of Safer Internet Day. While this message is not all about safety, LPG argues that internet ignorance can make things somewhat unsafe, hence our decision to repeat this somewhat 

SW shares one method of ensuring that direct debit payers keep up with the rising cost of ignoring the renewal increases that can be involved… 

Today is Laugh and Get Rich Day, and it appears that, in many cases, the companies and organisations we do business with do just that. LPG repeats SW’s message in the hope that the laughs might be shared a little more equally as a result… 
 

BM tells us how her relationship with the house she calls home has changed…
 

JE offers her thoughts on how easily we can become dependent on technology once we have figured out how to use it, even as we age.  

KH gives us an excellent reason to disappoint those around us from time to time…

During this time management month, what KH has to say might well resonate with many of our readers, which is why LPG has opted to feature it again… 
 

When you think in pink, is the result fluffy, pretty and innocent? YF has a few other pink facts to offer today… 

When we think of missing persons, we often have visions of people who have disappeared from existence either by choice or mysterious circumstances. Still, so many older people are just missing someone whose life and changing situations have helped them to lose touch with. BT is appealing for a bit of help to find such a person… 

Today is acknowledged as National Missing Persons Day, which usually means that a loved one has suddenly disappeared, but many people change jobs or leave school and lose touch with people who were once so important to them.  Today could be when a repeat of this message attracts a successful outcome for BT or heralds the beginning of someone else’s search… 

If you find yours

BJ offers us her take on one of those moments that every hands-on grandparent both dreads and looks forward to…

Beverly uses her poem to remind us that more of us need to view the future as an map for exploration rather than non-existent or a depressing version of more of the same…

NS’ does her best to change the disclaimer on the advice she offers today from, ‘Don’t try this at home’ to, ‘Why not have a go but please be very careful’…  

LPG has no idea about what came out of NS’s experiment but felt that on this National Backwords day there might be some value in repeating news of her suggested remedy that may well be therapeutic, but definitely does have a backwards theme.

It is interesting that when wanting to get away from it all, there are so many essentials that we will find to take with us. Even though it is often the case that we need fewer as we get older, carrying them with us might need some thought… DA explains…

Today is celebrated as National Escape Day in some parts of the world, and in preparation for any escape get-away venture, planning what to take with you must be a consideration. With this in mind, we at LPG thought this article might be worth a second outing…

JB states the case for the defence of snakes… 
 

As the dragons make way for the snakes at the beginning of this Chinese New Year, LPG’s repeat of this article might be appropriate…

HE reminds us of a visual jolt she received when participating in a television programme recently. 

LPG thought it might be appropriate to repeat this article, in which HE comments on how our privacy is slowly being taken from us on this Data Privacy Day… 

Who can say how we are perceived? YP reminds us that those with a negative outlook need us to find a way to kick them into positivity and offers a few ideas.

Today doubles as Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement in a few parts of the world, and as we age, negativity can grow in our lives. YP’s message gives a few pointers for dealing with that emotion in others, and LPG felt today was earmarked for repeating such advice… 
 

BF makes a few observations about getting from A to B on a bus…
 

NS brings one of those really obvious thoughts that are so often forgotten to the fore…

NE shares her research when it comes to getting correct fitting shoes online… 

Feet have a habit of changing size which is one of the reasons that there is a day dedicated to helping us stay up to date with what is happening to ours.  Today is celebrated as Measure your Feet Day in some parts of the world, and consequently LPG thought that a repeat of NE’s message on the subject might be worth repeating… 

CR challenges all LPG readers to find and share their life lesson quotation… 

Today doubles as Celebration of Life Day. It falls in the middle of a season that can leave many people who live in the northern hemisphere feeling pretty pessimistic. Christmas is over, and many of us will be looking forward to cold, short days, but there is much to be learned from what others have said and perhaps something you should add.  

GC gives us new scientific reasons to revisit that age old habit of getting up close and personal with a hug from time to time…

oday is National Hug Day and, as such, the LPG editorial group felt that a repeat of this message will act as both a relevant and important reminder as more people than you think are still reluctant to revive this habit… 

BV tells a story that will undoubtedly make us laugh now, although we suspect it was no laughing matter at the time. LPG offers a link to a solution to those who might have encountered similar issues … 

TH offers a message designed to remind us that our children’s advice needs consideration but is not always the way to go…

JG offers mathematical evidence about our relationships and ends with a non-mathematical message worth a thought…

to still have no definitive answer by the time we get to the next millennia, but she offers her take…  to still have no definitive answer by the time we get to the next millennia, but she offers her take…  
 

CC suggests a solution that she hopes might help all those whose elderly parents live with a sibling…

GN continues the story of a garden pruner and her difficulty acquiring one while introducing those who have not yet enjoyed the online live chat experience…

Most celebration days happen annually, but we have found a quarterly one.  Get to Know Your Customers Day happens tomorrow and on the third Thursday of each quarter of the year in question; it is designed to be more of a day for the retailers to ask us to liaise with their competitors.   But, in a world where there is little time for anything but electronic contact between so many of the parties involved in any shopping transaction, LPG repeats GN’s message…  
 

Although we have managed to post this message three days late, CB starts the year by delivering something inspired by Morocco, and offers the promise of something small and simple but dedicated to the Pope and his country in February… 
 

WG offers a little advice on keeping your home alive.

We have decided to repeat this post a day before Organise Your Home Day because it preludes to a point that perhaps needs to be seen and perhaps acted on at this time of year.  

LF argues that, if puddles were aspirations and we pensioners were children, many more of us would have an arguably more optimistic outlook on life.

LPG could not help but repeat this message having found the perfect celebration day on which to offer it again.  Today doubles as National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day.

FC focuses on one of those things that nearly all of us do (or, more pointedly, say) as she tells of her perspective on a habit that each of us makes our own… 

Today is celebrated as Peculiar People’s Day, and we at LPG have concluded that FC’s comment shows that we are all peculiar, mainly when we translate the word through its dictionary definition of ‘different’ and onto another synonym: ‘unique’…

DT offers us a way to pass the time and, if you have never tried it, she suggests that you don’t know what you are missing…

Fingers and thumbs?  CD can see a day when the latter will suffer perhaps even more than the rest…

Today doubles as World Typing Day, when typing fall-out, and the future of digital health should be revisited.  

JN encourages us to go with the flow today… 

When there is nothing better to do in the middle of the night, NF finds another nugget of information to hold our interest. 

FL offers one way to make sure that we think about just how healthy what we are snacking on is before we pop it into our mouths…

We are in the middle of what some people worldwide call Diet Resolution Week, which might be the optimum time to repeat FL’s words of wisdom on this subject… 

SF has taken inspiration from an earlier post when finding a way to add a bit of positivity to visiting a blind friend…

Today is also known as World Braille day and, so we offer the repeat of a braille inspired post that might just motivate a few readers who missed it the first time…

KU believes that you cannot say some things too many times and requested a repeat of this article to educate and coincide with today’s sleepy celebration… 

VF has found an explanation for something that might have baffled able bodied passers-by as they watch this odd looking wheelchair users habit… 
 

SU passes on the results of a chat that got her thinking a little about drinking…

Perhaps this is the one ‘morning after the night before’ in any year when many prepare to awake feeling the worst for wear because of last night’s celebration. So, when you can focus again, LPG suggests that we recognise not only the New Year’s Day aspect of today’s celebration but also the fact that some readers will have managed to celebrate (either voluntarily or involuntarily) the fact that today is also recognised as National Hangover Day.

