When it is hot, we complain about the cold in the UK, but now that it is colder, JW offers a message that might warm all LPG readers up just a bit…  
 

Today is celebrated as World Snow Day, and although this message was originally written over a year ago, it was written to remind us that there are colder places in the world than the UK, even though it does not feel like it at the moment.  We at LPG hope that repeating JW’s message will leave readers feeling a little warmer…
 

Being a voluntary carer often creeps up on those who take on the role. While it all starts relatively innocently and straightforwardly, his observations of friends who have taken on the role have given an onlooker’s perspective which he feels the need to share…      

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

LY points out that being the best is one way to make your day more interesting.  

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

Seeing an advert has spurred PC to offer a thought or two on what your pet best appreciates: as a balanced diet…

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

Most people have two but some people have to get by with only one fully functional hand.  LA tells us a little he observed  on the subject… 

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

As the days get shorter TB takes the time to remind us of a few ways that we can stay safe while out during the long winter nights. 

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

…UT stretches that age-old adage that beauty is in the eye of the beholder by applying a similar principle to the way the nose discriminates… 

If what the media offers is accurate, the modern Brit looks to the many television cooking programmes, magazine articles, and boxes of delivered pre-packed ingredients when seeking the perfect combination of foods to fill their mouths with. Still, SA focuses on those recipes that are arguably more special than that…

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

The debate about cats and loyalty will run and run, but today, LA offers a story that might provide a little hope to anyone whose moggy has not been around for a while…

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

It is hard to spend an hour without hearing a melodic sound or two but HG suggests that we elder should either learn to make some of our own or rekindle a little of what we were taught back in the day…

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

Space is relative, but for nearly all of us, the most essential bit of the part of the universe we call home.  BM gives us her perception… 

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

TG has a story to tell, proving that parking your car in the wrong place for too long can have some positives…  

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

We can all see them in the people around us, but are we aware of what those people know about us? NF has found a list… 

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

LN has a suggestion for those LPG dreamers  who don’t, as a rule, make New Year’s resolutions… 

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

RB brings a whole new perspective to the phrase ‘seeing is believing’ today.

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

DC invites all readers to check their eligibility for Pension Credit in light of its connection to the Winter Fuel Payments that can still be claimed…  
 

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

The way they teach those basic maths and English lessons has changed somewhat since most LPG readers experienced their first day at school, but there is a lot to be learned from giving your grandchildren the teaching role at homework time…

We find ourselves in the middle of Adult Learning Week, perhaps 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… 

VP observes that, even during her lifetime, she has seen our world appear to spin faster and faster while only the necessities are observed.  She offers us the opportunity to give our view at least a mental reason or two to decelerate a little, so that we can take a good look at all the details that its fast-paced nature is forcing us to miss.  

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

DB sheds some light on one of those problems that many ladies have experienced but few talk about in polite society… 

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

KU offers some preparation that might come in handy when a discussion morphs into an outright argument… 

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

They say that variety is the spice of life, and TS reminds us that it comes in all sizes…  

OL has a lot to say about her flight of stairs, whether you are ascending, descending, or just using it for a bit of a rest… 
 

LP looks at the dysfunction that is to be found in nearly every family, and what we older people can do to help minimise at least some of it… 

Many will agree that, in spite of all the negativity that our world has to offer, there are some very wonderful aspects to it as well.  TS has a few things to say on that subject… 
 

Could being really materialistically rich be overrated, TK offers a thought on that topic… 
 

SM offers us her opinion on the relationship that the older men of this world have with a bit of makeup… 

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

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

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

Telephones, whether landlines or mobiles, have a greater impact on our lives as we get older.  CG brings this statement into focus with her thoughts today… 

While stressing that she and her group of friends have no expertise on the subject, they share the little they have learned about OCD… 
 

As we age, the family around us can become a little sparse, so MF suggests that we friends should contemplate stepping into the breach for each other in case the need arises…

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

LPG went roving in quest of an answer to a not-so-silly question this time, and found out just how many of their members are in the know… 

XX offers us an insight into the realities of living with a phobia of rain…

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

YD suggests that being vulnerable enough to tell the world what is wrong sometimes requires the help of friends, and asks if you can be the friend who gets that ball rolling… 
 

Cat and dog chips are required by law, and FT discusses how to ensure that you are ready to use them effectively now that they are here to stay as our animals carry them around…  
 

LY points out that being the best is one way to make your day more interesting.  

Some people spend hours on the phone with friends, while others struggle to find words to keep a conversation going. WA offers one possible solution… 

MM shares something he found online in the hope that it might offer comfort to those pensioners who reach the end of each day having done very little, knowing they are not alone… 

Perhaps you have a friend who finds taking the time to make the visit for an eye test their first and biggest hurdle.  SY has a few ideas when it comes to steering them in the right direction… 

VP observes that, even during her lifetime, she has seen our world appear to spin faster and faster while only the necessities are observed.  She offers us the opportunity to give our view at least a mental reason or two to decelerate a little, so that we can take a good look at all the details that its fast-paced nature is forcing us to miss.  

