NF does a little research into managing diabetes without the need to adopt a repetitive and painful finger pricking habit… 

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

Depending on the resilience of your taste buds, an early morning journey of discovery with NF may be the perfect way for many an older insomniac to spend a morning or two.  

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…

MR does a bit for charity, but fate forces a need to forget the ‘beginning at home’ part of the proverb… 

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…

We are still determining what it is like to relearn those things we used to do with two hands so that we can manage with one.  DO found a way to help a friend in that position and passed it on… 

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…

Most people might agree that there is always something to worry about, but GE offers us a few thoughts on the weight of our worries…

GM’s message today is for friends on the other end of regular phone calls that last much longer than needed. She offers a few ideas on curtailing them a little… 

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

Rudy focuses on the difference between saving for your old age and saving in your old age…

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… 
 

When you start thinking about any subject from a more negative perspective, the only way is up, and perhaps NH illustrates that with her analysis of depression today…

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…

SN offers a message of balance between the quality and efficiency of our hygiene habits…  

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

LY has some advice about overcoming the temptation to find what some of your friends have to say: hard work to even listen to… 

GN suggest that some of the many benefits that a daily glance at the bit of greenery behind your home might calm the rest of your day… 
 

We all know exactly what to do when we are sitting in that chair with the funny glasses machine in front of them but RR questions if we are actually doing the best thing for our eyes…

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

NF researches the many ways that the world’s population expresses pain…

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

 GM does her best to remind us oldies who have become used to the quiet life that a little exercise for the eardrums can be a good thing every now and then… 

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… 
 

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… 

Luggage is always one of the major banes of a traveller’s life.  GA offers readers preparing for a couple of days away a few internet hints on how to minimise weight… 

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.

Balance is one key to independence, and EK tries to remind us of this fact…

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 accuracy of anyone’s assessment of your true personality – including yours… 

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…

TS offers a, much smaller scaled, alternative in preparation of a way to celebrate ‘Global Sharing day’ which might just have a positive, personal effect on the individual lives within your community. 

Today is celebrated as National Swap Ideas Day in some parts of the world and, as such. we at  LPG think that this is a good idea to swap or even to recirculate such a 

BJ focusses in on the little achievements that can be taken from using some of those little bits of time that we are so used to letting slip by…

LPG 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. 

It is said that we spend at least a quarter of our lives sleeping, and perhaps it is that thought that prompted WS to take a look at what we do it on… 

GF suggests a reason for learning about and making a few selfie videos, no matter how un-photogenic you might feel… 
 

Most pensioners are usually past the need to find themselves delving into the mathematics of life, but FJ visits with some interesting consequences… 

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… 

As we grow older, we are more likely to encounter people who rarely smile at us. This is especially true when we find ourselves travelling by bus again, but JB reminds us of another thing that happened when she was a clippie. 

Parks have all sorts of knowledge to impart and, having learned a little about park-life, WO offers us an insight… 

We often see baby sitting as a job for the professionals these days but we grandparents have a lot to gain from doing our bit if we can…
 
 

LF does her bit to help any air fryer owners who have a fear of the thing with a little trick that might help… 

SG shares her story about a car parking experience… 

FE offers us a little of a very personal aspect of her history

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

We often think that, as older people, there isn't much we can do to help those around us, but NF has found one way that anyone with the gift of the gab can be of service…  

TM looks at some aspects of dental care in the UK..

Friendship can be complicated, and one of the most challenging times in life when we need to start finding new ones all over again is when we are thrust into the world of retirement. YA offers a few ideas for the less confident… 

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… 

AF reminds us of another way to spend some of those retirement hours…

It is often said that learning a new skill and tackling a new project can be equally rewarding. We at LPG hope that revisiting this message will rekindle the importance of art in the world and remind some readers that it is never too late to begin, as we celebrate this year’s Inspire Your Heart with Art Day.    
 

NL provides food for thought regarding one of the ultimate ways of showing that one has nothing to hide.  

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

TM advocates another look at keeping as many of your natural teeth in situ for as long as possible… 

Smoking, overeating, loud music, playing pranks on other people, these are all things that some are addicted to but MM tells of another that might be thought of as a little more constructive… 
 

RP offers a little message about one of those habits that can creep up on you so subtly that you are not the first to notice… 

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…

Shopping is essential and it can be so good when one of your younger family members makes the time to make getting out there easier for you, but FM talks about one of the financial drawbacks and how to minimise its fall out...

Depending on the resilience of your taste buds, an early morning journey of discovery with NF may be the perfect way for many an older insomniac to spend a morning or two.  

GM’s message today might provoke a few of our mobile-phone-owning readers to look at the handset they may be using to read this post while visualising their first mobile phone and the circumstances that led them to get to grips with one…  

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? 
 

YA reminds us that each day is unique, just in case we let them get too stuck together… 

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. 

Our friends will always be one of the most essential collections we can have, and meeting potentially new ones online is becoming more common these days. SI has a little to say about online-friendships… 

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.  
 

SN offers a message of balance between the quality and efficiency of our hygiene habits…  

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.  
 

We at LPG would like to thank XX for broaching the subject of what, thanks to her research, we now know as latchkey incontinence.  

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…

This month’s silly question highlights what those asked had to say about youth and being good… 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 has a message for anyone who might have short-term mobility issues… 

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… 
 

Perhaps getting up in the morning can become more of a challenge as we get older although SY has a story to tell which she suspects might loosely reflect more pensioners sleeping-histories than just her own… 

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 … 

MR does a bit for charity, but fate forces a need to forget the ‘beginning at home’ part of the proverb… 

Dashcams come as standard in most new cars, but if you are one of the older drivers who has not got one yet, TS makes a case for investing, perhaps… 

PN questions the accuracy of anyone’s assessment of your true personality – including yours… 

Rudy picks up on one of those snippets of life that we so often see as we make our way through it and offers a comment or two…

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

BF focuses on one aspect of finding yourself waiting at a bus stop.  

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.  

VM suggests an alternative pastime to overthinking life… 

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… 
 

BJ takes all those school-child collectors back to the primary school gates as she recalls her time waiting there., and talks of when the repetition suddenly ends…  

Today is celebrated as National Children’s Day. While 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

MM compares some of the different things that make us rich…

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

The hardest part of any job is getting started. OG will do her best to help you with this one…

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

The internet tells that, on average, people in the western world take about half an hour to bridge the gap between waking up and getting up. MM offers his take on this aspect of life…   
 

CL takes a look at a few aspects of staying warm during the winter now and back in the hay day of coal… 

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… 

Sometimes, using our experience to help the younger ones around us see our point of view is even more complicated when they think that they know it all and that what we offer through advice needs to be updated. But LA has a few tricks up her sleeve…  

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.  

Balance is one key to independence, and EK tries to remind us of this fact…

GM’s message today might provoke a few of our mobile-phone-owning readers to look at the handset they may be using to read this post while visualising their first mobile phone and the circumstances that led them to get to grips with one…  

WR finds an article that is worth repeating and offers us a bit of extra information…

NH focusses in on things with her message today as she looks at what control we have over their future…

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…

Friendship can be complicated, and one of the most challenging times in life when we need to start finding new ones all over again is when we are thrust into the world of retirement. YA offers a few ideas for the less confident… 

JW uses her puddle theory to question one aspect of being an influential grandparent… 
 

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… 

As we age, the length of an achievable walking distance can shrink somewhat, but CJ tells a story that might help that perspective change for the better with a bit of persistence…

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… 
 

It is never too late to be reminded, and that is what LPG hopes to do today just in case there are still any readers who may have forgotten Mother’s Day…
 

KC comments on the many ways we hydrate these days.   
 

Perhaps KB has an alternative method to plot before navigating your way around a bit of house cleaning… 

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

There is no doubt that more of us have found ourselves in a similar situation to the one FI describes but, regardless of whether the gift voucher was the problem or the solution, she adds a bit of advice that might come in handy… 

oday 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…   

VH offers a possible answer to ensuring we get out of the right side of the bed even if we wake up facing the wrong way. 

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…

FE offers us a little of a very personal aspect of her history

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. 

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

PD offers a little foresight into obtaining UK Hatch, Match, and dispatch documents… 

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…. 

RP offers a little message about one of those habits that can creep up on you so subtly that you are not the first to notice… 

Listening and talking are among the oldest pastimes in the world. DK has a few thoughts on the subject.

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…

NL provides food for thought regarding one of the ultimate ways of showing that one has nothing to hide.  

LY asks if you really know what the internet has to say about you… 

MM compares some of the different things that make us rich…
 

Like everything, the way we use our time changes as we get older and as the world evolves.  VP offers a comment or two…

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 …  
 

Every year, the annual cost of goods and services rises, and at this time, everyone knows that, but SW shares one idea that might help you keep track of those automatic price rises… 

oday 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… 

he young and recently retired are often the people who find themselves making so much time for the people around them that they forget to be philanthropic towards themselves.  KH offers us her opinion… 

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… 
 

BJ takes all those school-child collectors back to the primary school gates as she recalls her time waiting there., and talks of when the repetition suddenly ends…  

NS, introduces us to the advantages of doing something fundamental in reverse with a view to reaping some forward thinking benefits …

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.
 

BF focuses on one aspect of finding yourself waiting at a bus stop.  

According to the statistics, when it comes to shopping online, shoes are the second most returned item.  NE offers some tips on making sure that it is not because the size is wrong…  

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… 

GC hopes that her message today will help us all to be a little closer to those around them in the spirit of sharing as much of this hormone as possible…

Today 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… 

Most pensioners are usually past the need to find themselves delving into the mathematics of life, but FJ visits with some interesting consequences… 

GN offers us an online shopping store with a gardening background…

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… 

LF offers a puddle jumping variation on JW’s theme and suggests that we all need a splash… 

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.
 

Hobby or addiction DT discusses an activity which might well be described as a bit of both… 

NF researches the many ways that the world’s population expresses pain…
 

After the rigors of the Christmas holidays, KU requested that we re-examine the question of getting the best sleep possible… 
 

We all know that an accident or sudden illness can drastically change our plans for the night, as can the weather outside. HB examines some of these realities and offers a few alternative solutions… 

When you start thinking about any subject from a more negative perspective, the only way is up, and perhaps NH illustrates that with her analysis of depression today…

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

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

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

VF has a message for anyone who might have short-term mobility issues… 
 

We have to thank AJ for the insight thrown open while sharing concerns about a good night’s sleep and appeal to other readers to share their solutions to the problem.  

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

Sometimes, using our experience to help the younger ones around us see our point of view is even more complicated when they think that they know it all and that what we offer through advice needs to be updated. But LA has a few tricks up her sleeve…  

When we modern folk think about horsepower, we have a vision of mechanical speed and the question of all the fumes and smoke that it leaves behind. We forget that, in the days when transport was predominately a horse-drawn affair, a very different sort of residue was the accepted part of street paraphernalia.   

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. 
 