HB homes in on the effects that short, dark, grey, frosty days can have on so many of us at this time of year and suggests some things we can do to make them easier to live through…
 

while others might be interested in what research tells us about the people who have them. LN tells about one of hers, how it affected her last new year and how a similar bit of dreamy research at the end of this year might affect your version of the one to come…

AO highlights the effects that depression can have and may well be having on someone you know at the moment in the hope that if readers can see them in a friend or themselves, recovery can begin…  

NH offers a little analysis and positive advice when it comes to the subject of depression…

LY examines one aspect of pet ownership that many pet owners might not be aware of …

FB points out that there are many different ways to acknowledge what someone has done for you while reminding us of the difference putting it in writing can have… 

It is ironic that while most of the world think of today as boxing day it also has the distinction of being Thank You Note day.  LPG offers a repeat of FB’s message on the days lesser known significance…  

The ditorial group behind the Pensioner’s Gazette offer a brief Christmas message… 

CB shares her shape-making antics, all done in the name of a Libyan celebration, and she looks to Morocco in January. However, we at LPG suggest that the diabetic readers only try this month’s exposé once, if that…
 

AK tells us that her message is all about how wrong things can go at the 11th hour and how to get past amalgamated crises… 

AK tells us about a day that could happen at any time. Still, as she described her pre-Christmas experience last year, we at LPG have decided to repeat it on this day just in case any reader is experiencing something similar today…   It might just help! 

VF informs of a way to borrow a wheelchair if you only need it for a while… 

Few gentlemen will need much prompting to eat a mince pie, and we are sure the ladies will not need any more instructions about making them for this Christmas. The mince pie recipe will have been bandied about everywhere at this time of year, but AK tells us a bit about its history… 
 

WP comments on one battle that she, as a parent, feels that perhaps she has fought and lost…  

Today is celebrated as Games Day, no doubt, because so many of them make excellent Christmas presents. However, in light of some of the more extreme games available today, LPG thought this article might merit a second outing… 

PG did ask that readers tell us you concerns and AJ offers no solutions, but revisits all the questions surrounding getting a good night’s sleep.

At this time of year which can be so stressful, LPG offers a repeat of this article very relicant article

NF offers the results of another sleepless night’s activity featuring doing things with this thumb…

BJ explores the country’s typical television-watching habits and offers readers a chance to do the same… 
 

Getting someone else to accept your way of thinking must be one of the biggest challenges most people face as they journey through life. LA shares what she has learned about this art… 
 

LPG hopes that GS’s message will remind readers that there is no time like the present to get started on this if you have not while considering a question that many a friend might be asked…  

MC reminds us of a relationship that our parents are likely to have brokered for us in the past to ensure our well-being and that we can often offer a little of the well-being factor back with the occasional chat when the tables are turned… 

AK reflects on one aspect of living near a stabled horse that a century has changed our reaction to…

On this National Horse Day when, in certain parts of the world, a celebration of all things equine, caballine and horse-related is the order of the day.  LPG thought that repeating AK’s article might help us focus on one of the changing values of owning one. 

AH offers us two for the price of one as she reveals what she has discovered about one of those well-known sayings that many of us use without knowing where it came from. She also introduces (or perhaps reintroduces) readers to something we should examine before dismissing it… 

MP spells out the problems that many older present-buyers must feel, and although the answers are not forthcoming, there must be some solace in knowing that each of us gift-givers who suffer for our art are not alone… 

As Christmas approaches yet again, a repeat of this message might inspire a bit of gift-buying forethought. Although the dilemma is genuinely reflected, we at LPG would truly value any thoughts on the solution… 

GM talks about that every now and then when you invite the whole family over with both in trepidation and fondness…   

LA focusses in on what she has learned about living a one-handed life… 

NF has a theory that completely disagrees with what the internet has to say on the subject of sleeping and mobile devices… 

BC shares a message for all microwave owners… 

LPG thought it would be a good idea to repeat this message and could think of no better day to repost than National Microwave Day, but this year’s LPG celebration comes with a bit of a warning…  

Perhaps TH has an idea to offer that might make a positive difference to life as you know it this year … 

TH offered us this idea much nearer the beginning of last year but just in case you missed her suggestion back then.  LPG thought that today, being International Volunteer Day, might just be the day to make plans for making a change in 2025.
 

AV gets right into the issue of bed-socks, their pros and cons… 

As the weather begins to get cold again, and on this National Sock Day, LPG thought that a repeat of AV’s article might give a different perspective to keeping your feet warm.   One might also consider a possible Christmas present idea for a cold footed friend… 

OT points out one reason that not being adept with older fingers might mean remembering the art of more pronounced pronunciation… 

Today is the 32nd anniversary of the day that the first text message was sent and we at LPG thought it a good day to repeat what OT has to say on the pros and cons of using the technology… 
 

PD offers is a little food for thought if your family plan to give you a new pet as a present  

XX has decided to be even more anonymous than usual due to the subject of her post, but as we get older, it is likely to be something that more experience, than are willing to admit to in public

LA questions when, how and where you should get close to a feline pet… 
 

FB offers us her opinion on the many things that we shop for only to very quickly find that we really don’t need them after all

In the light of the fact that today is celebrated as Buy Nothing Day in some parts of the world, perhaps a repeat of this article might encourage a few of us to take a rest from shopping and spend a little more time working out what we really need to buy…

When we think of eyes, most will agree that seeing is the most critical function they provide, but RR wants to remind us of one way we can repay them for all their years of service and ensure that they continue to serve us well…

During this eye health week, we at LPG feel that repeating what RR has to say on this fundamental aspect of eye health is worth putting out there again… 
 

CB learned about the finer points of one of our most stable garnishes as she cooked her way to the Congo. This led her to something naughty but nice for her December attempt at cooking internationally.

IG reminds us that rules and laws come in all shapes and sizes and can be initiated by all sorts of people—even you… 

OT reminds us in a somewhat cryptic fashion, that someone has to put all that valuable ‘how to’ information online and it might as well be you…

CL offers questions while looking at whether staying winter warm can be seen as well as felt and remembers how we used to do it a few years back… 
 

As we get older, multitasking becomes more difficult, but having a chat while you do something else might be something even we oldies can master; AH argues that this might be one multitasking skill worth having a go at… 

We have again reached Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day, and LPG feels that of a repeat of AH’s suggestion for what can be done with one talent to insure that it is worth developing to help lift the spirits of those around you… 
 

WG sheds some light on the meaning of a few verbal terms that readers might have heard through their interactions with others. These terms tend to fit into the category of phrases that we have all heard from time to time but that we often only have a vague idea of when it comes to meaning.

DO has a message which might explain sudden odd things that a person you know might be telling you…

As is often the case, two relevant celebration days will coincide and yesterday was one of those days, however we at LPG think that this bit of information cannot be missed and even though National UTI Awareness Day was yesterday, we are repeating this very relevant message a day late… 
 

RG uses last year’s Coronation celebrations to remind readers of one way that we can use our televisions, perhaps coupled with our telephones, as a social tool as we get older; even if we live alone… 

Everyday has more than one celebratory title these days and today doubles as World Television Day amongst others.  What RS had to say in the post that we are repeating today is very much about television but also focuses in on how we can use it as a social tool as we get older… 
 

SY suggests that a reread of the highway code might be a good idea…  
 

LPG suggests that during this National Road Safety Week, there has to be a little value in repeating SY’s message for the benefit of the drivers among our readers… 

FL tells us a story with a moral that might resonate with a few of our male readers…

There are many ways to celebrate International Men’s Day. When men think of such a celebration, they are more likely to visualise the more macho man we see in the television perfume adverts, but all men need to celebrate, and a repeat of FL’s message might inspire a few more men to do so…  
 

NM looks at the internet's evidence on what we must do to become the next substantial lottery winner…

It is easy to remember all the hype at the time, but did you know that November 19th will mark the 30th anniversary of the first National Lottery Draw?   We pensioners are all old enough to remember the hype, and NM provides a little information on all things lottery for those who want to take another look at the odds… 

EL reminds us that it is sometimes important to take a step back when looking at new friendships, especially at a time when you get to a stage in your life when so many new ones are likely to be forged…
 

TH offers her ideas on one way to check any changes for the worse on the ‘House-clutter’ front…

Perhaps this is an action that we have repeated all our lives without giving the way we do it and what effect it has on us any thought until the aches and pains that can result in later years become apparent. KC brings it to the fore

Quantity? Every person who has attained retirement age can boast plenty of that, but perhaps a step back and an occasional look to see if there is anything we are neglecting to do to improve the quality of our lives is worth contemplation now and then… 

Today is World Quality day, a corporate observance that aims to acknowledge, maintain, and improve our world's standards. However, LPG suggests that an overall assessment of where each of our personal lives is headed might be the perfect reason for repeating QF’s message… 
 
 

OC shares her findings when it comes to one of the seemingly innocent aspects of having a chat with the younger children in your life… 
 

While this World Nursery Rhyme Week is a celebration for the young, a reminder of the darker side of some of their beginnings might allow grandparents a more informed set of options when choosing one for intergenerational recital.  Hence our repeat of this message…  
 

Chicken soup often reminds people of the one thing most of us can keep down when we are not feeling so well, and everything else is coming up. If it is a meal you have not had lately, we at LPG suspect that you will add the ingredients to your next shopping list once you have read Beverley's poem… 

Today is also known as Chicken soup for the Soul Day. This celebration offers an opportunity to contemplate those deep-rooted issues that often hide in our minds with the cosiness of a reassuring bowl of comfort. LPG has repeated Beverley's poem in case you don't have the ingredients, a tin, or a packet to hand.