WK points out that bank branch closures are saving the banks our money… 

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

Some say that thinking in pink can ease a troubled mind and induce relaxation. YF has a few ideas of her own…  

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

We are not sure if BF had an association with the circus way back when, but she uses a circus-themed analogy to make a potentially conscience-pricking point today.

NF tells of a few other things we can do with our thumbs besides twiddling them.   

we hope that a repeat of the simple actions that NF shares might just do the trick of alleviating it somewhat for some people… 

TG has a story to tell, proving that parking your car in the wrong place for too long can have some positives…  

They are truly cuddly and very soft but LA focusses in on when and just how close you should get to your cat … 

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

Statistics dictate that we oldies are the generation most likely to have godparents, our parents' friends who promised to be there for us in case the need ever arose.   MC suggests that perhaps, as we get older, it might be time to redress the balance just in case the need has changed to loneliness on their part… 

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

DB sheds some light on one of those problems that many ladies have experienced but few talk about in polite society… 

KU focuses on the personal vices we all have and display, often without even thinking about them, as she suggests that might help…  

Being a voluntary carer often creeps up on those who take on the role. While it all starts relatively innocently and straightforwardly, his observations of friends who have taken on the role have given an onlooker’s perspective which he feels the need to share…       

Whatever the level of stress you have experienced, AF empathises and offers a few internet suggestions that might help… 
 

LA offers us a memory that so many of us have our own version of today and LPG invites you to tell us about yours… 

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

IG reminds any cat owner who has been there of the challenges of owning one and offers some help for those just arriving at this point… 

We can all see them in the people around us, but are we aware of what those people know about us? NF has found a list… 

DS points out one way to ensure that your online shop does not cost more than it needs to…  

DS points out one way to ensure that your online shop does not cost more than it needs to…  

GK focusses in on how so many of us fail our hands and comes up with one way of being a little kinder to them once we are rid of all the seen and unseen dirt…  

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

They say that laws and rules are made to be broken, but CP reminds us of another way forward.
 

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

AK suggests that if wishes were removed from bedtime stories and offered to us to do with as we pleased, most of us would have apprecciated the consequences…  

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

AB has a few thoughts regarding the facial feature that statistics show to be the most altered under the knife…

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

Does hearing the national anthem get you exercising?  IH throws a little light on this aspect of being proud to belong… 

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

It is hard to spend an hour without hearing a melodic sound or two but HG suggests that we elder should either learn to make some of our own or rekindle a little of what we were taught back in the day…

According to PC’s long-suffering experience, forbearance has to be a quality that we older people might need to use perhaps more so than at any other time of our lives

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

DL offers a reminder that benefits can cancel each other out at times… 

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

YP focuses on those we have loved and lost and where it all leaves us in older age… 
 

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

SM offers us her opinion on the relationship that the older men of this world have with a bit of makeup… 

Keeping the bit of your house that the visitors usually see nice and tidy comes with the territory of being a host, but OL offers a few reasons to look at the other bits….  

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

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GB offers his updated variation of the Bible Parable of the Good Samaritan…

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Owning a pet can add so much value to anyone’s life, but perhaps pets are the least likely to be aware of this negative aspect… 

Owning a pet can add so much value to anyone’s life, but perhaps pets are the least likely to be aware of this negative aspect… 

AM tells a story which illustrates how the authorities continue to ignore the needs of the residents and consumers who pay to facilitate them.  

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

TH comments on the differences in perception of clutter when observing the issue from different age group perspectives… 

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

KU offers some preparation that might come in handy when a discussion morphs into an outright argument… 

CE reminds readers of the ‘use it or lose it’ aspect of being remembered regarding Freedom Pass renewal…

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

XX offers us an insight into the realities of living with a phobia of rain…

FI passes on some information she was reminded about during a recently television programme which she, during the austere times we are facing, feels might be worth taking another look at… 

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

There are so many ways that trying to repair our older attributes can become a costly business as we age. YS focuses on our teeth today… 

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

DT shares her way of keeping on top of what she has to do daily…  

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

ND reminds us that having too much of a good thing can be as bad as too little as she uses her driving skills to make a point about freedom… 

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

LA offers us a memory that so many of us have our own version of today and LPG invites you to tell us about yours… 
 

KE thoughtfully examines one of our most overworked functions, perhaps the most overworked orifice, and what we have done to it over the years… 

There are many natural yet unusual things to be found in our world, and HW  tells us of her luck at finding one.