 GM does her best to remind us oldies who have become used to the quiet life that a little exercise for the eardrums can be a good thing every now and then… 
 

BC gives us a little information about the importance of making sure your microwave oven is not leaking…

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…  
 

The new year is still fairly young and there is no time like the present to do something different with this one.  TH offers a suggestion or two that might be useful… 

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.

OT explains how one way of texting could make life easier provided you check every word you say…

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… 
 

We at LPG would like to thank XX for broaching the subject of what, thanks to her research, we now know as latchkey incontinence.  

CL takes a look at a few aspects of staying warm during the winter now and back in the hay day of coal… 
 

There is room for improvement in all aspects of life, and QF offers us her take on one possible application of this notion… 

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… 
 
 

GA offers a few thoughts on the advertising that pops up all over every internet page that we see…

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… 
 

LG unashamedly breaks one of the more modern taboos today as she empathises and reminds readers to look seriously in the mirror…  

SF focusses in on our need for just a little stress in our lives… 

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

PD offers a little foresight into obtaining UK Hatch, Match, and dispatch documents… 

The hardest part of any job is getting started. OG will do her best to help you with this one…

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. 
 

Being asked for a loan can leave you with a lot of thinking to do unless you are really rich.  GM suggests that a little forethought about what you would do if asked might come in handy …  

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 the loan has been repaid in full.

Luggage is always one of the major banes of a traveller’s life.  GA offers readers preparing for a couple of days away a few internet hints on how to minimise weight… 

We are still determining what it is like to relearn those things we used to do with two hands so that we can manage with one.  DO found a way to help a friend in that position and passed it on… 

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

Our gadgets are getting more complicated to operate and set up, and the instructions explain how to follow fashion.  FB shares her comments…

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 …

Perhaps schoolday memories are a place that many of us oldies don’t really want to revisit but for the sake of a grandchild... 

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. 

VM suggests an alternative pastime to overthinking life… 
 

If asked which sense you would rather not lose at any stage of life, 80% say sight, and RR reminds us of one aspect of their care that we may have been a little lazy about…  

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

KA reminds us of one eye condition that our own determination might help us to ignore.

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.  

Our friends will always be one of the most essential collections we can have, and meeting potentially new ones online is becoming more common these days. SI has a little to say about online-friendships… 
 

There is no doubt that more of us have found ourselves in a similar situation to the one FI describes but, regardless of whether the gift voucher was the problem or the solution, she adds a bit of advice that might come in handy… 

PY’s message asks pertinent questions: How often do you get up and sit down each day, and do you get unsteady when doing so?   

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…   

Keeping up to date is something that younger people have always liked to do, while we older members of society aren’t as ready for constant change. PL questions why the corporate world and government can’t appreciate that… 

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.  
 

Reading is something that most of us can do, but retaining what we read is another business altogether, as BT explains… 

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… 

TB has a message on wasting time inspired by a YouTube video…

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…

he young and recently retired are often the people who find themselves making so much time for the people around them that they forget to be philanthropic towards themselves.  KH offers us her opinion… 

Perhaps KB has an alternative method to plot before navigating your way around a bit of house cleaning… 

Every year, the annual cost of goods and services rises, and at this time, everyone knows that, but SW shares one idea that might help you keep track of those automatic price rises… 

VH offers a possible answer to ensuring we get out of the right side of the bed even if we wake up facing the wrong way. 

PC offers us a reason or two to give your fingers a daily workout, perhaps…
 

TG reminds us of how online chat can leave us all guessing about who or what we are making contact with these days…  

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.   

On this Relaxation Day of celebration, we at LPG felt that CL’s message on the subject of wishing for an overindulgence of tranquillity in youth can perhaps be addressed somewhat by us elders who reportedly have so much time to indulge…  

Rudy picks up on one of those snippets of life that we so often see as we make our way through it and offers a comment or two…

We do so much with them that it is easy to take them for granted, but when they are inactive or stuck in bed for a while, they might need a little extra attention. OD explains… 

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.  

GN offers us an online shopping store with a gardening background…

TS broaches some of the anxieties caused when a friend stops communicating… 
 

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… 
 

TG offers a personal observation of how geography has changed the family dynamic…

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…

Like everything, the way we use our time changes as we get older and as the world evolves.  VP offers a comment or two…

RR offers some information that some older UK drivers may not be aware of… 

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.   

The internet tells us that in 2016 less than 50% of people aged 55+ owned or used a smart mobile phone but during the past 7 years that number has increase to 83%, is it any wonder that so many more people accept the fact that we all walk around talking to ourselves these days.  GF elucidates.   

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… 

NF does a little research into managing diabetes without the need to adopt a repetitive and painful finger pricking habit… 
 

FB alludes to the fact that perhaps we humans are getting so much help when remembering things that our power of recall is suffering.

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…
 

OT explains how one way of texting could make life easier provided you check every word you say…
 

Keeping up to date is something that younger people have always liked to do, while we older members of society aren’t as ready for constant change. PL questions why the corporate world and government can’t appreciate that… 

We all know exactly what to do when we are sitting in that chair with the funny glasses machine in front of them but RR questions if we are actually doing the best thing for our eyes…

It is one of those little insurance points that all insured couples should be aware of and DS’s story acts as an example and also has a moral… 

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… 

GJ offers a few words of internet wisdom for those who find sleeping at night challenging… 

When we modern folk think about horsepower, we have a vision of mechanical speed and the question of all the fumes and smoke that it leaves behind. We forget that, in the days when transport was predominately a horse-drawn affair, a very different sort of residue was the accepted part of street paraphernalia.   

PY’s message asks pertinent questions: How often do you get up and sit down each day, and do you get unsteady when doing so?   

TB has a message on wasting time inspired by a YouTube video…
 

Cats have always been a law unto themselves, causing their fair share of anguish by sometimes going on a vastly extended journey of discovery while we owners are left worrying.  FT offers a little comfort…  

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 tells us about her best friend and offers one way that you can explore just how good a best friend you are… 

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… 

There is room for improvement in all aspects of life, and QF offers us her take on one possible application of this notion… 
 

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…

KA reminds us of one eye condition that our own determination might help us to ignore.
 

Rudy focuses on the difference between saving for your old age and saving in your old age…  

BS offers her thoughts on just how long relative wealth will be associated with the feel of coins in our pockets…

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 focusses in on retirement being the optimum time to give up hiding as much of the inner you as we all so often do… 

LPG feels this article worth repeating on this International Being You Day when tradition demands that we each celebrate our real selves; something that GJ endorses.  
 

YA reminds us that each day is unique, just in case we let them get too stuck together… 

TS offers a, much smaller scaled, alternative in preparation of a way to celebrate ‘Global Sharing day’ which might just have a positive, personal effect on the individual lives within your community. 

NC points out that it is not only the 26 letters of the alphabet that can confuse as he puts the ten digits and our ability to manipulate them in the accepted way under the spotlight.  

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.   
 

For some reason the mystic east and the rising sun is what comes to mind when you mention small trees.  DT talks about one aspect of miniature gardening today. 

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. 
 

If asked which sense you would rather not lose at any stage of life, 80% say sight, and RR reminds us of one aspect of their care that we may have been a little lazy about…  

TF offers us his take on one of the aspects of surviving life’s stumbling blocks whenever you come across them… 

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…

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.

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… 
 

OC reminds us to review our existing supply of ongoing medicines  

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.

We are still determining what it is like to relearn those things we used to do with two hands so that we can manage with one.  DO found a way to help a friend in that position and passed it on… 

TB offers us her thoughts on being brave, having been motivated by an earlier post…  

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 

VI asks questions about our powers of recognition as she begins to explore the odds of finding your own doppelganger…  

Today is also recognised as National Look-Alike-Day and a perfect day to repeat VI’s mini investigation into the subject… 

We do so much with them that it is easy to take them for granted, but when they are inactive or stuck in bed for a while, they might need a little extra attention. OD explains… 

Cats have always been a law unto themselves, causing their fair share of anguish by sometimes going on a vastly extended journey of discovery while we owners are left worrying.  FT offers a little comfort…  

Reading is something that most of us can do, but retaining what we read is another business altogether, as BT explains… 

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… 
 

GA offers a few thoughts on the advertising that pops up all over every internet page that we see…

FB alludes to the fact that perhaps we humans are getting so much help when remembering things that our power of recall is suffering.

Our individuality allows us so many different ways of seeing all aspects of life and IB shares his on how the young see us older people in 2023.   

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…

TN reminds us of the importance of not allowing our chats with the young to miss the very valuable advice and experiences that we have to offer 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 reminds us that achievements are like pennies, and we need to acknowledge and be conscious of the small ones before the big ones become really noticeable… 

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… 

Waiting for anything has to be one of the most uncomfortable feelings that anyone has to endure, especially if they are, by nature, an impatient person. IY offers a somewhat amateur, but very personal answer to a recent post on the subject… 

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…   

In this modern age, OK offers a message of diplomacy that may well benefit any telephone user … 

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… 

IC passes on what she has learned about the science behind those body clocks that we occasionally refer to, as she investigates a few aspects of the advantages of having a regular bedtime no matter how old you are….

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… 

DW has found a reason for taking diary writing and chronicling excerpts of your personal views and contributions to another level…

A few months ago, DW offered us a message outlining one way that the present senior members might just help future ancestry seekers research and celebrate this one in a little more detail. Today is known as Genealogy Day in many parts of the world which is why LPG offers a repeat of that message.  

TS has found some evidence which shows that the lengths that we modern ladies go to just to look our best for a night out has truly changed over the years and arguably for the better… 

LPG thought it appropriate to remind readers of this message on this National Dress Day which pays homage to the simple frock which apparently was not so simple back in the day… 

WS suggests that time and experience are the best teachers when it comes to having the intuition to notice when things are not right with others and, once observed we need to act on ours and share our problems…

It can be argued that the celebratory days that fall during the year are becoming more and more diverse as the years go by, but LPG sees this article as a message that needs to be reinforced at any time of the year.  Tomorrow has the pretty obscure distinction of being National I Want You to Be Happy Day.  This has to be a sentiment that should be celebrated every day of the year, in LPG’s opinion and WS’s message offers us all a reminder…

Flowers make a beautiful present and look so good when you receive them but CC questions our skills when it comes to showing them off at their best…

In the light of this day which is celebrated as Floral Design Day in some parts of the world, and also for the sake of the many flowers that are received by those ill prepared to show them off at their most elegant, LPG can see some value in repeating CC’s message today…

GB reminds us about the need to register our opinions and, with an election happening very soon, attempts to jog our memories and get us ID prepared…
 

TF offers us his take on one of the aspects of surviving life’s stumbling blocks whenever you come across them… 

Our gadgets are getting more complicated to operate and set up, and the instructions explain how to follow fashion.  FB shares her comments…

ST offers a possible time-saving strategy for those who still don’t feel that they have enough of it… 

Just in case there are any readers who are unaware, we find ourselves in the middle of Time Management Month each February and, with this in mind LPG offers a repeat of ST’s way of managing it. 