HG reminds us of the important role we grandparents have to play if the sacrifice of those who died for the freedom we now experience is to be remembered in the future… 

We, at LPG felt that we had to post this message to coincide with an appropriate day of acknowledgement and today Remembrance Day, is more than fitting…

JB states the case for the defence of snakes… 
 

TS remembers that before the CD replaced the turntable, the black vinyl disk was more critical than its silver successor… 

UH spends a little time reminding older friends that things will change as we get older, but feeling the need to keep them to yourself is not always the best course of action…

Perhaps the moral of GA’s message is that we need to beat the advertisers at their own game and keep focused on the narrative while averting our eyes from those subliminal messages designed to part you from your hard earned cash...  
 

Today happens to be National Programmatic Advertising Day which means very little to us at LPG, but it does give us an excuse to offer a repeat of GA’s article which comes with an advertising theme… 

SC gives us further insight into how her Amazon Alexa affects her outlook on living with technology…

According to the internet, today marks the tenth anniversary of Alexa's official release to the British public. In recognition of all the good (or harm) its effect is reputed to have had, LPG could find no better way to acknowledge the day than by offering this message. 

LM has a go at explaining electronic cookies and how they can affect our privacy… 

LG does her best to be that cruel person who awakens the consciousness of those readers whose friends will not tell them the hard facts about one particular aspect of their appearance…  

Inspired by an earlier post, BC offers us some ideas in her attempt to ensure that our sandwiches continue to diversify… 

This article was written quite a while ago but on this National Sandwich Day LPG thought it worth a second outing… 

Just in case any reader knows or is part of a couple who never got around to tying the knot, JP again raises some possible future consequences.

SF opens our minds to the fact that our brains need a certain amount of stress to function properly… 
 

LPG repeats SG’s message on National Stress Awareness Day which offers one of the few positives that stress has to offer… 

This could be a trap that many a seasoned online shopper might have fallen into.  SA highlights the need for a bit of caution… 

While the majority of UK readers will recognise today as Halloween, it is also World Saving Day. While spending to save has always been a somewhat back-to-front concept in my eyes, SA’s article might well be worth a second look on a day like today… 

LF offers another reason to appreciate that ‘things ain’t what they used to be’…

On this National Cat Day, we thought readers would appreciate a poetic thought or two in honour of the most popular UK feline pet of choice… Beverly provides just the thing… 

It is interesting that when wanting to get away from it all, there are so many essentials that we will find to take with us. Even though it is often the case that we need fewer as we get older, carrying them with us might need some thought… DA explains…

Being a grandmother also means being a mother-in-law in many cases, and OC has a little to say about how differently that can pan out depending on which of our children’s children you are being hands on with… 

Today doubles as National Mother-in-Law Day in some parts of the world and, as such, LPG thought that a repeat of this offering from OC might bring back a few pertinent memories and thoughts on the subject… 

PD has a piece that might help any Jamaican who finds themselves trying to sort out the sale of property on their shores. However, it also offers a lesson about only paying what you need to if you need a copy of a British one…   

No one can reach seniority without encountering a law or rule that harms them in some way. CP reminds us that we can do our bit to reform them…
 

We all do so many things that are not recognised as worth rating as important each day, and so many of us feel that we need to get somewhere and achieve more as we get older. VM explains…

ust in case the television gardeners aren’t inspiring you, OG has found a few shorter suggestions for when your garden looks a little lacklustre compared to the one next door… 
 

JL offers one possible answer to knee pain prevention, which does not involve tipping a glass of something… 

On this National Knee Day, there is a lot to celebrate, but as we age, our pain receptors often take them a little less for granted, as every step we take reminds us that they are down there. LPG felt this was the perfect day to repeat JL's article…  
 

JS explains her new ‘live and let live’ attitude when it comes down to finding one little way to improve our planet, and her garden. 

Today is celebrated as World Earthworm day and LPG felt that a repeat of JS’s thoughts on the subject, might well be a fitting reminder of their importance… 

People of all age groups worldwide have the most time to indulge in this pastime, and science tells us that we all do, although JN has a few statistics to offer about our approach to dreaming. 

There are many ways of getting away from it all, and it seems that we all get involved when it comes to dreaming, although a slight majority of us forget all about this one as soon as we wake up… JN offers a little enlightenment on the subject. 

WG offers some advice for all those readers who wake up on days when the circumstances around them leave them wondering why they bother to get up in the first place… 

Perhaps, on those days when it does not seem worth getting up for, a little self-assessment might be the way forward. On this Evaluate Your Life Day, we at LPG offer a repeat of WG's very appropriate message…  

Beverly’s poem alludes to one way that might be used to find an approach to get through the not-so-good times…

GM offers her thoughts after finding herself in a situation that could well leave anyone who finds themselves there with a lot of thinking to do. 

On this National Pay Back a Friend Day we at LPG thought this message worth reconsidering.  We posted it early last year and GM has since confirmed that she loan has been repaid in full.  

Walking tall is something we often take for granted when we are young, and it is so easy to forget it without even realising it.  WT has found a few exercises that might make a difference…

While we all know that people who walk tall somehow seem more positive, we also know about the medical benefits.  On this World Spine Day, LPG felt that this article might be a little inspirational as we older people do our best to meet both celebratory challenges… 

YG tells us of her experience when it comes to being the guide that helps a partially sighted person along their way…

We have repeated YG’s message today Just in case the need arises for an LPG reader to make a temporary substitution for a white cane. There might be a little value in watching the video and being prepared if the need arises…  

GA reminds those who have not had the opportunity to get away for a while about how to do it with the minimum of trauma to your carrying arm…

Although we are a little late for the party, CB shows us how the word red can make all the difference to this Fijian National Dish before guiding us towards the Congo for November… 

JC offers reports on one thing we can do to minimise the risk of car theft…

Today we find ourselves in the middle of Insurance Awareness Month and LPG repeats this message in an effort to ensure that readers remember to check just how far-reaching your car key’s message is transmitted…

DO might have just hit upon one way to inject a little positivity into a visit to a friend who is  recovering from a stroke. 
 

Tomorrow is I Love Yarn Day, and we at LPG have elected to repeat what DO said on the subject… 

CN informs about one aspect of travelling that frustrates her and asks if anyone else is similarly affected… 

On this National Face Your Fears Day LPG looks to re-introduce readers to one that can arguably be seen as a phobia or an inconvenience…
 

KV delves into the difference between what counts as ‘can’t leave at home without it’ for the men of this world as opposed to how the ladies evaluate the same subject…. 

It can be argued that over the years, little has changed regarding the vital paraphernalia to be found in a lady’s handbag, while the men of this world continue to argue about the necessity of their existence at all.  KV explains… 
 

FB harks back to the days when finding out how to get something doing what it is supposed to do after buying it was much simpler than it ever will be again…

We find ourselves in the middle of Customer Service Week, and while many helpful staff are in many of our shops, we offer a repeat of FB’s comments which might be considered relevant …

DL brings to light something that might affect your benefits if you need to be cared for by family…

FT, inspired by a recent post offers us some advice about training your cat…

It appears that many countries have days dedicated to their cats but on this International Cat day LPG thought that a repeat of FT’s message might entertain and perhaps educate… 

Having been through the education system at some point in the long-lost past, GK offers a few school memories and a way that they could come in useful.