The internet tells us that about a quarter of us oldies access computers, laptops, and tablets, and KS offers a reminder for that quarter of an internet fundamental today… 

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

Space is relative, but for nearly all of us, the most essential bit of the part of the universe we call home.  BM gives us her perception… 
 

Some say that thinking in pink can ease a troubled mind and induce relaxation. YF has a few ideas of her own…  

JB agrees that we must be wary but suggests that snakes are not all bad…  

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

YP offers a few internet ideas for those who find themselves with a negative friend. She offers a few ideas that might help them be a little more positive while staying positive themselves…  

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

BV tells a tale that might resonate with many readers when put into a less extreme context, while LPG uses it to offer a more serious but related message that might prove worth checking if you can identify with any aspect of this story…

Things, things and more things, so many of us oldies tend to have so many of them.  AJ suggest that we take a look at some of them from a different perspective… 

Yesterday was celebrated as Heritage Treasures day, a day to acknowledge all things that contribute to what makes a country, city, town, neighbourhood or any other entity what it is today.  In spite of having to post a day late LPG would like to repeat AJ’s message to remind us that we all have heritage, most of it intrinsic but some of it worth perhaps a little more than that…

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

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

FL offers wise words about engaging one’s brain, eyes, and taste buds before indulging in a snack… 

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

VF shares a little information that might explain why some wheelchair users might have one leg dangling on the ground as they move along the streets… 

LN has a suggestion for those LPG dreamers  who don’t, as a rule, make New Year’s resolutions… 
 

Owning a pet can add so much value to anyone’s life, but perhaps pets are the least likely to be aware of this negative aspect… 

In general, the 21^st. century version of the human race has less and less time for the details that make life a more pleasant experience.  FB reminds us of one that can be sometimes underrated…

It is ironic that while most people think of today as Boxing Day, it also has the distinction of being Thank You Note Day. LPG offers a repeat of FB’s message on the day's lesser-known significance…  

There is nothing like a mince pie with your cuppa as the days get colder and Christmas is coming, but how much do you know about their origins?
 

NF tells of a few other things we can do with our thumbs besides twiddling them.   
 

Statistics dictate that we oldies are the generation most likely to have godparents, our parents' friends who promised to be there for us in case the need ever arose.   MC suggests that perhaps, as we get older, it might be time to redress the balance just in case the need has changed to loneliness on their part… 

Receiving a gift is usually pleasurable, although those who choose to avoid the ‘gift voucher’ route often face many headaches when choosing something appropriate. MP offers her take on the problem…  

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

Most people have two but some people have to get by with only one fully functional hand.  LA tells us a little he observed  on the subject… 

They are truly cuddly and very soft but LA focusses in on when and just how close you should get to your cat … 

Doing two things at once is not a skill everyone can master, although AH suggests that it all depends on the tasks you choose to put together …

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

Within just a few generations, we have evolved into a world where the little box in the corner of so many living rooms has become a sizable feature of more than one room in nearly every home.  RG offers us a little reminder of one way in which it can be used to promote sociability… 

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

The word ‘Bromance’ was officially added to the dictionary in 2011, and though it heralds a concept that can sometimes not feel macho enough to us older men, FL offers his experience as a reason for more of us to take it on board… 
 

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

NM goes some way towards increasing the odds regarding the big lottery win…

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

TH comments on the differences in perception of clutter when observing the issue from different age group perspectives… 
 

OC  offers some of the somewhat dark information she learned while writing her message… 
 

When you cannot think of anything meaning full to say to a small child many of us oldies fall back on those age old poems of our own childhoods, but OC gives us an insight into where a few of them came from… 

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

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

LPG has opted to repeat SC comments on another aspect of living with Alexa

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

BC, focusses in on the diversity of what you can put between two bits of bread as she reminds us that, while the principle remains the same, the concept of the humble sandwich need be anything but…

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

Are you a thrifty shopper who has found yourself in this internet trap?  SA explains…  

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

OC aims to get us grandmas asking the ultimate question, ‘Did you appreciate your mother-in-law and what sort of mother-in-law are you turning out to be?’

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

They say that laws and rules are made to be broken, but CP reminds us of another way forward.
 

JL shares a little information about how strengtheningyour bum muscles might do wonders for your knees…

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

Getting older means many things to many people, and not being as tall as you once was high on the list, although WT offers some thoughts on being as upright as you can…
 

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

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

Tomorrow is celebrated as National Handbag Day, and while the men of this world will never understand how vital they are to the other half of the world’s population, we hope that a repeat of KV’s insight into the subject in preparation for this year’s celebration might quell the argument for a while. 

DL offers a reminder that benefits can cancel each other out at times… 

Most of us have nothing to hide but PD reminds us just how easy it is for others to gather personal information from public records…  

For MF and many other oldies, coffee is usually the morning drink that really wakes you up and brings you back to the realities of the day, but she has learned a little more about it than that… 

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

The ability to notice the little details which show that something is not quite right can be more apparent when someone has trodden the road themselves in the past. If you know what I mean because you can see a neighbour who is going through what you once did, perhaps they might need you to pester them a bit…  

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

NR provokes the question, ‘Do you just grab something and eat each morning or is breakfast still the first of three very significant and important events that improve your wellbeing and officially start your day?  
 

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

DC invites all readers to check their eligibility for Pension Credit in light of its connection to the Winter Fuel Payments that can still be claimed…  
 

DT shares her way of keeping on top of what she has to do daily…  
 

SA  sends us a timely and tongue in cheek message about the importance of keeping our streets tidy with a picture or two…  

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

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

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

Once we have learned to surf the electronic pages on our devices, they come and go so fast that being offered details of a way to keep them for future reference could be a trick that some readers might feel is worth learning. EH offers a little instruction.  