There is nothing like a film to provoke a few thoughts and get the memory and imagination working .Rudy reminds us of that fact with this message…

Codger Productions meets at Stanstead lodge, Stanstead Road. Forest Hill, each Friday afternoon at 2:30 and we are always looking for new members.  No specific skills needed just bring your imagination… 
 

LPG repeats this post to coincide with today’s celebration of Global Movie Day. Perhaps the film Rudy is talking about will never be global but, now that it is on the internet the people who made it, regardless of the quality of their acting performances, will be available for long enough for the generations of their individual families who have not even bean tho

NC points out that it is not only the 26 letters of the alphabet that can confuse as he puts the ten digits and our ability to manipulate them in the accepted way under the spotlight.  

TG offers a personal observation of how geography has changed the family dynamic…

The NHS is overtaxed at the moment but don’t use that as an excuse to not bother them.  DM reminds us that it is best to talk to the people that know best when it comes to your health… 

We have repeated this message even though we are a day late for ‘Time to Talk Day'.  The day acknowledges the power of talk for those who might feel suicidal, but as we get older, we should also pay attention to those who always talk about their health issues but fail to mention them to the right people. GPs are worth the inconvenience if there are real problems, so the repeat of this article aims to remind readers that if you can hear alarm bells in what is being said around you, a bit of real medical advice might be needed.

Perhaps we pensioners can count ourselves lucky that we are only watched on CCTV these days, and we missed the world of work where your every computer move is monitored.

LPG repeats this message today to remind we ex-workers of one aspect of so many jobs that we oldies are arguably lucky to have missed… 

As we age, the length of an achievable walking distance can shrink somewhat, but CJ tells a story that might help that perspective change for the better with a bit of persistence…

They have to learn how but once your feet have mastered the technique of walking, running, jumping, and even hobbling around they become the unsung heroes of our mobility.  CW offers a little advice with them in mind… 

On a day celebrated as National Measure Your Feet Day LPG feels the need to repeat CW’s message about making sure that they are in good shape and remembering to check their progress. 

It is that homely picture-ingredient that so many Christmas cards are made of until you find yourself away from home when the white fluffy stuff starts to fall.  OS shares a story that explains… 

Today is celebrated as National Snow Day and many people will think of skiing holidays and snow balls but as we get older our perception changes a bit.  LPG thought it worth repeating what OS had to say on the subject even though it was written over a year ago.
 

MF tells us about her best friend and offers one way that you can explore just how good a best friend you are… 

Feeling down is no fun at any time of the year but winter is renowned for being the season when depression hits the hardest.  It has taken her a while but now that we are hopefully getting to the other end of that season, NH gives us her thoughts on the subject… 

NH’s article came to us too late to feature in time for last year’s Blue Monday, and although we posted it last year we could not find anything more appropriate to print on this year’s acknowledgement of the day.  Although it was written the best part of a year ago LPG hopes that a repeat of the positive message it contains might just help to generate a few personal ‘bounce backs’ this year as well as last.   

WY offers a, ‘keep your eye on the use by dates’ message with a moral today as she reminds readers that you cannot keep everything at the front of the kitchen cupboard… 
 

Tomorrow doubles as National Organise Your Home Day, and while that task, like Rome, would be really hard to fit into a single day, such things are sometimes easier to do if they can become shared experiences.  LPG feels that we could do with a repeat of WY‘s message which prompts us to remember this point even if we live alone…  

NC has a message for all those who don’t have a smart meter but appreciate some of the benefits of being able to measure aspects of their electrical output more privately.  

Tomorrow is celebrated as Cut Your Energy Costs Day and, in preparation, LPG felt a repeat of this very pertinent article particularly relevant… 

While everyone will find themselves balancing at some point along the ‘introvert/extrovert’ scale, the best place to be would be somewhere in the middle.  XX’s message today gives a little insight into having lived a more introverted life… 

On some parts of the planet, today is celebrated as World Introvert Day, and LPG has repeated XX’s message on such a day in the hope that it might be more than appropriate and perhaps helpful to a few readers that missed it last time round…
 

KU asks the question: - will the start of this New Year be significant for you?  
 

KU asks the question: - will the start of this New Year be significant for you?  
 

TN reminds us of the importance of not allowing our chats with the young to miss the very valuable advice and experiences that we have to offer them. 

RR offers some information that some older UK drivers may not be aware of… 
 

Perhaps, even though times and circumstances might change, a dog is a pet that would make a good present for an older person…

In the light of the news that many people are abandoning their pets because of the cost of feeding them in a somewhat austere financial time, while the value of a pet to a pensioner is known also to be so important, LPG felt that a repeat of this post might be useful at this time of year…

BJ focusses in on the little achievements that can be taken from using some of those little bits of time that we are so used to letting slip by…

Even if you don’t do it so much these days, it is likely that over the years you have been part of the statistic used to measure which BR stations are the most visited.  BF, while sitting on a train near the station, found a few notable facts for us… 

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.   

Shopping is no fun these days and FB points out that it is not only the customer that gets a raw deal…  

As well as many other names, today is designated National Salespersons Day which gives us the perfect reason to repeat FB’s thoughts on the subject; perhaps more for the sake of the shop staff that the now retired retail workers of the world have left behind… 

Christmas is a wonderful time of year for families although JL writes about one aspect that might cause a few bumps in the road at an otherwise cordial time of year…  

Do you think that CJ is right when he says that men of a certain age are prone to getting presents of socks that could be even more appreciated if the pair matching limitations that men seem to be afflicted with were taken into consideration, and is his logic sound?

Now is the time when the frenzied race to find the perfect Christmas present is gathering momentum and, on this National Sock Day LPG repeats CJ’s advice designed for those habitual sock buyers as they choose this year’s offerings for those nephews, sons, and other men of their acquaintance for whom they can think of nothing else to give.

Waiting for anything has to be one of the most uncomfortable feelings that anyone has to endure, especially if they are, by nature, an impatient person. IY offers a somewhat amateur, but very personal answer to a recent post on the subject… 

LF offers a puddle jumping variation on JW’s theme and suggests that we all need a splash… 

CM shares a few thoughts which she hopes might change your perspective for the better as you wake up each morning… 

As we get older, so many of us find ourselves in a world with fewer reasons for the need to get up and join in each morning.  Today doubles as National Hello Day when we are all supposed to make a point of going out of our way to acknowledge the people in the world around us in a more positive way.  LPG has repeated CM’s thoughts which may go some way to giving the whole thing a bit more perspective perhaps…  

The argument for more generic looking socks is strengthened as CP, another man who deals with his own gathering of knitted footwear, finds a few new arguments which may need pointing out to the giver of such gifts…   

After all that has been said on the subject of matching socks, it appears that tomorrow will be the one day in the year that there is a legitimate reason to close your eyes and just grab a couple.  November 20th is National Odd Socks Day which offers us all the opportunity to close our eyes and pick any two from your collection and make them a pair while pondering the issue of bullying. 
 

Always helpful in a pub quiz is the answer to those questions you would never be asked anywhere else, and OF shares the answer to one such puzzle inspired by a letter from an earlier LPG contributor.  

LPG thought this article worth repeating on this National Button Day. Trivial might be how you feel about them, but now that we have buttons, what would we do without them? 

KR shares some ideas that could make us all feel a little kinder… 

LPG would like to share KR’s message again on this day when kindliness again is a feature of celebration.
 

NC has a message for all those who don’t have a smart meter but appreciate some of the benefits of being able to measure aspects of their electrical output more privately.  

 FI makes a very valid point as she does her best to remind readers to use their personal alarm buttons if they have one. 

Today doubles as Personal Safety day and with this in mind we, at LPG, wanted to repeat FI’s truly relevant and often forgotten message.

There is never just one solution to any problem, but AF thinks she may have found a new hobby for some readers and offers us an insight to her new and relaxing way to bring out the artist that you may have well always wanted to be… 

One of the best qualities of creating art, according to AF, is the relaxing effect that getting involved can have on otherwise more stressed out enthusiasts.  LPG hopes that airing this message again on this National Stress Awareness Day. 

JD tells us, from his personal experience about something that changed the perspective of the negative future that his long recovery gave him time to map out for himself… 

LPG feels that a repeat of JD’s message especially important on this World Stroke Day

Perhaps getting up in the morning can become more of a challenge as we get older although SY has a story to tell which she suspects might loosely reflect more pensioners sleeping-histories than just her own… 

TB offers us her thoughts on being brave, having been motivated by an earlier post…  

Our individuality allows us so many different ways of seeing all aspects of life and IB shares his on how the young see us older people in 2023.   

LM shares a few thoughts on borrowing, lending, and friendship.  

LPG has discovered that amongst our world’s many other days of celebration, today is National Pay Back a Friend Day and, as such, LM’s message might just be worth rereading.  
 

The internet tells us that in 2016 less than 50% of people aged 55+ owned or used a smart mobile phone but during the past 7 years that number has increase to 83%, is it any wonder that so many more people accept the fact that we all walk around talking to ourselves these days.  GF elucidates.   

Perhaps there are a few alternatives to waiting on the phone for ages.  HC might just have one that will work for you…

LPG have decided to repeat this suggestion as we enter this year’s National Customer Service Week.  

Perhaps there are a few alternatives to waiting on the phone for ages.  HC might just have one that will work for you…

LPG have decided to repeat this suggestion as we enter this year’s National Customer Service Week.  

According to the statistics, when it comes to shopping online, shoes are the second most returned item.  NE offers some tips on making sure that it is not because the size is wrong…  

DS registers her thoughts on the reasons why buying something new is becoming less of a positive experience for many an older shopper as time passes.  

During this National Customer Service Week, where we are encouraged to appreciate the efforts of the staff that enable us to enjoy our shopping, LPG repeats what one LPG reader had to say on the subject…  
 

VI asks questions about our powers of recognition as she begins to explore the odds of finding your own doppelganger…  
 

WS suggests that time and experience are the best teachers when it comes to having the intuition to notice when things are not right with others and, once observed we need to act on ours and share our problems…

While not advocating that all pensioners start to practice martial arts falling techniques, KN suggests a few videos that might bring some lessons to mind in the event that they might be needed. 

As National Falls Awareness week comes to an end, LPG thought that a repeat of this message might be of some use to all those who learned the art of falling back in the day while, a few of the videos might be worth knowing, just in case… 

WE paoted a day early CB shares with us her thoughts on the hardest aspect of cooking a really easy recipe as she showcases Armenia’s special day, and looks to something Spanish where there is no actual cooking involved for next month… …   

JW uses her puddle theory to question one aspect of being an influential grandparent… 
 

No news is good news is an old adage which JC suggests might be more relevant than ever in the 2020s

LPG are repeating this article today because it has also been dubbed No News is Good News Day in some parts of the world and, after the events that happened this day in 2001, JC offers us her reasons for avoiding the news every day.   Perhaps a day when we all try our best to avoid the news altogether is not a bad thing to celebrate…  

We have to thank the interruption caused by the problem for CL's study of a subject that is more than likely to have bothered many a potential night's sleep during the recent hot spell of 2022. 