We at LPG thought it might be a good idea to repeat this story because, while today is celebrated as National Teacher’s Day (which is one of the few days in the year that all teachers are supposed to be honoured by their students) and, having been through the education system at some point in the long-lost past himself, GK offers a few school-routed thoughts. 

MC reminds us of how moving a few facial muscles in the right way and aiming the result at a complete stranger can work wonders…

On this World Smile Day LPG would like to remind you of one of the few things that can do so much good if you take the time to give the odd one away; not only to the person you give it to but also to you too.  This repeat of MC’s message might make it all a bit clearer… 

PD reminds us just how public some of our personal information can be… 

VM advocates the virtues of meditation for the overthinking mind…

A chance encounter in a shop taught MF and her friends so much more about acquiring more trendy taste buds when it comes to the most fundamental of simple morning beverages…  

We at LPG, would like to give you a couple of days’ notice of International Coffee Day which will be recognised on Sunday, and what could be more appropriate but a repeat of MF’s lessons on how to celebrate and perhaps even vary your favourite cup… 

FL offers a few suggestions to help when it comes to making sure that you don’t end up spending your birthday alone and gift-less this year…

Regardless of which day of the year your birthday falls on FL points out that no matter how lonely you might feel on the day, you should use it to remember just how awesome your life has been, is, and will be in the future.    She also points out that remembering the birthdays of the people around you can also be a way of minimising spending yours alone and, with this in mind we, at LPG, have taken the opportunity to repeat the sentiment to coincide with today’s ‘Love People Day.
 

We have to play many roles throughout life, and when you think that they are running out, one of a concerned friend is one of the most important, both to you and any new friends you make into the bargain. 

National Good Neighbour Day has given us at LPG the perfect opportunity to repeat this thought on the subject… 
 

GM reminds readers of one of those things that so many people think will never happen to them as more and more older people become smartphone owners… 

They say that eyes are the window to the soul and we have a way of taking such things for granted.  KA reminds us of one aspect of looking after them that it can be easy not to make time for…

We were sent this message a while ago now but during this National  Eye Health Week we feel that a repeat of the information it contains might be beneficial.  

NR is not telling us anything new here, but her message is one that really needs to be repeated from time to time as she advocates the argument for a good daily breakfast, and offers some ways to make it a little more special.  
 

They say that it is the most important meal of the day and it has to be because it has its own celebratory day, Better Breakfast Day, which happens in just two days’ time.  With that in mind LPG thought a repeat of NR’s message allowing a little notice for all readers to make sure they have the relevant ingredients to hand, regardless of whether you live alone or not, had to be the way forward… 
 

SI looks at the latest way of adding to one of the most essential collections anyone needs to have… 

SY reminds us about a few things you can do to be kinder to your eyes…

At the start of this year’s National Eye Health Week LPG thought a repeat of SY’s hints might be valuable… 

Given everything said about winter fuel payments, DC requests another timely reminder to our readers.

We are calling this contributor XX of Internet land in accordance with their appeal to remain anonymous. However, we at LPG have problems accepting that the weird habit referred to in this message is particularly weird…  

Today is World Gratitude Day, and perhaps not taking our friends, the clubs we attend, and the organisations we are a part of for granted is another way of expressing our gratitude for them. With this in mind, LPG feels that XX’s message needed another outing… 

FI tells us a somewhat embarrassing story with a moral or two… 
 

DT reminds us of a potentially easy way to stay organised…
 

FM picks up on a characteristic that, when missing, often appears much more important as we see it offered by others while it is so easy to miss our misuse of it. 

LPG have elected to repeat this message on National Respect Day because it gives an interesting take on the respect that so many of us notice when it is missing while we unknowingly could be offering a better version of it to some of the people we interact with…  

With a day’s notice, CB tells us how being made to wait before preparing her offering to celebrate Chili’s special day enhanced the flavour, even though she cheated on the chips. She also tells us of her plan to transport us to Fiji next month…

Pictures hold the power to tell us so much and SA’s one offers a few home truths when it comes to a few different varieties of Street Art… 

On this World Clean-up Day, we thought that this tongue-in-cheek message might be an appropriate reminder of some things it is better not to do… 

Many readers must have found themselves in this predicament at one time and will see history repeating itself. PB suggests that the decisions of our fifty-something-year-old children might not see very far into the future unless we forewarn them… 

No, PY is not talking about taking a plane to a far-flung sunny beach today;  her message is about altitudes on a much smaller scale… 

In the estimation of the LPG editorial group, any reminder about the need to monitor our blood pressure is a good thing. The penultimate day of this Know Your Numbers! Week has to be the perfect time for a repeat of this message…   

OC offers us the results of a bit of lateral thinking, which has brought him a more positive outlook on all of life’s problems, whatever their size…

On this Positive Thinking Day, LPG offers a repeat of what OC has to say on the subject in the hope that it might lift a spirit or two… 

DH offers us an alternative to that nap often forced on us after a heavy midday meal…. 

PL gives us her spin on one way that the world is changing while subtly removing the commodities that so many of us older people have become at home with and used to.

As we find ourselves right in the middle of Intelligent Automation Month, LPG repeats a post which explores one aspect of why so much intelligence has a habit of leaving us older people behind.  

EH offers a little hint that might help if you need to or want to keep what is showing on your electronic screen for later. 
 

CR challenges all LPG readers to find and share their life lesson quotation… 
 

BT offers us her thoughts on wading into the deep water of contract small print that can require more than a quick read-through to get to the other side…

Today is International Literacy Day, which might be a good reason to repeat BT’s thoughts on small-print reading that might help those better at skimming through pages of paperwork rather than retaining what they read… 

FL tells us a story with a moral that might resonate with a few of our male readers…
 

TB offers another perspective on an age-old saying that might give new insight into how some of us use our time…

On this day, which doubles as Fight Procrastination Day in some parts of the world, LPG has opted to repeat TB’s message, which might offer some food for thought on the subject…

RB draws our attention to a sound that is gradually disappearing even though so many recognise its significance…

On this National Be Late for Something Day, LPG thought a repeat of RB’s observation might be appropriate as he highlights something that we all recognise even though it is nearly extinct in this day and age… 

KH gives us an excellent reason to disappoint those around us from time to time…

DS brings us a comment on the irony of knowledge and the realisation of discerning just how much we don’t know when many of us have missed the opportunity that we are given in early life to acquire it.  

Now that the summer holidays are over and the young one’s will be getting back to the routine of donning the uniform and the educational mind frame, LPG has decided that a repeat of   DS’s article on the significance of education with the advantage of hindsight, worth a second outing… 

KB suggests a different way to ensure that checking the tidiness of those corners of the rooms in our houses doesn’t get neglected during that regular house cleaning routine that so many find challenging to negotiate… 

Using telephones for talking seems pretty old fashioned to some, but for those over a certain age it makes perfect sense.  RM shares her thoughts…

SF, inspired by an earlier post, offers her thoughts on one way of ensuring that your family know a little about your things of value…  

We cannot help getting older without accumulating items which are important to us and, what will become of them can be a real worry.  SF offers one solution that might make their future a little safer… 

SW shares one method of ensuring that direct debit payers keep up with the rising cost of ignoring the renewal increases that can be involved… 

AK gets hypothetical with a few thoughts on an ideal world…

Is yours sticky or did you have an accident with a cup of tea or coffee? FT offers some solutions for getting it clean again; we are talking about your computer…

We posted these wise words a few years ago but on this Crackers Over The Keyboard Day, we felt that they could do with another airing…  

CB guides us from a fairly successful taste of Moldavia to the promise of a Chilean feast as we move from August to September… 

As we age, we spend so much time trying to ward off many facets of the ageing process, but what of our dogs? OD goes some way to addressing this question today…

Perhaps, on National Dog Day, this message, which OD offered earlier this year, might be worth reading again for all those established dog owners, which is why we are giving it another airing…
 

GF offers us a way to use our ears when deciding whether to dash for the mobile phone or wait until later once you have heard which tune   is played when it rings.   