The word ‘Bromance’ was officially added to the dictionary in 2011, and though it heralds a concept that can sometimes not feel macho enough to us older men, FL offers his experience as a reason for more of us to take it on board… 
 

More and more people have one these days, although, in RM’s opinion, they are still all about what you have to say as you get older… 

AK suggests that if wishes were removed from bedtime stories and offered to us to do with as we pleased, most of us would have apprecciated the consequences…  
 

OD offers us a few tips that might be helpful as we recognise that we are not the only species that goes through the ageing process…  

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

There are so many ways that trying to repair our older attributes can become a costly business as we age. YS focuses on our teeth today… 

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

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

Does hearing the national anthem get you exercising?  IH throws a little light on this aspect of being proud to belong… 
 

WK points out that bank branch closures are saving the banks our money… 
 

KP share some thoughts on retirement and happiness in the hope that his message might help a few of those relatively newly retired readers who are not feeling too positive about the experience so far…

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

CB has a few words about the familiar and the less familiar to offer LPG readers….  

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

Perhaps PL has used this message to remind readers that there really is at least one place worth an occasional summer visit even if you don’t feel like traveling too far away from home. 

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

If what the media offers is accurate, the modern Brit looks to the many television cooking programmes, magazine articles, and boxes of delivered pre-packed ingredients when seeking the perfect combination of foods to fill their mouths with. Still, SA focuses on those recipes that are arguably more special than that…

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

WL tries to make sure that our sense of national pride is prepared for the impending Olympic games by reminding us of a taste of Olympic 

The internet tells us that about a quarter of us oldies access computers, laptops, and tablets, and KS offers a reminder for that quarter of an internet fundamental today… 

FL finds a way of lightening the subject of insurance which usually weighs somewhat heavily on the mind…  

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

According to PC’s long-suffering experience, forbearance has to be a quality that we older people might need to use perhaps more so than at any other time of our lives

Saying, ‘Hello’ is one of the first things we learn to do but doing it for the first time can be daunting for many reasons as we get a bit older.  RB offers a little wisdom on that subject…  

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

NM goes some way towards increasing the odds regarding the big lottery win…

Rudy offers his thoughts on the 24 hours of each week that have changed most radically over the years…

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

Getting older means many things to many people, and not being as tall as you once was high on the list, although WT offers some thoughts on being as upright as you can…
 

AM tells a story which illustrates how the authorities continue to ignore the needs of the residents and consumers who pay to facilitate them.  

When you cannot think of anything meaning full to say to a small child many of us oldies fall back on those age old poems of our own childhoods, but OC gives us an insight into where a few of them came from… 

The ability to notice the little details which show that something is not quite right can be more apparent when someone has trodden the road themselves in the past. If you know what I mean because you can see a neighbour who is going through what you once did, perhaps they might need you to pester them a bit…  
 

RB brings a whole new perspective to the phrase ‘seeing is believing’ today.

YP focuses on those we have loved and lost and where it all leaves us in older age… 
 

The focus of today’s message might answer a question that may have crossed the minds of many modern overseas travellers as GA provides us with a different perspective on electricity…  

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

Are you a thrifty shopper who has found yourself in this internet trap?  SA explains…  

As we age, the family around us can become a little sparse, so MF suggests that we friends should contemplate stepping into the breach for each other in case the need arises…

We can all agree that families are very complex, but CC highlights one issue: perhaps one sibling might need the others to point out… 

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

Seeing an advert has spurred PC to offer a thought or two on what your pet best appreciates: as a balanced diet…

YP offers a few internet ideas for those who find themselves with a negative friend. She offers a few ideas that might help them be a little more positive while staying positive themselves…  

Receiving a gift is usually pleasurable, although those who choose to avoid the ‘gift voucher’ route often face many headaches when choosing something appropriate. MP offers her take on the problem…  

As it celebrates 75 years of existence, EC offers us an insight into one of those places that so many of us know is there but may never have seen from the inside…

AM reminds us of an equation that perhaps some LPG readers might finally be able to apply to real life if they have the inclination… 

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

We all know that germs collect in the most obvious yet unlikely of places and FT reminds of a few of them…

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

FL offers wise words about engaging one’s brain, eyes, and taste buds before indulging in a snack… 

Within just a few generations, we have evolved into a world where the little box in the corner of so many living rooms has become a sizable feature of more than one room in nearly every home.  RG offers us a little reminder of one way in which it can be used to promote sociability… 

JL shares a little information about how strengtheningyour bum muscles might do wonders for your knees…

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

CP draws attention to something that he suspects many of us may still pay for but don’t use… 

Today doubles as National Telephone Day and while the celebration is all about the history of the telephone and where we would be without them these days, LPG thought that this article which CP penned, might be pertinent today in the hope that, it you missed it the last time it was posted the message might just help some to check if they really need to pay for international calls in the light of the modern video calling options that so many more of us now know about…  

FE, asks questions about the motivations that keep us hanging onto clothes that will never fit again and shows somewhat reluctant appreciation for the latest fashion of letting go as you go along… 

During this Fashion Revolution Week, LPG felt it only fitting to bring readers a repeat of FE’s thoughts on this topic…  

In general, the 21^st. century version of the human race has less and less time for the details that make life a more pleasant experience.  FB reminds us of one that can be sometimes underrated…

Keeping the bit of your house that the visitors usually see nice and tidy comes with the territory of being a host, but OL offers a few reasons to look at the other bits….  