Although we posted this message earlier this year, LPG thought that now might be the time to remind readers of the preventions that might be worth putting in place in case of a possible 2023 repeat performance of the summer of 2022…

AP, reminds us of just how important it is to attend the clubs, day centres and other organisations that are organised in your area…

On this National Charity Day, we would like to remind readers that so many charities need more than money in order to keep going. 

LPG echoes the words that AP offers today.  Presenting our website where you can read the messages that other pensioners have to offer is the whole object of our existence.   It is the reason that we set up the site in the first place.  We aim to provide an online place where older people can have their say, so we urge you to continue to read, share what our pensioners have to say and tell us what you want to say from time to time too. 
 

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… 

They have to learn how but once your feet have mastered the technique of walking, running, jumping, and even hobbling around they become the unsung heroes of our mobility.  CW offers a little advice with them in mind… 

ST offers a possible time-saving strategy for those who still don’t feel that they have enough of it… 

LN reminds us that no one is too old to make a dream come true… 

It appears that National Dreams are Possible Day is geared toward letting people who are much younger than anyone who reads our posts work out how to focus their energy into realising their life-changing dreams.  As we get older, our dreams might get a bit smaller, but LPG repeats LN’s post to remind readers that they don’t have to be big and life changing to be important… 

For some reason the mystic east and the rising sun is what comes to mind when you mention small trees.  DT talks about one aspect of miniature gardening today. 

BC gives us a little information about the importance of making sure your microwave oven is not leaking…

NS, introduces us to the advantages of doing something fundamental in reverse with a view to reaping some forward thinking benefits …

NH focusses in on things with her message today as she looks at what control we have over their future…

DY introduces us to the basics of Feng Shui and the idea of getting your sleep energy just right… 

GC hopes that her message today will help us all to be a little closer to those around them in the spirit of sharing as much of this hormone as possible…

CM shares a few thoughts which she hopes might change your perspective for the better as you wake up each morning… 

IC passes on what she has learned about the science behind those body clocks that we occasionally refer to, as she investigates a few aspects of the advantages of having a regular bedtime no matter how old you are….

By the time we get to our retirement years HS contends that we have spent far too much time doing what is expected of us.  He reminds us that this is the time when we should be putting whatever we really want to do high on our priority lists… 

LPG has decided to repeat HS’s thoughts on this National Toss Away the “Could Haves” and “Should Haves” Day just in case you have not yet got round to it…

There is nothing like a film to provoke a few thoughts and get the memory and imagination working .Rudy reminds us of that fact with this message…

Codger Productions meets at Stanstead lodge, Stanstead Road. Forest Hill, each Friday afternoon at 2:30 and we are always looking for new members.  No specific skills needed just bring your imagination… 
 

With a week to think about it YF offers us a little time to work out what we can do to prepare all our older ladies for a truly special Gorgeous Grandmas Day… 

DW has found a reason for taking diary writing and chronicling excerpts of your personal views and contributions to another level…

It is generally accepted that men look at their female counterparts when discussions veer anywhere near the subject of fashion, but DG adds another perspective to that argument.  

In many parts of the world, today is also known as Fashion Day and, as we get a little older the ladies among us are often accused of jumping off that particular bandwagon, but what of the older gents?   LPG has chosen this particular day to repeat the suggestion of DG’s message in a bid to alert a few of the less fashion-conscious men that they need to take care of themselves too…

Perhaps we pensioners can count ourselves lucky that we are only watched on CCTV these days, and we missed the world of work where your every computer move is monitored.
 

WY offers a, ‘keep your eye on the use by dates’ message with a moral today as she reminds readers that you cannot keep everything at the front of the kitchen cupboard… 
 

Insurance of any kind always appears to be the most invisible thing you can buy, unless something goes wrong, but GP has a few hints that might just help you to pay a bit less for it in future… 

Did you know that today, while being June 28th, is also known as National Insurance Awareness Day?   This very informative article was sent to us at the end of last year but there are some very relevant points that we, at LPG, think that it may well be worth revisiting just in case you missed it last time round.

In this modern age, OK offers a message of diplomacy that may well benefit any telephone user … 

PF confronts one of those aspects of sleep deprivation that so often affects us as we get older… 
 

This week is World Continence Week which is the reason that LPG thought  a repeat of this message might be appropriate and perhaps helpful… 

In these days when everyone appears to be trying to fit more and more into their days without a lot of success, PC offers an idea that might help…

LPG have learnt that today doubles as Sauntering Day in some parts of the world, a word that so many of us have forgotten the meaning of as we rush around these days.  This makes it the perfect day to repeat PC’s suggestion in the hope that some readers take her thoughts on board… 
 

Apparently the whole reason for this particular switchover is a wiring issue.  OK offers a little information about how we all will have to be modernised if we want to keep the landline telephone service we have in our homes…

GJ focusses in on retirement being the optimum time to give up hiding as much of the inner you as we all so often do… 

Perhaps schoolday memories are a place that many of us oldies don’t really want to revisit but for the sake of a grandchild... 

We all see them, and they are all over the place but what is a QR code?  That is the question that TI goes some way towards finding the answer to today… 

AK reminds us that achievements are like pennies, and we need to acknowledge and be conscious of the small ones before the big ones become really noticeable… 

ES offers us her thoughts on the subject of being able to plan you family and adds her thoughts to what another of our readers has to say… 
 

On this Global Day of Parents, LPG thought that this post which considers how the ages of grandparents and parents are getting closer might merit another viewing…

We have to thank the interruption caused by the problem for CL's study of a subject that is more than likely to have bothered many a potential night's sleep during the recent hot spell of 2022. 

Perhaps FI is telling us a story that many a reader can identify with when shopping, as she goes some way towards proving that all stories have morals although, sometimes you have to work them out for yourself… 

Today is National Lucky Penny Day in some parts of the world which is a day when the emphasis is on reminding the younger inhabitants of the world that it is the coins of our counties’ currencies with the least value that will accumulate to make the rich people rich.  But it also gives us at LPG the perfect excuse to repeat FI’s story that gives strong evidence that we oldies don’t necessarily need too much reminding…

KH reminds us that it is never too late to learn something new, and offers all the reasons why this is a skill worth having another go at if you are among the 1/3rd of the population who have not yet mastered it…

LPG offers a repeat of KH’s message on this acknowledgement day, as she points to the reasons why learning to swim, or at least become more comfortable when surrounded by water, might be to your advantage on so many levels. 

While everyone will find themselves balancing at some point along the ‘introvert/extrovert’ scale, the best place to be would be somewhere in the middle.  XX’s message today gives a little insight into having lived a more introverted life… 

One of the more unwelcomed indicators of older age is its way of introducing pain into our lives.  PL offers a few thoughts on the subject of arthritis. 
 

At the beginning of a week that reminds so many older members of our society about one of its more painful side effects, LPG repeats PL’s comments on the subject of arthritis… 

The NHS is overtaxed at the moment but don’t use that as an excuse to not bother them.  DM reminds us that it is best to talk to the people that know best when it comes to your health… 
 

Feeling down is no fun at any time of the year but winter is renowned for being the season when depression hits the hardest.  It has taken her a while but now that we are hopefully getting to the other end of that season, NH gives us her thoughts on the subject… 

UF tells us a story of case placement which could hve been worse, but which could  have gone a little better with a bit of forethought…

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride, or so the saying goes but GF tells that there is nothing wrong with being pulled along in a carriage.  GF offers us one way to get as much of your wish as is possible now… 

LPG felt this message definitely worth repeating on World Wish Day with the hope that if you did not get started on the planning after reading it the last time it featured, you might get started after rereading it today… 

It is one of those little insurance points that all insured couples should be aware of and DS’s story acts as an example and also has a moral… 
 

IC tells us why the internet provides yet another reason to rise and shine a bit earlier in the mornings…   

In some parts of the world, today has been adopted as National Delivery Day and whether we like it or not there are more delivery people around than ever. They start work early and are often still out there quite late at night so, while it is described as a day when we should all appreciate the long hours and often adverse weather that goes with the job, LPG has decided to repeat IC’s advice to all those online shoppers out there of the need to get up early on those mornings after you have ordered but before you your order arrives …    

Perhaps there are a few alternatives to waiting on the phone for ages.  HC might just have one that will work for you…

If you snore perhaps this message is for you.  IB offers us a little information that she found online which might help with the problem.

LPG have opted to repeat this message during National Stop Snoring Week in the hope of bringing awareness to something that may well be more than just inconvenient noise for the people who have little choice but to listen while you sleep …

The argument for more generic looking socks is strengthened as CP, another man who deals with his own gathering of knitted footwear, finds a few new arguments which may need pointing out to the giver of such gifts…   

It is generally accepted that men look at their female counterparts when discussions veer anywhere near the subject of fashion, but DG adds another perspective to that argument.  

DB throws a little light on the value that just might be lurking at the back of one of your cupboards…

In some parts of the world today is known as national Perfume Day and while those wonderful smells are so important to us, we at LPG have decided to repeat DB's message to ensure that we appreciate all aspects of such a gift…

Knowing that they need to be in thought is the easy part, PC offers what she has found out about making that a reality for the more unruly cats out there… 

You might will ask why we have decided to repeat this message now. LPG explains…

The new year is still fairly young and there is no time like the present to do something different with this one.  TH offers a suggestion or two that might be useful… 

While not advocating that all pensioners start to practice martial arts falling techniques, KN suggests a few videos that might bring some lessons to mind in the event that they might be needed. 

Always helpful in a pub quiz is the answer to those questions you would never be asked anywhere else, and OF shares the answer to one such puzzle inspired by a letter from an earlier LPG contributor.  
 

Shopping is no fun these days and FB points out that it is not only the customer that gets a raw deal…  

BS offers her thoughts on just how long relative wealth will be associated with the feel of coins in our pockets…

Quarrels are never good and once established, repairing them is never easy, but PC suggests that, perhaps it is up to the older members of a family to start the process…

KR shares some ideas that could make us all feel a little kinder… 

Perhaps making a list of all the little achievements that we forget to acknowledge so much of the time is the way to go on this International Day for Achievers. 
 NW challenges readers to acknowledge achievements of all types today…  
 

Perhaps this is one for those who find their memory playing a few tricks on them from time to time…

LPG have chosen to repeat FL’s words on this National Memory Day in the hope that a few of the suggestions she offers might be of help… 

It is that homely picture-ingredient that so many Christmas cards are made of until you find yourself away from home when the white fluffy stuff starts to fall.  OS shares a story that explains… 

Not being able to get to sleep is a problem that can often present itself in later life.  WD suggests one potential way to overcome this somewhat offending affliction that readers might not yet have tried…

In recognition of Insomnia Awareness Day,  LPG has decided to give readers another opportunity to take a look at WD’s post on the subject…

QF makes the point that it is the young who appear to be most hooked on smoking these days and she suggests that from time-to-time we grandparents broach the subject with a view to putting them off …

QF, sent this message to us last year but on this National No Smoking Day we thought it worth repeating…

If art is your answer to being relaxed, AF might just have found something that might be the answer to your need to pursue both your sense of creativity and calm… 

GF reminds us that life’s daily highlights come in all sizes and also notes that one person’s major daily highlight is often part of another person’s humdrum daily routine…

In some parts of the world today is celebrated as Simplify Your Life Day which LPG thought a good reason to repost this message today… 

As pensioners we have earned the right to take things easy but HJ offers a thought or two for those who think that they might be nodding off just a bit too often these days… 
 

LPT have taken the liberty of repeating this message age in acknowledgement of National Public sleeping day… 

Most of us will not really need scientific evidence to back up the fact that, by the time we get to retirement age, our brains are a bit more tired than they were in our youth, but JN feels the need to remind us of all to give it a rest.