Our days are never perfect, but VH hopes to offer us one way to help us progress in a more positive direction during the ones that don’t start so well. 

If not before, by the time we retire, we usually find out that our permanent set of teeth is not as permanent as we think… YS offers her thoughts… 

SU passes on the results of a chat that got her thinking a little about drinking…

PC offers us some hand and finger work, which might have a few benefits besides improving your look… 

PM, like most of our readers has already trodden this path but has some thoughts for those who will arrive here in the near future.

In some parts of the world tomorrow will be celebrated as National Senior Citizens Day, even though as each person approaches the day when they suddenly realise that they will soon become ‘retired’, the prospect can leave them feeling everything from daunted and deflated to glad that work will suddenly become a thing of the past. LPG felt that a repeat of this article might provoke some memories of what it was like for you…

AK passes on a leaflet related trick she learned which seems so obvious once the idea is shared… 

Today is celebrated as World Photo Day which conjures up visions of pictures taken in beautiful settings which are designed to promote positive thoughts and emotions, but LPG feels the need to repeat a message which gives another practical reason for utilising the camera which is on your mobile phone…

There is something extraordinary about discussing your problems with a real person who can give you a coherent answer. TG points out some of the pitfalls of virtual online chatting as a way of getting customer service… 

Maureen tells us of one of the other groups she is involved with and the conversation she hopes their latest project might spark…

With her LPG hat on, she also asks for any reactions to this post that can be passed on or any aspect of the conversation that, in any reader’s opinion, needs to be added…
 

It is often said that having the sound of water nearby can be calming, but GN introduces a more unconventional way that might double as the present for the person with everything

CL offers her thoughts on the way that age often changes attitudes towards the time that we are allocated…

It might be argued that we need to get older to really appreciate just how much the time that we have plays in our appreciation of life itself.  CL gives her point of view.   

FC focuses on one of those things that nearly all of us do (or, more pointedly, say) as she tells of her perspective on a habit that each of us makes our own… 

IH examines the state of the nation’s patriotism when measured by our reaction to the sound of our national melody… 

Rudy makes an observation and sees the implications from different viewpoints…

WK uses a few statistics to offer us an alternative take on the continuing closures of the borough’s local banks… 

NI offers us a few thoughts on passing your travelling time if you do not have a mobile phone in hand…

Today is also known as National Lazy Day, which LPG feels should be celebrated more than once a year. NI offers one laid-back way to spend some of it and all those other hours during the year as we travel through it.  

TS takes us back to when music looked like black vinyl and revolved under a stylus attached to a needle.

Max Bygrave sang it in song, and OD tells it as she focuses on hands today… 

Hands need to be in optimum condition before they can be employed in any practical exercise, so LPG has opted to repeat these wise words from OD on this celebration of Hold Hands Day. 

Although KP thinks that, when it comes to those initial days and months after what for some can be a radicle change of pace and lifestyle, ensuring a positive retirement might need a little encouragement on the part of the person going through the transition…

Today doubles as Happiness Happens day in some parts of the world and, while that might be the case for some, LPG repeats KP’s message and its advice for those whose happiness levels might need a boost… 
 

GN continues the story of a garden pruner and her difficulty acquiring one while introducing those who have not yet enjoyed the online live chat experience…

CB has something to say about national breakfast dishes having seen an LPG post which inspired her thoughts… 

We know that CB is all about introducing us to her take on national dishes from around the world, but she had a few patriotic words for us which LPG felt it would be appropriate to repeat on this, the 42nd celebration of Jamaica’s independence… 

Beverly leaves us with some rhymed food for thought as she addresses our memories with her poem today… 

PL reminds us that there are over 40 spaces designated as parks in our borough and gives LPG readers a reminder of what is so important about them.

There is a lot of wisdom in what PL had to say on the subject of the boroughs local parks even though he was writing before we ever encountered coved-19 so, during this Love Parks Week, we hope a repeat of the message might inspire an LPG reader or two to revisit theirs…

BV offers a few thoughts on telephone sales techniques and advertising practices that won’t go away…

For every Chef who travels the world, there are countless family heroes of the kitchen whose signature dishes are in peril of being lost to posterity. SA offers a solution…

As we get older friendship is not all about ‘boy meets girl’ and the friendships we have often become fewer.  TS offers us a little advice on the subject of maintaining some of the more challenging ones…

There are all kinds of friends and, so often, some of them work at the friendship much harder than others.  Sometimes they just move on and sometimes one of the friends involved gets bored, but sometimes there can be a simple yet resolvable reason to avoid you.   She wrote it over a year ago now, but LPG have repeated TS’s message on this National Friendship Day in the hope that it helps a few negative friendships become rekindled…

WP comments on one battle that she, as a parent, feels that perhaps she has fought and lost…  

TG comments that a couple of generations have separated families by geographical distance… 

Parents come in all shapes and sizes, and on this National Parents’ Day, LPG felt that a repeat of TG’s unconventional way of looking at the subject sums up one aspect of such relationships worth revisiting… 

Fingers and thumbs?  CD can see a day when the latter will suffer perhaps even more than the rest…

VP offers a few thoughts regarding the art of waiting then and now…  

WL marks the start of the latest Olympic games with a few memories of the year that they came closest to the borough of Lewisham… 

HE reminds us of a visual jolt she received when participating in a television programme recently. 

Every year there appear to be more and more obstacles placed in the way of the older driver.  RR offers a few possible bits of information that might help clear the way a little…

In America, today is celebrated as the National Day of Motoring. Although road trips are  very American, they give us at LPG a reason to mention again a few points that have more to do with parking but might be of interest to motorists in the UK.   

CB tells us of her problems surrounding the successful construction of an Egyptian dish and her plans to keep that aspect of independent cooking simple next month… 

GF reminds us of a very odd behaviour trait that has become so acceptable that most of us indulge and few of us even notice anymore.  

The month of July has been designated National Cell Phone Courtesy Month, you only have to hear the word ‘cell’ to know that the Americans thought of it first but, now that talking to the person plugged into your ear is commonplace LPG thought a repeat of this message appropriate… 

Even KS agrees that her message might not be irrelevant to many of our readers, but for the readers who do sign into websites, it could make all the difference…  

The first part of the Sunday trading laws came into practice 30 years ago this month, and JB offers us a few thoughts on the varying repercussions… 

NF uses his early morning google session to take a look at monitoring blood sugar without the smart way…

FL offers one potential way to lighten the otherwise heavy subject of finding the right insurance policy…

Today is also referred to as Insurance Nerd Day, a day designed to remind the younger people around us that there is more to insurance than keeping your car legal.   LPG hopes that a repeat of what FL had to say on the subject might spur some of our readers to start a conversation with some of their younger relatives who might need a reminder. 

CP mentions a point worth considering whenever we argue against something we believe is unjust… 

International justice is just a bigger version of all those little injustices that happen to so many of us so much of the time. LPG feels that a repeat of this article is worth posting, as CP suggests that we start small and work up to the big ones. 

FB observes that it might not be only those who are getting on that have difficulty remembering so many of those little facts that were once happily stored in our minds…

On this Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day, we at LPG thought it essential to bring the question down to a base level as we repeat FB’s comments on one effect the concept might be having on our capacity to remember...

PC finds another way that we older members of society need to exercise one quality that our age has left us with an abundance of… tolerance.  

FB offers us her opinion on the many things that we shop for only to very quickly find that we really don’t need them after all

OT points out one reason that not being adept with older fingers might mean remembering the art of more pronounced pronunciation… 
 

Perhaps it is harder for the men in this world to find their way through the transition between being a worker of the world and retirement.  RB talks about one of the fundamental obstacles that he feels retired men might find more difficult than their female counterparts…

Today doubles as New Conversations Day and as we get older, it can become harder to get them started, especially after the life-changing experience that retirement can be for so many.  We, at LPG felt this message on the subject of that Initial Hello worth repeating on such a day as this.   