While the benefits of the plants around us is ever-present, gardening is not for all.  If keeping your houseplants watered is your challenge OG might be able to guide you to a little internet help...  

LPG thought that on this International Plant Appreciation Day, a repeat of OG’s message on the subject of being less neglectful of our houseplants might be of value… 

Things, things and more things, so many of us oldies tend to have so many of them.  AJ suggest that we take a look at some of them from a different perspective… 

Having done a bit of research DG addressed one aspect of being an older gentleman that it might be able to change for the better.

We offered this bit of wisdom which DG brought us a while ago now but we at LPG think that its message is worth repeating because of its reference to the sentiments of at least one of today’s National pseudonyms.  Amongst other National celebrations that today might offer, it doubles as National Beer Day.  

MN proposes an idea which might substitute as an alternative way to look at new year resolutions for those who are essentially opposed to them…

Today is also celebrated as Golden Rule Day; the ultimate golden rules being those which help to promote world peace, but all big rules have to start somewhere and, on such a day LPG offers a repeat of NM’s message on the subject…

EL argues that perhaps statistics dictate that we can’t help ourselves when it comes to changing the white-lie goalposts just a little each day.  

We, at LPG thought a repeat of EL’s article particularly appropriate as today doubles as Tell a Lie Day…. . 

MT has a message for drivers today as she offers her thoughts on a few diverse ways of improving the view from your windscreen?????

This International Bird Day has to be a day to celebrate all feathery and winged creatures and, in an effort to convert and divert a few more drivers to the cause, LPG thought a repeat of MT’s thoughts might be beneficial while minimising one of the ways they have of hovering over our cars and making fools of some of us.

Letting things slide when it comes to keeping things clean and tidy can be hard to keep on top of if you find yourself living alone; DP gives us her take on this…

Perhaps wanting to keep the things that we older people have spent so long acquiring has something to do with it, paired with our human gift for adapting to and missing the details that make for a tidy and ordered home, but human nature also can make us very good at putting off keeping things in order.  While we are in the middle of National Cleaning Week, LPG offers a repeat of DP’s message on the subject of making sure your home is organised…

CE reminds us of the true Value of our older people’s freedom passes…  

If you don’t travel locally or too far afield, LPG thought that this Freedom Pass inspired story might be of interest.  CE’s message illustrates that you never know when it will come in handy and LPG hopes that it will remind readers to take a look at their passes and check the renewal dates to see if yours falls in March 2024… 

AJ gives is her take on how easy it is to accumulate a little problem that can get missed so easily while appearing perfectly normal to its owner… 

As we find ourselves in the middle of Clutter Awareness Week at the moment, LPG felt that it might be appropriate to give AJ’s article on the subject a second airing, in the hope that reading, and the taking of an objective view of your own spare room, might help you to see any growing problems…

CE reminds readers of the ‘use it or lose it’ aspect of being remembered regarding Freedom Pass renewal…

HJ offers readers who are prone to a public display of napping, a Japanese reason to defend their actions… 

On this World Sleep Day and when addressing readers who perhaps are more prone to thinking with their eyes closed while in public, LPG felt that a repeat of what JH had to offer on that subject might be valuable

As we get older convention teaches us that experience is supposed to have made us relative experts on most subjects, but SN’s message might go some way to proving otherwise…  

This is international Ask a Question Day and, with that in mind LPG has opted to repeat SN’s thought on the ultimate conundrum in case someone has another answer… 

OD offers us a few tips that might be helpful as we recognise that we are not the only species that goes through the ageing process…  
 

The debate about cats and loyalty will run and run, but today, LA offers a story that might provide a little hope to anyone whose moggy has not been around for a while…

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

While the experts are out there doing a really good job to preserve our animals endangered species TG has found a few ways that each of us might be able to help…

This is one of those days when LPG feels the need to repeat a message that readers might have missed on its first outing.  With today being World Wildlife Day, a little reminder or a few ways that we can help in the fight to slow the process of animal extinction can’t be a bad thing… 

Your name, regardless of if you think it perfect for you or you think your parents could have done better, is a possession that most of us have learned to live with over the years.  CJ doesn’t tell us whether she loves or hates hers, but has a few thoughts to offer…

We at LPG have decided to repeat this article today in case there are any people out there with more unusual and unique names who would not mind an extra excuse for getting a present or two.  A quick bit of online research has taught us that, according to the traditions of some countries, such as Latvia, that take this celebration more seriously, those with the more unique and unusual names amongst us should use today as a ‘1-in-4-year’ opportunity to put their na

Perhaps talking is our way of letting out what we hold inside but, whatever the facts, BD offers us some words on this subject…

Today is also celebrated as Quiet Day in some parts of the world and a reminder of what BD has to say on the subject was something we thought readers might like to review.  LPG takes on board the comments on the written word speaking volumes and is always looking for a few more to add to our pages.   Don’t hesitate to send us yours… 

The way they teach those basic maths and English lessons has changed somewhat since most LPG readers experienced their first day at school, but there is a lot to be learned from giving your grandchildren the teaching role at homework time…

LPG points out one of the kindest acts that our readers can offer us during this Random Acts of Kindness week…

We can all agree that families are very complex, but CC highlights one issue: perhaps one sibling might need the others to point out… 

It is said that smiling is infectious but perhaps some knowledge about how to tell a genuine one will help too.