MR has found a few ideas for those who might like to try having another go at giving something up for lent…

Do you think that CJ is right when he says that men of a certain age are prone to getting presents of socks that could be even more appreciated if the pair matching limitations that men seem to be afflicted with were taken into consideration, and is his logic sound?

For the more ambitious newly retired, CP offers one possible solution to the problem of having somewhere new to go… 

CP’s idea of starting something from scratch to alleviate the shortage of reasons to meet up with other people socially, might appear a little radicle but, for those who gave it a second thought before dismissing it the last time it was posted, LPG thought it due a second outing today which, in some parts of the world doubles as Innovation day…
 

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride, or so the saying goes but GF tells that there is nothing wrong with being pulled along in a carriage.  GF offers us one way to get as much of your wish as is possible now… 

The evolution of small print to be found on every packet that contains the consumables that await us at the supermarket are the subject of HW’s scrutiny today.  

Being asked for a loan can leave you with a lot of thinking to do unless you are really rich.  GM suggests that a little forethought about what you would do if asked might come in handy …  

DS registers her thoughts on the reasons why buying something new is becoming less of a positive experience for many an older shopper as time passes.  

PW suggests that on this National Breathing Space Day you give yourself permission to indulge in some me time…

MT shares her son’s recipe for successfully negotiating the best insurance price you can get when it comes to driving…

In some parts of the world, today is acknowledged as National Car Insurance Day and, although we know that not all car insurance comes up for renewal at the same time, LPG would like to repeat this little recipe for improving the price in the hope that when yours comes up you might use the method to save a few pence…  

Perhaps it is only the older people among us that miss the personal aspect of so many facets of modern life.  BD explains… 

AP, reminds us of just how important it is to attend the clubs, day centres and other organisations that are available in your area…

There are so many bits of advice that we older people have for the young but today LA, who describes herself as a relatively young pensioner, has a pertinent message for us older members of society… 
 

SF focusses in on our need for just a little stress in our lives… 

SU advises that exercising your face muscles might be the answer to more than improving jaw structure… 

Perhaps this is one for those who find their memory playing a few tricks on them from time to time…

LN reminds us that no one is too old to make a dream come true… 

FL shares a few thoughts on the subject of doing our best to retain the shape that perhaps might be getting away…
 

NW offers us a message that she feels we cannot hear too many times, especially as we get older, and she does her best to motivate us with her sporting analogy on the subject of realising ambitions however big or small. 

Even though it is an American celebration we at LPG felt this message worth repeating on this National Motivation and Inspiration Day. 
 

In these days when everyone appears to be trying to fit more and more into their days without a lot of success, PC offers an idea that might help…

LM shares a few thoughts on borrowing, lending, and friendship.  

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…
 

DB throws a little light on the value that just might be lurking at the back of one of your cupboards…
 

TS has found some evidence which shows that the lengths that we modern ladies go to just to look our best for a night out has truly changed over the years and arguably for the better… 

Flowers make a beautiful present and look so good when you receive them but CC questions our skills when it comes to showing them off at their best

Time is one of the two possessions that most people argue that they just don’t have enough of.  AF strongly suggests one change in our schedule that could affect it in a positive way.  

WS’s message today reminds us that, while there are so many other ways to communicate any idea, the most fundamental method, since language was first invented, was by word of mouth.

We at LPG would like to add that so much is lost simply because it is not shared and, we would like to remind readers that we are always looking for the writings and thoughts of our older and more experienced citizens to share on an even wider scale.   

Renewing your driver’s licence at 70 should be easy but OK tells us of his somewhat complicated experience… 

PK offers all the perspective pet owners among us one matter worth serious consideration when making first contact…  

LA offers her thoughts on a subject that has become dear to her heart, not because she has personal experience of a canine pet, but because of the view that she has from an interesting vantage point… 

OC reminds us to review our existing supply of ongoing medicines  

On this National Hug a Musician Day RY takes the time to recognise all the work that goes into producing the many facets of music that we so often take for granted.  

LPG find themselves with two contributors requesting that their thoughts be posted on the same day, and because we feel that many fans of other’s musical excellence might need a little notice to be able to administer their metaphorical hug, we have decided to post RY’s message one day early…  
 

GF reminds us that life’s daily highlights come in all sizes and also notes that one person’s major daily highlight is often part of another person’s humdrum daily routine…

We all have stories to tell and DW reminds us to get started in as small a way as you like but get started!

BJ uses the significance of this very day to focus on one of the many regal acts that has had a serious effect on the lives of so many over the years…  

Maureen B reminds us that there are so many diverse hobbies and interests to get involved with once you retire, and urges us all to get involved if we have not so far…
 

RK tells us that there are reasons to write your memoirs apart from aiming for a Nobel Prize in Literature.

Everyone has a facet of life that will, if published, educate, enlighten, entertain, or have some other effect on the people around them and this sentiment is LPG’s whole raison d'être.  Our aim is to make sure that the writings of more of the older members of our world’s society is represented on the pages of the web.

So, we would ask that if any readers out there get around to writing a short episode, they let us share their experience by allowing us to post it anonymously, or not, as you prefer.  We are also ready to help you write it if you would rather not get involved with the paperwork; Just telephone us u

Perhaps today AP suggests that you don’t just watch it.  Her suggestion is that you get your hands dirty again and produce a bit of fine art of your own…

Perhaps CS has found another way that we depend on computers as she tells of the implications of even the slightest glitch. 

JN offers a little advice on one way that some of us might go about improving one aspect of our lives perhaps, as she suggests having a little more control over about a third of what it does with its time…

BJ makes a comment on one aspect of life that she feels has been turned upside down… 

These past couple of years have kept us at home and there might be some habits that have eluded us as a result.  YG does her best to jog the memory when it comes to getting your eyes tested.

LPG have opted to post YG’s message again on this World Sight day when we, in the Western World have ready access to eye care unlike so many people in other parts of the world.

DM has found a little bit of information that we need to check when we get that little slip of paper that comes with our repeat prescriptions from the pharmacy… 

Every year can be seen as a life-milestone but OK shares his thoughts as he approaches one of those times in his life that often leaves its mark; perhaps as a comparison for those who have already arrived, and a reason to pause for thought for those who have not… 
 
 

ES offers us  a few thoughts on the subject of being able to plan you family and adds her thoughts to what another of our readers has to say…

DC offers us a reminder that during these times when everything is more expensive, it might be a good time to make sure that each reader is getting all the financial help available to them.

This ‘International Day of Older Persons’ has given LPG the opportunity to repeat one message that we feel is very relevant.  So, while we celebrate everything else that we older people stand for, a repeat of DC’s suggestion, that a little time spent on checking that we have all the financial help we are entitled to, might be a good idea. 

Living alone is not the best way forward for many and it is often something that just happens before you realise what is going on.  IC shares her thoughts as she prepares for the realities of doing just this… 

GB reminds us that you can get back into your exercise routine even if you are a little under the weather… 

There is so much written about lighting and perspective when it comes to taking an aesthetically pleasing photo, but on this World Photography Day FT reminds us of yet another reason that a basic but clear snap can be of intrinsic value…

Perhaps PF shares her thoughts on the importance of staying assertive as we get older… 

There is a lot to be negative about in this world of ours and making the best of it is sometimes hard to share.  GN offers a few ideas that might help. 

Telephone talk is something that we have all become more used to over the past couple of years but GJ focuses in on the timing aspect of the thing

We all hear stories of how difficult it is to be a child of the 2020’s but ES reminds us that, while a lot haS changed since 1960 school days, the whole experience remains a variation on a theme. 

EW shares some concerns that quite a few pensioners might have in the hope that what she found online might be of help… 

It can be said that we dog owners usually know what our pets are trying to tell us, but OD has found a little information that might help us to know if we are reading the signals right…  

RR was taken with the stress relief that relaxing in a hammock offers and strongly suggests that, in the same way a young cyclist needs balancing wheels to start with, a deep mattress or crash mat might be needed in this instance… 

BL shares a foreign and alternative approach to striking which might even affect the traveling consumer in a positive way for a change… 

AF acknowledges that, if there wasn’t any other reason to abandon a project, the pandemic has provided one during the past couple of years.   But he also reminds us to enter into the spirit of today’s national celebration and get back to it…

When visiting, it can be hard to find things to talk about, but EA has an idea that might be useful for both visitor and patient…

YF offers readers a reason to check out the validity of some internet experts when it comes to the significance of the colour of front doors.

MH is a pensioner that takes the first meal of the day very seriously, and uses this opportunity to remind us that it does not always have to be a ‘run of the mill’ affair… 

HY brings our focus back to one of the most important commodities that we have and suggests that when looking to rekindle a long-lost friendship, we have a lot older address books than we might think.

PY reminds us that there are many reasons for losing touch with the friends that we were once so close to and suggests that the International Day of Friendship may be a day to make sure that we maintain some of them…   

Looking at what her smartwatch has to say about the way she sleeps has got WD sharing a little about what she has learnt…

GN compares ways that what we see around us can sometimes colour the way we age…

There is an answer to everything, and DS offers a solution to grocery shopping online in the knowledge that there will be no ‘minimum spend penalties’…

FB uses her message today to talk about the old and the new when it comes to technology and learning about it.

HG, like many other gardeners, finds that one of her garden hates is the bigger animals that get in the way, and she gives us a little advice about some of the ways she has found for keeping them at bay… 

If you have one, your lack of concentration is often something that your schoolteachers accused you of when you were a child.  But it is often said that when we get old, we assume that it comes with the territory, and we don’t even notice anything but how much longer it takes us to do certain things.  VI is of the persuasion that knowing what your problem is is the first step to fixing it and if a lack of concentration is the problem, she has found a few suggestions as to what we can do about it. 

EB takes an interesting look at the pros and cons of parenthood that she thinks we oldies would do well to pass on to the younger people around us…

DS comments having read a previous LPG article on the subject of credit cards…

TG went online to buy one thing and ended up also adding a questionable spend but deciding to have a go despite all the reasons not to. She explains…

WK suggests that now is the time to check our bank accounts to make sure that our councils kept the governments promise… 

If you snore perhaps this message is for you.  IB offers us a little information that she found online which might help with the problem.