It is often thought equally rude not to be giving your full attention to the person you are talking   to on the other end of the phone as it is to be talking to them while talking to someone else, LF offers one solution…

On this Cheer Up the Lonely Day, this repeat of LF’s story might remind readers of one way in which we can do just that which, in addition to the visits, might minimise the time aspect of being a good friend while putting something which is often thought quite rude to good advantage.     

PL gives us her spin on one way that the world is changing while subtly removing the commodities that so many of us older people have become at home with and used to.

NM looks at the internet's evidence on what we must do to become the next substantial lottery winner…

NM endorses a previous post with a few more reasons to do a bit of entertaining

RR finds a few things that perhaps it would be good to know before you go for your next sight test… 

NW does his best to turn the world upside-down as he looks at the other end of one of those top-ten lists today…
 

Rudy thinks back to his younger days and offers us his thoughts on the Changing face of our weekends…  

This weekend marks the 30th year since Sundays became well and truly integrated into the rest of the week.  LPG is repeating this message which will resonate with us older members of the community.  It's arguably sobering that there is a whole generation of people who will never get the chance to imagine an official weekly day of rest…

SF has taken inspiration from an earlier post when finding a way to add a bit of positivity to visiting a blind friend…

GM might have stumbled upon some three-digit facts you have not yet discovered…

Walking tall is something we often take for granted when we are young, and it is so easy to forget it without even realising it.  WT has found a few exercises that might make a difference…
 

AM sheds some light on the many ways that the British consumer appears to get a pretty rough deal when approaching the local council.  

We are calling this contributor XX of Internet land in accordance with their appeal to remain anonymous. However, we at LPG have problems accepting that the weird habit referred to in this message is particularly weird…  

DS offers a story that we hope will alert readers to check a small insurance point that could make a big difference… 

Today is celebrated as National Insurance Awareness Day in some parts of the world and as such LPG has decided to repeat this story with a moral which could become all too apparent at just the wrong time… 

DS points out the importance of taking a serious look at your insurance renewal letters.  Especially if normally renew by direct debit… 

Tomorrow doubles as Insurance Awareness Day and LPG repeats this message in an effort to ensure that readers remember to check to make sure that that automatic annual renewal amount doesn’t come at too higher cost… 
 

Every now and then LPG reserves the right to share a moment of self-recognition although there is always a bit of an appeal that comes with it.  Maureen B offers this birthday message on behalf of the group... 

CB tells of the challenges that came with baking inspired by a national day in the south of Africa while warning us of her plan to offer us something vegetarian from a lot further north next month… 

OC shares her findings when it comes to one of the seemingly innocent aspects of having a chat with the younger children in your life… 
 

GN tells the first part of a story about distance shopping on the Internet or from a catalogue…

We have to play many roles throughout life, and when you think that they are running out, one of a concerned friend is one of the most important, both to you and any new friends you make into the bargain. 

Many people will agree that, as we get older, we tend to spend more time studying our bedroom ceilings during each passing early hour.  GJ offers a few solutions, hoping she might have found an idea or two you have not tried so far… 

SD shares one way that any late budding writer might make putting pen to paper more pleasurable, especially if poetry is how you want to go…

AK reflects on one aspect of living near a stabled horse that a century has changed our reaction to…

RB takes us into a profound aspect of the way we see today…

FC shares her thoughts about a bit of a habit that often gets formed as we get a bit older and that perhaps quite a few older people can identify with.

During this Loneliness Awareness Week LPG thought that this article might be worth sharing again…   

YP finds an interesting angle to look at the questions of marriage and divorce in older age from…

No, PY is not talking about taking a plane to a far-flung sunny beach today;  her message is about altitudes on a much smaller scale… 

GA offers us a look at one of those many things that homes in so many countries have, and that so many homeowners use without giving them a second thought.  The electric plug wall-socket … 

Today is known as National Electricity Day in many parts of the globe; a day dedicated to reminding the world population that there is only so much of the stuff on our planet, LPG thought that GA’s explanation of one aspect of this form of energy, the humble electricity power outlet point might be worth a second read…

SN offers some information that might help on those days when the realities of loneliness become all too apparent…

We are in the middle of Loneliness Awareness Week and, as such, LPG thought that a repeat of SN’s article might come in useful…  

TB offers another perspective on an age-old saying that might give new insight into how some of us use our time…

This could be a trap that many a seasoned online shopper might have fallen into.  SA highlights the need for a bit of caution… 
 

Irregular blood pressure is an ailment many older people have, but no matter how low or high it is, once diagnosed, monitoring it accurately could be something that habit makes us all a little lazy about keeping on top of. JA explains…  

FT offers a few ideas that might be needed if your pet cat goes missing… 

Today is the day when, by law, all pet cats in England must be microchipped, and one of the main reasons is arguably to make it easier to find those who get lost.  With this in mind, LPG feels that repeating this article might be a good idea…

MF suggests one way that we older friends can be helpful to each other when there are fewer family members around…

VH is offering all those readers who can still remember how to read a knitting pattern, but that never manage to see the whole thing through these days, a way to be sure that the end is in sight as soon as you get started.

LPG decided today, being Worldwide Knit in Public Day, was the day to repost this little message to inspire a few of those closet knitting-starters who never see a garment through to the end that if they come out into the open with their friends, those friends’ enquiries as to the progress of their projects might spur them on.    A friendly enquiry might be the inspiration needed to keep you going… 

MF checks out one of the most important commodities we have at this and any other time while reminding us to take care of the most important ones. 

Tomorrow will be National Best Friends Day. We at LPG thought a repeat of MF’s article worthy of a second outing as we remind readers to celebrate by doing something special with their best friends or at least remembering to get in touch… 

CC offers us a facet of caring that might be missed or overlooked in her experience …

Caring comes in many guises, and those pensioners who double as children will know they need to question some of the exploits of the most lucid parents.  We thought repeating this article might shed a different light on caring in preparation for tomorrow’s celebration of World Caring Day…    
 

JS explains her new ‘live and let live’ attitude when it comes down to finding one little way to improve our planet, and her garden. 

Quantity? Every person who has attained retirement age can boast plenty of that, but perhaps a step back and an occasional look to see if there is anything we are neglecting to do to improve the quality of our lives is worth contemplation now and then… 

PC shares her thoughts on what to give your pet during lunchtime…

LPG shines the spotlight on another local organisation as they remind us of the work that Lewisham Talking News does… 

During this National Volunteers Week we thought a repeat of this article might remind or even inspire a pensioner or two, who are looking for a volunteering opportunity, to make an enquiry or two which might lead to a successful outcome… 
 

WG brings us something that works for some but not others. If you don’t try it you will never know if it works for you.

Today doubles as National Say Something Nice Day and while we are busy being nice to the people around us perhaps a repeat reminder that saying something nice to yourself might be appropriate…

Who can say how we are perceived? YP reminds us that those with a negative outlook need us to find a way to kick them into positivity and offers a few ideas.

HG reminds us of the important role we grandparents have to play if the sacrifice of those who died for the freedom we now experience is to be remembered in the future… 

They say that eyes are the window to the soul and we have a way of taking such things for granted.  KA reminds us of one aspect of looking after them that it can be easy not to make time for…

CB has a disappearing act to report as her carrots disappear while telling us of her up and coming attempt at something a little sweeter for next month… 

YG tells us of her experience when it comes to being the guide that helps a partially sighted person along their way…

Rudy weighs up the pros and cons of saving as we get older…  

JL offers one possible answer to knee pain prevention, which does not involve tipping a glass of something… 
 

WG offers some advice for all those readers who wake up on days when the circumstances around them leave them wondering why they bother to get up in the first place…

BW, comments on one of the most recognisable items that we have today and asks just how many future generations will be able to identify them? … 

On this Lucky Penny Day, when the fact that possessing the little coin is celebrated and a positive thing, LPG felt this article worth repeating as her message questions if the consumers of the future will even have need for such things…

GJ asks us to think back to our childhoods today and one of our childhood qualities that so often disappears once and for all so early in life.  She suggests that retirement is the perfect time to regain some of the self-expression that we so supress…

Everyone has a personal history, which can sometimes be a reason to provoke sadness unless we talk about it. However, RP suggests that, while they are often not always offered, memories can sometimes be shared to benefit all… 

We find ourselves in the middle of what is known as Personal History Awareness Month in some parts of the world, and LPG has decided to repeat RP’s message as a reminder of the importance of yours...  
 