One of the most important aspects of making any new friend is making sure that they are going to be genuine and, on a day which is also known as National Make a Friend Day in some parts of the world, LPG thought that an introduction to making a genuine first impression worth revisiting...
 

Every story has a moral and KT explains the very important one which follows a story he provided us with recently.

Even though this is more of a moral message than a story, we at LPG feel that the warning behind it cannot be offered too many times.  Thus, our decision to repeat both the story and its moral during this National Story Telling Week… 

CW reminds us that we need to put the dates in our diaries so that when the powers that be get fed up with inviting us for any type of health screening, we need to keep our own check on the relevant diary dates and invite ourselves.

LPG felt it necessary to repeat CW’s message on this World Cancer Day because it cannot be repeated too many times…

CR reminds us of a way to pass the time and improve the mind while going back to a classic childhood brainteaser …

We have decided to give this message a second airing on this National Puzzle Day in the hope that it might help to get some of that older grey matter working again… 

MH shares a five a day tip that might help your knees as we get closer to the really cold weather.

We at LPG thought that readers might appreciate another opportunity to look at MH’s suggestions as the weather and our knees get to their coldest…

AB has a few thoughts regarding the facial feature that statistics show to be the most altered under the knife…

Whether you are still having to work to earn a living or not, IP puts forward the case that our lives all too often get just as busy post retirement as pre, and she tries to throw some light onto a solution to this conundrum…  

We have just reached the middle of National Get A Balanced Life Month and, LPG have observed that although IP offered the above message some time ago, this is a perfect time for her message to be reconsidered, hence our reposting of it …

JW shares her thoughts on one of the most fundamental foods in our repertoire as she highlights milk and what it has to offer…

It may well be a little-known fact that today doubles as National Milk Day and as such, LPG repeats what JW had to offer on the subject in case you missed it last time… 

Some lateral thinking has provoked NM to share a little more about our personal movement habits than we might have ever contemplated ourselves…

According to the internet, one of the many celebrations to be acknowledged today is ‘EARTH’S ROTATION DAY’ and, let’s face it, we need it to keep going so that we can keep going.   LPG has determined that MN offered us some thoughts on the subject that may well deserve a second airing on such a day…

Doing two things at once is not a skill everyone can master, although AH suggests that it all depends on the tasks you choose to put together …
 

The holiday is all but over and now the only thing to look forward to is the getting back to the cold hard day-to-day humdrum life that we had before all the Christmas shopping began.  There are many celebratory days each year and we have already had two days to celebrate so far in 2024 but SI has a suggestion for yet another which might be beneficial…  

We need to apologise to SI because we could not post this message yesterday but we think that this idea might be worth thinking about… 
 

MN proposes an idea which might substitute as an alternative way to look at new year resolutions for those who are essentially opposed to them…

We all know that germs collect in the most obvious yet unlikely of places and FT reminds of a few of them…

ND reminds us that having too much of a good thing can be as bad as too little as she uses her driving skills to make a point about freedom… 

Did you know that Isaac Newton was born on Christmas day, which is why it has also been dubbed Grav Mass day by some?  LPG have opted to share ND’s thoughts in honour of that fact while we wish all our readers a very happy Christmas…

Summer is coming! And it is arguable that early holiday planning can be a good thing.  The travel companies will get going in a week or two and, in the light of that fact, knowing how to make the best of the daylight hours in each day, because you know exactly how much light you will get, could be a good thing; OS explains…

As the days get shorter TB takes the time to remind us of a few ways that we can stay safe while out during the long winter nights. 

Everything is subject to evaluation.  JL brings that point home with her reasons to evolve when it comes to the preparation and sending of Christmas cards. 

JL sent this article to us just too late to post it on National Christmas Card Day, so we are repeating her thoughts this year for those who missed them in 2022.

CB has a few words about the familiar and the less familiar to offer LPG readers….  

While the benefits of the plants around us is ever-present, gardening is not for all.  If keeping your houseplants watered is your challenge OG might be able to guide you to a little internet help...  

BC passes on a little advice she learnt which might help when it comes to improving your battle with the energy crisis this year.

LPG thought that this article might be worth repeating because it may well have been missed when we posted it about a year ago.  Anything that might help to reduce bills is worth hearing at any time so, for the people that missed it last year, we thought it could do with a second airing on this National Microwave Oven Day  

FE, asks questions about the motivations that keep us hanging onto clothes that will never fit again and shows somewhat reluctant appreciation for the latest fashion of letting go as you go along… 

NR provokes the question, ‘Do you just grab something and eat each morning or is breakfast still the first of three very significant and important events that improve your wellbeing and officially start your day?  
 