JA offers a comment or two about dementia and the conscious or subconscious effect that it may be having…

The need to know what is going on with our blood pressure gets a little more important as we get older but, in these days of health DIY, how do we know if we are really getting it right.  PY does her best to link you to a bit of a refresher course today…

Nomophobia, are you afflicted, TI thinks that more and more of us older members of society might be…?  

BF explores our habits when it comes to getting those really important questions that are often completely unimportant to the people around us answered.

LPG thought it fitting to repeat BF’s message today as it marks the 16^th anniversary of the word Google’s’ official entry as a verb in the English language.

As one gets older, driving becomes more and more of a privilege and AR feels we need to acknowledge the input of this band of people who help to keep us on the road on a day dedicated to them… 

KB’s message suggests that we take full advantage of the sunshine after two forced years of avoiding it. 

 

We older people are likely to be among the first timers when it comes to getting used to glasses and on this National Eyewear Day, NK does her best to show the possibilities that this could be a cause for celebration today… 

You either can or you can’t, and for many LPG readers it may well be a case of you could once upon a time, but whatever the state of your bicycle riding prowess, AP wishes everyone a happy World Bicycle Day today.

QF makes the point that it is the young who appear to be most hooked on smoking these days and she suggests that from time-to-time we grandparents broach the subject with a view to putting them off …

QF makes the point that it is the young who appear to be most hooked on smoking these days and she suggests that from time-to-time we grandparents broach the subject with a view to putting them off …

QF, sent this message to us last year but on this National No Smoking Day we thought it worth repeating…

AP explores the notion that perhaps a degree of appreciation can be learned even if the internet is your only teacher… 

DP points out that the most innocent pastimes may well be getting in the way of putting an end to many people’s personal lockdown…

TS reminds us about how important it is, or is not, to worry about remembering your memory …

When we see the words in the title of this message, many of us will think of the danger posed by sharks but we are missing out on a lot more than being able to protect ourselves from those jaws even if we never get to infested waters…

LPG has opted to repeat this message to give two days’ notice of National Learn to Swim day but even if it will only ever be ‘National Be Brave Enough to get back into the Water day’ for most of us, perhaps this Saturday is the day to think of all that extra exercise you might get even if you have never, or will never, get to the swimming stage.

Light, dark and sleep what do they have in common; HJ offers us a few of her ideas on the subject.  

While the rest of the country are homing in on the awareness of being able to control numbers mathematically, SN looks at the possibility that those very numbers may have the potential to control aspects of your life… 

A picture taken in the middle of Kent has prompted MA to prompt LPG readers to take an online lesson, or perhaps a virtual refresher course, just in case…

LPG felt this article needed repeating in the light of today’s day which acknowledges the importance of World First Aid Day which is today.  It is never too late to learn a little about what to do when there is an emergency… 
 

RW offers a reminder to all house owners as she suggests that, at the very least a check of your bank statement might be in order in the not-too-distant future

LPG feels the need to print this post again even though it last appeared on our pages just two months ago.  RW gave some good advice and, for those LPG readers who are also house owners who have not yet checked to see if their rebate has been received, a second look at what RW has to say has to be worth reading. 

For those who have got out of the habit, MA reminds us that in some parts of the world, today is National Fitness Day; a day to be acknowledged with a little bit of physical action if not altogether celebrated. 

JE highlights one of those points that we are likely to be hounded about by our children as we get older and, while she can see both sides of the argument, she points out a few ways to make everyone happier… 

Having a little notice of things to come is always a good thing so for the more superstitious among us WS offers a little warning paired with some mathematical science.

GM, offers us a look at just a few of the dances of the world today and, along with the editorial group at LPG, she extends our hope that everyone finds the time to tap a tow or nod a head on this International Day of Dance.  

It is true that time has to take its toll on all things but HS does his best to take us oldies back to one aspect of a life gone by as he focusses in on the cinema culture of some fifty years ago… 

Just in case you did not know, GF offers her thoughts and a little information about National Telephone Day… 

BH encourages those who don’t, if they are able, to make use of our freedom passes every now and then… 

CL offers some thoughts on a subject that must keep him up at night.  
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IB, explores when a lady should reverse the habit of the best part of a lifetime… 

If you find that this time of year puts you in that spring cleaning frame of mind ND has a little wisdom to offer…

SF reminds us that not all the changes we witness on our Lewisham Streets are for the worst. 

RB takes a little time to point out the effect that lying has on him now that he has made a commitment to stop doing it and gives himself permission to forgive himself for a recent failure in his resolve…

W warns us to protect our credibility today just in case someone plans to make a bit of a fool of you… 
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SC tells us of her annoyance when it comes to one aspect of the recorded message that those who cannot always get online for an answer have to face…  

There is no doubt that, whatever the industry, things and times have change since most pensioners were working.  During National Career Week, when those about to enter the world of work focus on what they plan to do, LPG asked readers to share their stories of working from the opposite end of the spectrum, and JB did not disappoint…

Maureen B and the LPG group have what they see as the ultimate message on this subject and deliver it on this World Story Telling day…

NC reminds us of something she could have done better when we are off for a little staycation…

TP helps us to celebrate a phobia which is still pretty high on the list of the most common in the UK, as she helps us to acknowledge those, so often, small eight-legged things that put the fear of God into so many of us…

There are, and always have been many work paths and choices out there for the working man, or woman, and as part of our retrospective look at the world of work, WV gives us a very personal insight into a very short-lived facet of her working life today. 

Earlier this year we asked for a few stories that working had left readers with and we were not disappointed.  NR offers an interesting take on her first impressions today. 

Some people like mathematical conundrums whilst they can do serious damage to the minds of others.  With this in mind VM offers the question, calculation method and answer to a somewhat topical problem…   

As more and more pensioners become comfortable with on-line shopping, MR offers a couple of varying sized bits of print that she suggests need checking… 

CL reminds us older members of society of a time when an open fire conjured up feelings of warmth and comfort and not so much danger…  

RL highlights a computer error which is not as terminal as it can often look when computer users first come across it…

WR shares his thoughts on how to work out which medical emergency service to call  when the situation arises…

The issue of cramp in the legs can be caused by lack of circulation as we get older, and this is the subject of DP’s message today. 

DS points out a few of the details that one might come across when one of those all-important kitchen appliances lets us down, in spite of the fact that we have insured them…

EA offers us a heartfelt reminder that while we are all preoccupied with if we have become a statistic of the pandemic, there are a few other health issues worth worrying about…

LPG thought that it would be worth repeating EA’s message on this World Heart Day although it was originally sent to us some nine months ago…

KS reminds us of one thing we can all do to make sure that we don’t become the reason that someone else gets scammed on-line…

Liver spots are also often called age spots and while they are only cosmetically depressing, during these winter months WG suggests a way to work at minimising them…

Tomorrow will mark the start of the year of the tiger for the Chinese and OC brings us some news concerning the mixed fortunes it is likely to bring with it… 

Culture has so many facets and LPG looks to sharing some of it as Lewisham becomes the official London Borough of Culture for a year… 

PB brings love and science together today as she gives us one of many pretexts to make the most of National Spouses day…

Christmas shopping has a habit of overtaking our budgeting plans when we take a serious look back at it.  EC encourages us to check to make sure that our income is maximised while we are busy counting the cost…

Will it be a positive new year for you there are only two answers to the question and MN suggests you make your decision positive and then stick to it!

KU offers some New Year’s Resolution encouragement during a week that includes more than one recognised celebration designed to reassure us that it is fine to give up, but she is backing each reader and helping herself to keep her resolution going with her message today.

LPG has to thank two contributors for highlighting very different celebrations that co-exist on January 17^th.  In our attempt to make sure that every post we offer has a full day for LPG readers to ponder upon its details, we offer a day’s notice to prepare for KU’s proposed, and very serious plans for tomorrow’s celebration.  

The Covid-19 test experience can be worrying if you have never tried one, HB offers a little something to make the process a little less daunting…

The prognosis for the teeth of the nation now that Covid-19 is reportedly easing its hold on us looks grim to say the least.  Gloria comments… 

HB makes the point that so many older people are being robbed of a degree of independence because there are not enough places for leg respite as our legs get older and need them more.

If you agree with her, please get in touch because there is power in numbers and LPG, not to mention HB would really like to hear your point of view.

SI highlights the fact that the planet we live on is becoming more and more money focussed at the expense of the people in it…

No matter how negative this New Year is looking, BH has done her best to offer a little positivity to start the year of 2022.  She offers a bit of a challenge to all those habitual resolution avoiders …  

LF tells us that his intention was to make some predictions about the coming twelve months when writing this post that long ago, although he ended up providing more questions than answers…   

This year. the traditional reason for Boxing Day is likely to be shelved yet again so BL offers us something else that we can do to pass the time…

Christmas is traditionally a time for getting together while Covid-19 has been all about keeping apart. AK shares a picture which reminds her of that fact…

Perhaps YP has found something to brighten your day as she talks about budding plants in the winter…

LF offers us a story on the theme of losing things…

WD offers us a possible answer to the conundrum that might  be ‘what Christmas present to get for the younger SAD suffering relative who has everything else’…

TM does her best to highlight National Lost and Found day with the story of an experience which will help her never to forget…

Even though a little late, we ask that you celebrate a slightly belated National lost and found day today.

CP proves that cheap and cheerful could be one way to deter those cold callers…

HW tells a story which proves that people aren’t all bad…

Insurance companies seem to know exactly when the extended warrantee is up on those kitchen and other appliances that we all take for granted in our homes.  NS asks if any other readers know exactly how they get that information…

It has all been said before but, JS repeats an idea about something we might be able to help our environmental preservation effort in addition to all the advice that tells us what we need to take away…

We can all do with a bit of a pep talk on the subject of keeping too busy to cope with the often frightening effect that being lonely in older age can force us into. PY focusses in again today…

And we would like to remind all readers that we at LPG relish all the really small comments that can be developed into vital information for the pages of our website.  There is something you can do that might help you and us all at the same time.

We have been promised high fuel bills this winter and with that in mind WK offers some reminders that might jog our memories when it comes to keeping the bills down, and yourself a bit warmer as the cold sets in…

SC repeats a message that we have been sent before but, as we get our electric blankets out for the winter, a very pertinent one...

OV tells us that Coronavirus can well be likened to a world war and suggests that, because the realities of its effects are still with us, they might in some way help those who have never experienced the realities of conflict to have something to take time to remember today…

Same old message, same old day, but this is a message that LPG is happy to offer again and thankful that PC saw fit to remind us of. 