YA gives some food for thought on the importance of keeping your days separate and individual… 

MP spells out the problems that many older present-buyers must feel, and although the answers are not forthcoming, there must be some solace in knowing that each of us gift-givers who suffer for our art are not alone… 

With just a days’ notice, IP hopes that a few readers who have not yet seen this message might take the time to read and  react…  

NS reminds us of a few places that might be worth choosing as a destination for an interesting day out…

On this International Museum Day, LPG offers a repeat of NS’s homage to them, and reminds us of some of the ones that are a stone’s throw away… 

Perhaps TS is being a little idealistic in today’s message but acorns and oak trees come to mind when taking into consideration what he proposes, after reading a little about yet another celebration day… 

So many of us pass the building, but EC tells us a little about Stanstead Lodge after her first peek inside…  

Sadly, BW tail is not unique and while we hear about such things happening to other people quite often, her story proves that it can happen to anyone… 

LPG have opted to repeat BW’s story today in recognition of National Senior Fraud Awareness Day in the hope to highlight just how easy it is to become one of the victims that we all hear about when the word scam in mentioned…

AM offers a little something that might interest our readers who appreciate the importance of, arguably, one of the oldest inventions our world has ever experienced, and the complicated intricacies of such a seemingly simple concept…

Today brings us to the end of this year’s UN Global Road Safety Week; the perfect opportunity to repeat this article for those who drive and appreciate a mathematical conundrum…  

Could NC be telling the story of a mathematical journey you have experienced over the years…

Today is also known as National Numeracy Day and several questions about the skills needed to manipulate them successfully.  NC might Have found one reason why those skills might have been questioned throughout some of our lives.   
 

JS hopes to inspire a few readers to do something artistic and creative in the garden…  

DT talks gardening in miniature and a new challenge if you are looking for a hobby. 

LPG offers you a second opportunity to discover what DT has to say on this subject to coincide with today’s celebration of World Bonsai Day. 
 

FT, reminds us that human nature often reminds us to clean up the dirt we can see while she points out a few places where the invisible dirt might be hiding… 

Perhaps this is a subject that we all need to bring back to the fore every now and then and today, National Clean Your Room Day, is as good a day for a reminder as any … 

WY questions why the sleepover should only be thought of as an activity for the young… 
 

As the days get shorter and draw in again LPG would like to repeat WY’s suggestion in the hope that it might inspire something to look forward to… 

Today is celebrated as National Sleepover Day which has always been thought of as one of those activities that young children and adolescents enjoy from time to time, but WY offered us a message that took it to a whole new level and LPG feel it worth repeating to coincide with the day… 

When we think of eyes, most will agree that seeing is the most critical function they provide, but RR wants to remind us of one way we can repay them for all their years of service and ensure that they continue to serve us well…  

FL offers one way to make sure that we think about just how healthy what we are snacking on is before we pop it into our mouths…

RG uses last year’s Coronation celebrations to remind readers of one way that we can use our televisions, perhaps coupled with our telephones, as a social tool as we get older; even if we live alone… 
 

Most people will agree that obstacles, whether self-created or thrown our way, are a fact of life that we all encounter.  TF reinforces one fundamental way to overcome more than you might think…  

In Mexico, today is celebrated as Cinco de Mayo.  The day commemorates the winning of a Mexican battle in 1862. Still, LPG feels it is a good day also to acknowledge our battles, whether we have already overcome them or are still in the process.  Battles need allies, as TF explains…

RT, offers a really important message today as she reminds pensioners that making new friends and keeping up with those we have lost touch with needs to be one of the uppermost priorities on the to do list of every pensioner...

Making new friendships and renewing those older ones that get lost as we move through life is the message offered today.  Relationship Renewal Day is celebrated on this day each year in some parts of the world and, as such, LPG felt a repeat of RT’s message both fitting and important.
 

DO has a message which might explain sudden odd things that a person you know might be telling you…
 

IH combines her interests in public opinion and wishful thinking to bring us an interesting set of statistics…

IH’s so called survey is nowhere near conclusive but there was research and even though the object of her survey is not marketable, we thought this International Market Research Day a reason to share her survey again.

LPG would be interested in hearing the results of any other smaller surveys that have been conducted lately… 
 

KV delves into the difference between what counts as ‘can’t leave at home without it’ for the men of this world as opposed to how the ladies evaluate the same subject…. 

This world is more about doing things quickly than ever, but OW has a story to tell that brings conscience, efficiency and honesty together today… 

We at LPG feel that this story needs to be repeated today to remind people that, on this National Honesty Day, all aspects of being honest are important not, only those of the big decision-makers…

OC offers us a reminder of the importance of being mindful of some of those less obvious sell-by dates available to us. 

In some parts of the world today is designated National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and LPG has duplicated OC’s message in the hope that it might remind a few readers of one of those things that so many of us may well be thinking about doing.
 

PB shares her thoughts on a little financial advice that is as topical now as it ever has been…   

Perhaps the message we have opted to repeat today gives this celebration a whole new meaning but on this Teach Your Children to Save day PB reminds us that children, and grandchildren of any age might benefit from a timely reminder of this lesson…  
 

DO might have just hit upon one way to inject a little positivity into a visit to a friend who is  recovering from a stroke. 
 

DP challenges readers to take a step back to the days when our world was a place with a different set of sounds and sights to observe… 

On this International Noise Awareness Day, when we are encouraged to take real stock of how the sounds that have become so second nature to us have evolved over the years especially in volume, LPG repeats DP’s reminiscences of a time, not that long ago when our streets sounded so different… 

OL offers his thoughts on the way that we accept news of frighteningly big numbers without really knowing what they truly represent… 

Tomorrow is National Financial Awareness Day and LPG offers this article again in the hope that we might take a closer look at some of the larger figures which are designed to impress as the powers that be offer then to us. 

TB, adds her perspective on the subject of doing something that you might, in the future, live to regret not having tried, while you still can, no matter how old you are… 

On this National Take A Chance Day when everyone is encouraged to do something out of their comfort zone, LPG thought that revisiting what TB has to say on the subject might at least get a few more readers thinking about the possibilities 

FE challenges the reasons for our fashion choices as we get older… 

During this Fashion Revolution Week, LPG felt it only fitting to bring readers a repeat of FE’s thoughts on this topic…  
 

We all know that driving without a valid MOT certificate is illegal, but RR reminds us of one consequence that might not be instantly apparent…  

Today is Drive It Day and celebrates those cars which have earned ‘classic’ status, and though RR’s message has little to do with any car that is over 40 years old (and exempt from needing a vehicle tax or MOT certificate), or younger than 3 years old (too young to need the aforementioned MOT certificate), we at LPG feel that, for all other motorists, her very pertinent message needs a second hearing; this being the excuse we have found to re-deliver it today.   

VI thinks laterally, inspired by her friend, and shares thoughts on face recognition and how to react… 

Today is also recognised as National Look-Alike-Day and a perfect day to repeat VI’s mini investigation into the subject… 

FB points out that there are many different ways to acknowledge what someone has done for you while reminding us of the difference putting it in writing can have… 

CB introduces us to a recipe that requires practice when cooking and eating for the uninitiated… 

Max Bygrave sang it in song, and OD tells it as she focuses on hands today… 

OL throws the light of assessment onto the parts of your house that no one ever sees but the person who lives there… 
 

FL offers a few suggestions to help when it comes to making sure that you don’t end up spending your birthday alone and gift-less this year…

FT offers a few ideas that might be needed if your pet cat goes missing… 

We all know about the benefits that a bit of greenery in our living space can bring, but enjoying them and remembering to water them is a conflict of interest that OG might have found a few solutions to…

PG thought that on this International Plant Appreciation Day, a repeat of OG’s message on the subject of being less neglectful of our houseplants might be of value… 

BT offers us her thoughts on wading into the deep water of contract small print that can require more than a quick read-through to get to the other side…

AJ suggests that you remove your intrinsic glasses and take a slightly more realistic look at the value of some of those things that are stored and you don’t use anymore… 
 

 TM has something enlightening for anyone who feels their parents got a bit over-creative when choosing baby names… 

Most people have accepted their 'calling', but statistics show that just over 1% of the population would have chosen to answer to  an alternative and do something about it.