For us oldies, getting your weekly shopping is not always a reflection of your IT skills.  It might well reflect the difficulty you have getting to the shop yourself, but when it comes to receiving your order at the front door DS has a little reminder for those who shop in this way. 

oday also has the distinction of being Cyber Monday, the one day in the year when most internet online shopping will happen and, as such, LPG felt that DS’s message may be worth hearing again… 
 

It is often said that people do like to talk about themselves. Recounting some of those situations, triumphs, things that made you smile, and even the not-so-good situations you have found yourselves part of way back in the past can lift your spirit; CB theorises that if it can do all that you are encouraging someone else to do a bit of remembering can’t be a bad thing.

LPG would like to repeat this message on this Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day, as CB offers one way that the arguably negative talent of nosiness can be used in a positive way… 
 

WH offers us thoughts on the importance of interacting with the young and how being able to pass on our experiences to them can really make a positive difference to older people. 

WH offers us thoughts on the importance of interacting with the young and how being able to pass on our experiences to them can really make a positive difference to older people. 

MT has a message for drivers today as she offers her thoughts on a few diverse ways of improving the view from your windscreen?????

Quite a few of us oldies still drive but SY asks the question. ‘How current is your knowledge of UK road signs?’

In the light of this week’s celebration which focusses in on National Road Safety, LPG thought that it would be a good idea to repeat this challenge which was offered by SY a while ago now….

MN has had her perspective of time completely altered, and tells us what her experience has taught her… 

LPG discovered that today is celebrated as National Ample Time Day in some parts of the world, and we could not think of a better excuse to repeat MN’s very poignant message on the subject… 

AM reminds us of an equation that perhaps some LPG readers might finally be able to apply to real life if they have the inclination… 

WV tries to remind readers of something which is most probably buried somewhere in the depths of their minds as she offers a thought or two on the subject of work … 

Most LPG readers will be long past looking for the perfect job but, while today’s celebration is all about exactly that, we feel the need to repeat WV’s thoughts on the subject.  

There is no easy way to tell or accept the news until the person needing to hear it is ready, but PA looks at the predicament of needing to get some help from both sides… 

Today falls in the middle of World Communication Week and, while communication comes in many forms PA’s communication conundrum might be thought of as beyond its remit.   But the question of getting through, and being got through to, when the time comes is one that needs thought and LPG thought this message worth revisiting. 

GK focusses in on how so many of us fail our hands and comes up with one way of being a little kinder to them once we are rid of all the seen and unseen dirt…  

Perhaps talking is our way of letting out what we hold inside but, whatever the facts, BD offers us some words on this subject…

KP share some thoughts on retirement and happiness in the hope that his message might help a few of those relatively newly retired readers who are not feeling too positive about the experience so far…
 

Letting things slide when it comes to keeping things clean and tidy can be hard to keep on top of if you find yourself living alone; DP gives us her take on this…

As a gentleman who lives alone, GF feels that he has more of an affiliation than most with one of the most rudimentary of foodstuffs, bread and offers us a little insight into improving his lifestyle while continuing to enjoy its benefits… 

Today doubles as World Bread Day and, as such, we at LPG felt that GF’s message on this subject needed to be repeated… 

WK notes that poverty, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, and attempts to link readers to an introduction to the official financial benchmark… 

In preparation for next Tuesday which will be celebrated as International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, LPG offers a repeat of WK’s message suggesting that, as well as giving what we can to help, we each need to take a look at the state of our own financial standing…

PF has found some information that she feels should have been added to her last post of the subject of fire safety. 

You might call this part two of PF’s reminder about the fact that having the appropriate smoke alarm in your house is just one vital step to take when it comes to being safe, and  LPG could not think of a more appropriate time to repeat it.  

SA  sends us a timely and tongue in cheek message about the importance of keeping our streets tidy with a picture or two…  

Whether you are still having to work to earn a living or not, IP puts forward the case that our lives all too often get just as busy post retirement as pre, and she tries to throw some light onto a solution to this conundrum…  

This week has been designated National Work Life Week, a time when working people need to review that balance and how it affects their families but IP’s message shows the need for balance to be achieved after our families have moved out and our formal working lives are over.  It is for this reason that LPG felt a reminder of this article most relevant.  
 

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… 

LPG have opted to repeat LA’s post on this International Day of Older Persons because her message acknowledges the day and adds a really important message for all pensioners to consider…
 

GF contends that retirement often can be a time when, after having a lot of workmates around, some people may find themselves feeling more alone than ever, and suggests that we older neighbours make the effort to spot the signs through conversation… 

LPG posted GF’s post again having seen the merit in a message that is worth repeating to coincide with National Neighbours Day…
 

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…

JN just managed to miss National Dream Day when she penned this message just under a year ago but we at LPG thought in the light of today’s celebration readers might appreciate another opportunity to try her theory… 
 

Saying, ‘Hello’ is one of the first things we learn to do but doing it for the first time can be daunting for many reasons as we get a bit older.  RB offers a little wisdom on that subject…  
 

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

FW has found us a reason to try something at least a little outside our comfort zone on this day that invites us to do just that…

There are lots of ways to learn how to see negative things in positive ways.  NK has a suggestion for LPG readers...