SL offers us a few house-warming tips that we just may not have heard of yet, and which may make just that little bit of difference to our utility bills in a year when we have been warned that they are going to be relatively high…

As we look to the future and once again have nothing but winter to look forward to, PL shares his findings on the reasons that arthritis bites more in the winter and a few ways that we can work at keeping it a little more at bay… 

GN notes that circumstances will afford us a 25-hour day tomorrow and asks us to think about what we are going to do with the extra one…

RB gets wistful today but also offers us a few thoughts of changing dreams, goals and plans for a little realisation…

WB provides one possible solution when it comes to making sure that we don’t find ourselves with too much to do after this period of lockdown is finally over. 

Washing our hands has become a much bigger issue over the past year but KC has found another excuse to bring it to the fore…

Gloria offers LPG readers a little insight into pre and post pandemic pet ownership  

For all those LPG readers who could do with a bit of positivity today, OC provides a little motivation…

DE gives us yet another illustration to show that we need to check what is said in television adverts to be sure of the reasons that we choose one product over another…

Our world is now full of lots of ideas to preserve our future but, those in control so often miss the consequences of the actions that they force us to take.  DC makes the argument again…

VN asks the question will there ever be a good time to venture out again as she raises the subject of preferring to stay at home even though lockdown is gradually becoming a regime of the past…

CP gets to grips with the question of just how much it costs to win these days...

During this National Eye Health Week, EX takes the time to share what the internet says about exercising our eyes today…  

TF reminds us of the debt that we owe to those who have mastered the art of saying and writing the same thing, so that it can be understood in more than one language as she helps us to acknowledge International Translation Day.

Perhaps it is good to be reminded that measuring your steps with some pedometers can depend on your wrist action as much as what you do with your feet.

A little bit of positivity can only be a good thing so PK appeals to all readers to prepare for a day in the year which is all about creating some…

On this National Positive Thinking Day, Rudy returns to the subject that he hopes he prepared the way for exactly six months ago.  

HB gives us her take on the ‘Pingdemic’…

Perhaps you did not know that it was John Trusler who, in 1562, first said ‘there is no time like the present’, and today GG agrees wholeheartedly although her previous post tells a completely different story…

Today is no exception when it comes to dedicating itself to a celebration or two, and SA flags up the ultimate in cheese on toast and invites readers to do the same; Happy Welsh Rarebit day.  

SC tells the story of friendship born out of the adversity that living though a pandemic helped her to forge…

AK offers her thoughts on how quickly today’s latest inventions become tomorrow’s old news…

OK advises that it is important to keep our mobile phones with us, and learn how to use them as we get older, but it is equally as important to check the messages the phones are trying to alert us to …

NF is a reader who, by his own admission, has a lot to learn about delivering a joke, but on this National Tell a Joke Day he makes a commitment and offers an invitation any other reader who could do with being a bit funnier from time to time… 

LPG knows that our joke pages could be a little fuller and reminds readers that they have 359 days to think of one and share it; and don’t worry, not every joke needs to be displayed on National Tell a Joke Day…

few ideas to share on making sure that when it does we pensioners are a ready as the rest of the nation to face the new normal waiting for us beyond our front doors.

FM, having read an earlier post offers one suggestion that might help us older parents to gauge just how much harmony there is between the members of the generation that we have produced and plan to leave behind them.

We think of electronic stuff as being quite powerful but, as every comic superhero knows, no matter how powerful you are there is always something that can thwart you and for many of the electronic marvels that we are surrounded with these days, the arch nemesis is water.  DL might have found a way to provide the cavalry.  

Perhaps EB has come across a new approach that the NHS are using in their armoury of weapons designed to combat the anxieties felt by some ‘111’ users…

Vibrating old bones might not be as bad for them as you think, AH has a little news for us.  

TG offers us a subject that might need considering as we get older, as she focusses in on why we are so often forgotten somewhat by those younger members of our families…  

SC shares what she has learned about giving her living room a bit of a new look…

There is no doubt that these sometimes quite colourful little root vegetables look a lot more appealing then they taste but BF offers us yet another fact about them and the results of his attempt to try a new way of cooking them. 

JN skims the top of the mixture of science and opinions that we all find in the pool of questions that the need for an afternoon nap, or not, leave us all facing no matter what our age.  

Perhaps this is a topic that, at the average LPG readers’ age, most of us have mastered somewhat but while we have learned much about keeping other people’s secrets, YT brings the whole subject to the fore again anyway…

BF, his love of statistics and art, gives us a reminder that today is the day to celebrate all things tattoo, on this its national day, whether you have one or not…

BF shares a few tips that might make your living space look a little more spacious…

Perhaps OL has helped to illustrate the value of looking back through our older posts and, while showing us the perfect example of how practice can make perfect, she points out one possible down-side to be considered… 

GP informs of a tool that it might just be worth having in your car boot once we are all able to get out and about a little more.

GF brings us a message of positivity in the relatively negative version of the world in which we find ourselves as he suggests taking some time to add the weight of your name to someone else’s cause…

LPG thanks TS for this thought and would like to remind readers that we are always ready to show and share pictures that tell a story.  Happy National Camera Day.

IB has a message for those who find themselves avoiding the many lockdown days that we are coming to the end of, in anticipation of the day when keeping the long days short by missing out on the mornings altogether is no longer necessary.

Rudy brings us back to the subject of hoarding today as he provokes us to remember those all-important items that so many of us acquire over time, and which we are so reluctant to see in any other light then the ‘perfectly fit for purpose’ one we perceived when we first bought them.

Lots of familiar sights might well be missing from our local high street, especially for the readers who are just starting to emerge from our enforced house hibernation, but OA gives a little advanced warning of something relatively new which has caught her eye and the lens of   her camera…

WR shares his thoughts on the NHS’s latest plans for aspects of our medical information, and your right to choose not to be part of the plan…

Perhaps the practise of assuming an inverted posture for a short interval daily might just be the answer to some cases of back pain, but EB took a slightly more in depth look and offers the information she learned along the way…

While no one really knows when lockdown will come to an end, MC suggests that we older members of society spend some of the rest of it preparing to realise a few of those dreams and aspirations that we all have as she introduces us to the law of attraction…  

CM recommends a need to rearrange your list of best friends and suggests some advice on where to start as she offers us an alternative way to celebrate National Best Friend day.

As is often the case, National Best Friends Day coincides with World Oceans day and we have had another contributor offer some thoughts for that so, we have posted CM’s message one day early to give readers a little time to prepare for this particular celebration. 

RO offers a fundamental which might just improve our lives a little as she focusses in on the way we breathe today. 

KV tells that her inability to keep up with pop music has left her unable to keep up with some of the questions asked on television gameshows these days and explains why…

They come in so many guises these days; smart, HD, Freeview and that is before you get to the other technical differences between different television sets.  HE has one answer to a problem that having more than one TV in the house might cause…

KB has found an intriguing anniversary for us today, but who knows if he is telling the truth…

JL reminds us of an annual celebration day, which is American in origin but which in his opinion, needs to become worldwide.  He also tells us of the ways that Lockdown played its part in bringing his brothers back together. 

GA’s message offers an alternative that many will have heard of but might have dismissed when it comes to the relief of chronic pain.

There are many attitudes to meditation and also many aspects of mental and physical help that it is reported to promote. GA offered us this thought late last year, but LPG would like to repeat it on this National Meditation Day in the hope that any readers who missed it and might benefit by trying, might be more willing to make this the first day that they have a go to see if it makes any difference in their battle against chronic pain.

Perhaps MN’s comment about the importance of being able to both give and take the criticism of our friends more seriously might hit home…

HW reminds us that, although being seen is not something to worry too much about, a recent knock at her front door has got her thinking about CCTV’s newest incarnation and now forces her to be on her best behaviour as soon as she gets to her front door…

NB weighs up the advantages of getting stuck into a new pastime…

If you are a pensioner whose passion includes producing anything from woodwork to knitted or sewed masterpieces, or from short stories and poetry to music, Rudy’s message today reminds us to keep at it even if you feel that you are not getting the recognition you would like.  It may well come later…  

In the light of the particular hobby that Rudy has focused on today, LPG asks that our readers remember our main aim which is to give pensioners from any part of the world a platform where they can share their thoughts, concerns, ideas and stories, and that you don’t have to do the actual writing.  Please let us know what you want to say and we will write it for you.  It is also to be remembered that if you would rather

PM offers us a few thoughts on the Mayday bank holiday today…  

Living locked down and alone has impacted on the lives of many during the past year, but FE tells that it was loneliness that made her appreciate the value of an electronic friend.

LF offers an idea or two to keep us occupied during our continued stay at home experience...

Perhaps telephones and the way they have changed over the years has been a bit of an annoyance to many of us older people but, after the invaluable role they played in our locked down lives this time last year, a lot more of the world should be ready to appreciate and acknowledge their advantages.  Perhaps a few more countries need to adopt it, Happy National Telephone Day.

Here is a subject that might have been triggered by an innocent question, and a national day of celebration, but could also bring an often unnoticed condition to the forefront of our mines today. 

JN acknowledges today’s national significance with a call to all LPG readers to let the best china have an outing…

TF shares a way of reading internet information even if it is written in a language that we don’t understand.    

HS points out some of the advantages and disadvantages of having a spring cleaning session…

Perhaps this is an anniversary that has both bitter and sweet connotations but CSC shares a memory today which we will recall for many different reasons.  Perhaps our grandchildren will have more to remember when they get to our age…

It is funny how so many of us manage to miss those roadwork notice signs until one is posted right outside our front door.  BH relates what she learned when taking the time to read between the lines…

TM reminds us of the benefits of claiming Pension Credit if you are entitled…

VM asks the question, ‘Are we getting too used to lockdown?’ and the postponed endings that our circumstances are offering us?

GW finds a few answers for those of us who found making friends out of complete strangers before lock-down stopped us practising…

We all know that no one thing works for every individual but NH’s notion that learning a little more about the ability to be happy with who you are may be of value to some…

AF does her best to offer a little motivational lesson for those who are fast running out of inspirational momentum during these lockdown days…

Perhaps SP offers a picture which will bring back a few memories of this time last year.

LPG hopes that the world has moved on since this time last year. AY uses today's message to jog a few memories… 

NM’s message gives us a reason to recognise a gift which we all have in varying amounts and which perhaps so many of us underutilise as we get older as she asks us to reawaken our powers of imagination.

LPG have postponed the posting of MN’s message somewhat because tomorrow, which is also Mothering Sunday, marks the 11^th anniversary of World Imagination Day.

VC would like to add to the many national celebration days that already exist, as she advocates the need for a ‘National day of personal risk assessment’ to be recognised, where we do something about eliminating the need to say or think, ‘I really should have tried that.’