 Many of us know someone who has spent much of their life preferring to be called something else, and LPG repeats TM's advice on the pros and cons of making it official on this National Name Yourself Day.
 

DY introduces us to the basics of Feng Shui and the idea of getting your sleep energy just right… 

Today is celebrated as International Feng Shui Awareness Day and, for the uninitiated a repeat of DY’s very basic lesson might be introduction enough.  So we, at LPG have repeated her message just in case this might be the direction that you feel your energy needs to follow…

DG brings us back to the subject of the older gentlemen of the realm and one particular way that he feels they can enhance their attire. 

We offered this bit of wisdom which DG brought us a while ago now but we at LPG think that its message is worth repeating because of its reference to the sentiments of at least one of today’s National pseudonyms.  Amongst other National celebrations that today might offer, it doubles as National Beer Day.  

NR takes us on a journey that, if you are of an age where our website is of interest to you, you may well have travelled in the past…  

Depending on which webpage you get your information from, today doubles as National DIY day and, while most people who are likely to read our pages will agree that their days of getting down on all fours to attack a flat pack are well and truly over, NS’s anecdotal story might bring back a memory or two… 

MN suggests that we delve deep into the values and principles we have lived by through a long life to bring the one most personal and fundamental rule we have probably always lived by to the fore…  

Today is also celebrated as Golden Rule Day; the ultimate golden rules being those which help to promote world peace, but all big rules have to start somewhere and, on such a day LPG offers a repeat of NM’s message on the subject… 

EL offers a thought-provoking message for the four times a day that statistics tell us we are all prone to modifying the truth in some small way.

We, at LPG thought a repeat of EL’s article particularly appropriate as today doubles as Tell a Lie Day…. . 
 

Perhaps the moral of GA’s message is that we need to beat the advertisers at their own game and keep focused on the narrative while averting our eyes from those subliminal messages designed to part you from your hard earned cash... 

WG offers a little advice on keeping your home alive.

MT offers a few ways to make sure that the drivers of this world might continue to enjoy an early morning stroll towards their cars without feeling any malice toward the birds as they take a look at a not so clean windscreen.

This International Bird Day has to be a day to celebrate all feathery and winged creatures and, in an effort to convert and divert a few more drivers to the cause, LPG thought a repeat of MT’s thoughts might be beneficial while minimising one of the ways they have of hovering over our cars and making fools of some of us.

GG is inspired to write about one of our senses having again been motivated to offer us the benefit of her thoughts having read an earlier message… 

LPG has decided that this message deserves a second outing on this National Save Your Hearing Day, even though the subject of GG’s observation is more to do with a problem that most hearing people of today succumb to 
 

FB observes that it might not be only those who are getting on that have difficulty remembering so many of those little facts that were once happily stored in our minds…

DP offers us some of her thoughts on some of the things that many might miss when their living arrangements change to a state of solitary living.  

Perhaps wanting to keep the things that we older people have spent so long acquiring has something to do with it, paired with our human gift for adapting to and missing the details that make for a tidy and ordered home, but human nature also can make us very good at putting off keeping things in order.  While we are in the middle of National Cleaning Week, LPG offers a repeat of DP’s message on the subject of making sure your home is organised… 

IB shares his perception of how the young might see the old in the 2020s…

We find ourselves in the middle of Intergenerational Week today and LPG felt this reason enough to remind you of IB’s thoughts on the subject in a bid to provoke a few thoughts from some of our other readers now that they can perceive generations from both ends of the spectrum… 
 

CB dons her apron again to bring us something a bit fishy while promising something from another part of the world for next month… 

Most of us older people know the value of our Freedom Passes but, just in case you have not used yours lately, CE reminds us of just how handy they can be… 

If you don’t travel locally or too far afield, LPG thought that this Freedom Pass inspired story might be of interest.  CE’s message illustrates that you never know when it will come in handy and LPG hopes that it will remind readers to take a look at their passes and check the renewal dates to see if yours falls in March 2024… 
 

TN offers us two reasons why we need to keep in touch with the younger people in our lives and focus some of our conversations in on some of those deeper subjects that it can be so tempting to avoid when talking with them.  

As we find ourselves in Intergeneration Week LPG feels that a repeat of what TN has to say on the subject worth revisiting. 
 

AK offers us the message that, no matter how large or small they are, everyone achieves and even more of us should recognise our small personal ones.  

Achievement comes in all shapes and sizes although, so often it is only the big ones that are remembered.  LPG has repeated AK’s message to remind us that all big achievements start small and without the small personal ones, the whole world would have missed out on so much.  so, on this International Day for Achievers, don’t underestimate your potential however big or small the box it comes in… 

AJ sheds a little more light on a subject that creeps up on so many pensioners while they are not looking, especially if they have a room or two that once were the domain of children who have long since flown the nest…

As we find ourselves in the middle of Clutter Awareness Week at the moment, LPG felt that it might be appropriate to give AJ’s article on the subject a second airing, in the hope that reading, and the taking of an objective view of your own spare room, might help you to see any growing problems…

When we think of missing persons, we often have visions of people who have disappeared from existence either by choice or mysterious circumstances. Still, so many older people are just missing someone whose life and changing situations have helped them to lose touch with. BT is appealing for a bit of help to find such a person… 

CE has a timely reminder for all readers who don’t use their Freedom Pass that often…

IY offers an answer to the question that CN posed in a recent message, as he offers a layman’s answer and tells of the most bewildering wait he has ever experienced…

LPG agrees with IC’s assessment of the longest wait that many a man will need to navigate his way through.  For most readers of our website, it will be a distant memory but one where their experience might deserve a bit of recollection on this National Proposal Day and, perhaps such thoughts might be passed on to any grandsons, grandnephews or other young men they might know who are planning to take such a step.  Hence the repeat of this post

AH has found us a day to be positive about when looking forward to whatever the future might hold, as she brings us an introduction to National Wellderly Day …

Sadly, it appears that march 18th 2024, and the days around it, are somewhat oversubscribed when it comes to being days of celebration, with the result that we are having to post notice of this very important celebration a day late.  But we hope that it will be a case of, better late than never for our readership, when they finally get around to enjoying observing  the traditional acknowledgments.   
 

If you have ever been labelled the unsubtle one by your friends and family OK has a message that might be useful in the future…

Saying the wrong thing when in the wrong company; we have all done it and it is bad enough when you can see all the people you are talking to.  LPG thought there to be some serious value in repeating this word of wisdom designed for these modern times… 

HJ tells of parts of the world where indulging in a nod-off moment in public is more than acceptable… 

On this World Sleep Day and when addressing readers who perhaps are more prone to thinking with their eyes closed while in public, LPG felt that a repeat of what JH had to offer on that subject might be valuable

SF brings up a small point that might affect all those digital picture takers as she focuses in on the fact that taking pictures and looking back at them can be a fun filled pastime, but storing them is worth a thought too…

We are two days away from ‘Digital Cleanup Day’ and we at LPG thought SF’s message worth repeating to coincide with this very important observance.  

From time to time, we make mention of our body clocks, but IC researches the science behind the notion… 

On this World Sleep Day LPG offers a repeat of what IC has discovered about listening to the rhythm of your sleep pattern a little more closely… 
 

One of the things older people are renowned for doing is deep thinking, and SN does not disappoint as she shares one of her thoughts with us…  

This is international Ask a Question Day and, with that in mind LPG has opted to repeat SN’s thought on the ultimate conundrum in case someone has another answer… 

WD offers some news that might be of interest to any readers who continue to have problems sleeping…  

During this Sleep Awareness week, LPG decided on a repeat of WD’s message which offers a few ideas which might be of interest to readers who continue to have problems when it comes to getting to sleep at night.