GG has found us a reason to completely ignore Benjamin Franklin’s advice.   He was the person renowned for the quote, “Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.”  but she advises that we only ignore him for one week…

Even those who never let the grass grow under their feet will be excused for those things that they might have overlooked this year, but QC reminds us that when it comes to making a will there really is no time like the present however young you are… 

Everyone has, at one time or another received a beautiful Christmas gift which they can guarantee will not enhance their particular lifestyle.   HY makes some suggestions about what to do with them…

LK, tells of just one of many reasons why she is looking forward to having her second Covid-19 jab…   

Perhaps the vast majority of us take note of the predominately negative news stories that come our way these days. PK offers reasons why she is an exception to the rule…

We all know that there are now more things to celebrate than days in the year, but SA offers us a reason to acknowledge two very different celebrations today which, with a bit of luck will both make us feel more positive.

Perhaps all these celebratory days that have come into being mean little to many, but this one is dedicated to all those people who have had an inkling of an idea which could change the world. IG offers his take on it all…

Perhaps, even though one size never fits all, CH offers some ideas for helping those readers who suffer, with making it easier to live with arthritis…

It is likely that the winter weather and the 3^rd covid-19 lockdown are now both as bad as they are going to get, but KB offers a few glimmers of light with today’s message… 

LB reminds us of just how quickly the landscape of any part of the world changes… 

Coming to terms with the older version of how you look can have a major impact on one’s outlook while for others it is of little consequence, but whichever way you look at it, HW has a few thoughts to offer…

SD reminds us of a celebratory day that stems from the USA, but that he thinks qualifies for international status especially in the light of some of last year’s events…

Perhaps JL offers everyone a little advice on the art of giving that is often missed while reminding readers that those who are given a present to open have a responsibility to the person giving the gift that extends far beyond just thanking them…

IB offers readers a look at something that might supersede the fireworks that we have all become used to…  

CP comments on the balance between the complicated controls that so many modern appliances need us to have at our fingertips and the added demands on our brainpower needed to use them.

Perhaps television gameshows are not everyone’s cup of tea, but as RS reminds us they are easy to watch, there have been some arguably great ones and if you are brave enough there is money to be won …

We all know that our hearts are beating away and have been for decades, but EA lets us into the secret of working out just how fast yours should be going today.

JN brings something to our attention that we all need to do a little less, and focusses in on our need to check if we are sitting too much for our own good these days…  

SD makes the point that many years are remembered for those unique events that happen between their 1^st of January and 31^st of December, and his perception of 2020 has not been without its uniqueness …

JN is one, he suspects, of many who get transported to another time and another place, when they close their eyes and listen to a certain song.  He thinks that he might have found a way to help just a little…

LPG wishes all readers a happy Christmas and offers his short Christmas message…

Perhaps 2020 will turn out to be a year when we managed to get a lot more rummaging and sorting out done.    MC has been no exception to that rule and shares one of her most cherished recollections, today.  Perhaps a rummage around in a draw you don’t open often, or a box full of history, has provoked a few such memories of a person or event in your life that is worth sharing.  LPG would love to share it with our readers. 

This is a subject that is not likely to make the national newspapers but that is causing some national problems at the moment.  OS comes up with one solution…

VH lets us know about the many virtual London day experiences available on YouTube. 

Having studied the importance of getting video calling right once you have learned the technicalities, CL offers a few rules geared towards those LPG readers who are getting to grips with getting the more social aspects of the thing right.

So many of us get them and they range from annoying to really debilitating.  KB has found some possible ways of getting rid of them without popping a pill…

GM focusses in on what you could be missing by not letting go of the occasional inhibition…

As we find ourselves with so much more present giving choice, perhaps MP has found a subject that needs addressing in the really young so that their future older selves learn one aspect of the lesson of gratitude and empathy.

Rudy comments on the fictitious violence that is so available to our impressionable youngsters, and its effects on our world in general.

Ivy can look really good as it climbs up the side of your wall but it can do quite a lot of damage.  KR shares a few solutions learned from YouTube…

HC tackles a really big question today as he tries to throw some light on the best way to approach buying a new mobile phone…

PN offers her thoughts on what to do about those little character flaws that we all tend to have, if indeed we have taken the time to establish that we have any…

Perhaps WD had chosen a day which many might find relatively unimportant to celebrated today but where would we be without the smallest room in the house?

LPG received two commemorative pieces destined to help readers to acknowledge two very separate observances tomorrow and so we have posted this one a day early.

Knee pain is no joke, as many readers of our age will attest to, and always seems to get worse at this time of the year.  JL offers a little advice she has found online that may just help a little bit…

Perhaps RJ is highlighting a computer function that is new to you today with this security tip…

KE reminds us of all those gismos that may have been designed for convenience but can sometimes be the necessity that allows one to keep slicing and dicing when doing it by hand gets a little more challenging… 

There are few people who can say that they have never been stressed and, on National Stress Awareness day, PW offers a few ideas that might help in the battle against the condition in yourself and those around you…  

HB offers a few bits of information for those who have recently found themselves with a bit of a cold coming on while they wonder if it might be something a bit different this year…

OG reminds us that there is more than one solution to fixing computer printers when they show signs of ill health.  It is not always that we should buy a new one. 

LPG thanks SF for her picture of a little something that happened quite by accident and in spite of all the adverse occurrences of this year which have been, and are still going on all around it.

HW shares a thought about a chore arguably from a time gone by…

Perhaps LG is not the only child who had a fear which she now fears that, now she is older could be a fear that she might be the cause of.  Oh, the intricacies of fear…

It may be getting a little easier to get out and about again but there are still many restrictions in place, and making sure that your health does not suffer in other ways can still be a bit of an obstacle course.  YM has found an answer that might just help those who are having difficulty getting blood tests organised.  

BC does her best to take us all back to the kitchen for today’s post, but her message also aims to help readers focus on safety in the home…

Whatever your thoughts on these little, and arguably most contentious clothing accessory, LS makes a valued point today…

Perhaps the moral of OL’s message attempts to inform that some storage problems have no solutions but LPG looks forward to sharing any advice that fellow readers might have to offer her.

We are living in a world where every day of the year has so many different celebrations attached because there are not enough days to go around but, BJ requests that we acknowledge this one in particular…

While today marks the International Day of the Heart, AV reminds us that awareness of how to keep it beating at optimum capacity, is equally as important as using it to radiate all the emotions that the day implies… 

PU brings us up to speed by highlighting one of today’s celebratory focusses as she features Rabbits on their special day.  

How far back do your childhood memories go?  If you have a few to offer LPG would be very happy to print them so that other readers’ memories can be jogged a little…

NH shares her fears for one aspect of women’s emancipation which most ladies would prefer did not show on their faces…

Perhaps being there is one of the easiest and most effective ways to turn a lonely neighbour into a less lonely one, but it is vital to make sure that you find a way to hold their interest when you visit.   MM has a suggestion that may help. 

By way of introduction; FT offers a few ways of preparing to be “pet successful” if you plan to take on a second cat.

This is a really basic bit of computer information although a surprising number of IT savvy people have never come access it.

HB offers a few more ideas on the subject of staying cool during the unrelenting hot summer nights we find ourselves living through at the moment...

LS offers us a lesson or two about the ins and outs of wearing a mask and glasses at the same time today…  

Perhaps PM bases her message on some relatively flimsy facts today but it is positive and anything positive has to be worth reading…

CJ offers LPG readers an alternative code for living under continued lockdown conditions and hopes that you enjoy her recommendations while they give you a reason to pause for thought…

NT reminds us today of the value in feeling that you are making a real contribution to the world even if you cannot get out of your house to do so…

MP observes that many people have experienced just a taste of what it is like to be housebound during this pandemic, and reminds us that while we are getting back to normality we should not forget the consequences for those for whom nothing at all will change…  

JC offers thoughts that waiting in a shopping queue provoked… 

TM, inspired by the anniversary of Jamaica’s independence celebrations, poses a challenge as she offers a little insight into one aspect of West Indian culture

Perhaps spring 2020 will be remembered for more than the inconvenience and frustration that it caused the many of us that found ourselves stuck home for so long.   

The repercussions of Coronavirus have taken a lot from us this year and NC looks at one aspect that so many of us have had to forego as a result…

It is hard enough losing someone, and GF has already left us a message on the subject, but today she adds a post script that is worth noting…

Over the years this can be a responsibility that distance or disagreement allows us to put out of our minds.  GG suggests a solution…

VL made a point of not sharing her Christian name with us so we cannot be sure if her anguish is one-sided.  LPG would be interested to hear from a reader who has a name that is somewhat challenging to pronounce and learn from them what personal effect that it has had. 

Perhaps a little delving into memories of old friends is not a bad way of passing the time of day occasionally.  Rudy talks about the friends of his youth in the hope that the subject of his post today will spur a few other readers to dig up some happy memories of their own. 

Perhaps weight loss can be a mixture of exercise and an altogether more relaxing pursuit resulting in at least one somewhat surprising benefit.  KC throws a little light on one possible way of achieving both objectives…

GF takes a look at one of the ways that the appropriate government agencies might make the stress of bereavement slightly easier.  

CJ offers us a way of making sure that all those renewed telephone relationships don’t disappear in the same way that we all hope that Covid-19 does…

Perhaps AK sees the way that all the inventions which have focussed on making our day-to-day life chores easier have impacted on the way we used it over the years.  

EC contends that the plots of our murder mystery television favourites and soap operas have a little too much in common these days. 

HS offers us one way to see the differences that can be missed if they are too gradual…

Rudy offers a thought to everyone, whether they be the buyers or sellers today and advises that it is something to think about while we still have the time…

GD focusses in on the housefly today and works on avoiding the aim, spray and kill method of getting rid.

AV gives us a little food for thought which was inspired by one of the many sleepless nights that countless pensioners must be finding themselves experiencing…

RP’s memory of her childhood may well have triggered a few memories of your own which we at LPG would love to hear about…

Could it be that one of the many subjects we older people discuss when putting the world to rights is the predicament of the youth of today.  Rudy has a few thoughts and lays them out before us today as he adds a challenge for those grandfathers amongst us…

PK takes another look at our present predicament for the pet owners amongst us…

Perhaps this is something that you used to do when you were younger.  AH advocates having another go but checking your ability to do so safely

Rudy is inspired to write about televisions game show celebrities today…  

As promised HJ offers readers the answer to that all important ‘napping ‘question posted yesterday having consulted the experts. 

Getting up ladders as you get older can be a risky business but with a little help, both mechanical and practical, can your attic be a way forward when it comes to storing those really important things that you just can’t throw away? AJ explains.

TK puts two unlikely subjects together today as she focusses in on VE and bank holidays.

PM finds one of those National celebrations that, even if we have heard of it before, we are particularly likely to have trouble celebrating this year…

NE offers the change to acknowledge one of those national celebratory days that can be designated as ‘niche’ but that may be heard a little more readily this year.  She offers us an introduction to National Dawn Chorus Day…

Losing that sense of time, for many retired people could be a problem that they are facing for the second time as we all continue to self-isolate. NI offers one possible solution to help us get back on track…

Friendships change, as OK observes, but will self-isolation make that big a difference to how we perceive our friendship groups when we can all get together again?

LPG appreciates the many messages of hope and positivity that our readers are sending at the moment, and welcomes all the hope and motivation that contributors have to share…