Im preparation for tomorrow's  National Positive Thinking Day, LPG felt that the only positive thing to do was repeat NK’s message for any reader who needs a bit of positivity today.  

Every story has a moral and KT explains the very important one which follows a story he provided us with recently.

AJ gives is her take on how easy it is to accumulate a little problem that can get missed so easily while appearing perfectly normal to its owner… 

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

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

CW reminds us that we need to put the dates in our diaries so that when the powers that be get fed up with inviting us for any type of health screening, we need to keep our own check on the relevant diary dates and invite ourselves.

GE has a little something to add to RK’s thoughts when it comes to writing an autobiography…  

LPG is always looking for the thoughts stories and other writings of the older members of society, and it is nearly impossible to reach retirement age without having a few yarns to spin.  While the youngsters are more likely to need to rely on their imaginations for inspiration.  On this We Love Memoirs Day, LPG has opted to repeat GE’s message in a bid to inspire a few more of our readers to share some of those anecdotal excerpts on the website…  

AR has something to say about the non-financial cost of ULEZ for so many pensioners… 

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… 

Although we at LPG posted this article late last year we thought it deserved a second outing on this International Dog Day…

Some lateral thinking has provoked NM to share a little more about our personal movement habits than we might have ever contemplated ourselves…

As summer continues, MC reminds us of other ways to employ the handheld paper fan… 

EL argues that perhaps statistics dictate that we can’t help ourselves when it comes to changing the white-lie goalposts just a little each day.  

CR reminds us of a way to pass the time and improve the mind while going back to a classic childhood brainteaser …

If you are not in a hurry to make an exit OC may have found a few details worth reading when it comes to longevity… 

On this Happiness Happens Day LPG felt the need to repeat OC’s message with its evidence of one way to experience this very precious emotion…  

It is often said that people do like to talk about themselves. Recounting some of those situations, triumphs, things that made you smile, and even the not-so-good situations you have found yourselves part of way back in the past can lift your spirit; CB theorises that if it can do all that you are encouraging someone else to do a bit of remembering can’t be a bad thing.

For MF and many other oldies, coffee is usually the morning drink that really wakes you up and brings you back to the realities of the day, but she has learned a little more about it than that… 
 

AP feels the need to recognise the importance of the friends that we all need in our lives on this International Friendship Day’…  
 

GM points out one of the difficulties of moving from a house to a flat, an experience he has recently been through.    He offers some advice for anyone who finds themselves in a similar situation in the future and proposes one idea which might help with such a transition …  

NT asks if she is the only person to have experienced this particular phenomenon.

The world is always changing, and the big noticeable differences all have to start somewhere.   This repeat of NT’s article on this National Make a Difference Day, illustrates how, while working out that there is one, it can often be quite difficult to pinpoint the difference sometimes…

NT asks if she is the only person to have experienced this particular phenomenon.

We all have problems that can be helped if someone has the patients to listen while we talk about them and we often don’t realise just how much talking we do.  MM focusses in on our need to remind ourselves how to be a successful listener when the shoe is on the other foot… 

Although we did feature this post some seven months ago, LPG has repeated it to commemorate today’s celebration of World Listening Day.

FF focusses down on the subject of cosmetic surgery today…

Today also has the privilege of being designated National Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Day which LPG thought a good reason to repeat FF’s message on the subject. 

Having attended their last public meeting, EN reminds LPG visitors who are also residents of the Borough of Lewisham of an organisation designed specifically to enable them, and just in time to remind us of their next one… 

It is said that smiling is infectious but perhaps some knowledge about how to tell a genuine one will help too.

There is no easy way to tell or accept the news until the person needing to hear it is ready, but PA looks at the predicament of needing to get some help from both sides… 

Today falls in the middle of World Communication Week and, while communication comes in many forms PA’s communication conundrum might be thought of as beyond its remit.   But the question of getting through, and being got through to, when the time comes is one that needs thought and LPG thought this message worth revisiting. 

OC aims to get us grandmas asking the ultimate question, ‘Did you appreciate your mother-in-law and what sort of mother-in-law are you turning out to be?’

As we get older convention teaches us that experience is supposed to have made us relative experts on most subjects, but SN’s message might go some way to proving otherwise…  

MN has had her perspective of time completely altered, and tells us what her experience has taught her… 
 

CE reminds us of the true Value of our older people’s freedom passes…  

While the experts are out there doing a really good job to preserve our animals endangered species TG has found a few ways that each of us might be able to help…
 

FI passes on some information she was reminded about during a recently television programme which she, during the austere times we are facing, feels might be worth taking another look at… 

 Perhaps while trying to keep her own spirits up PM is offering a bit of advice to the many people who very privately find themselves with similar early morning perspectives on more days than they care to mention as she offers an online solution or two.  

PM’s message could well be the first step to motivating a few other readers to review their early mornings and today, being Positive Role Model Day in some parts of the world, has given LPG the perfect opportunity to repeat it, and afford her some degree of ‘role model’ status for the day…   

KE talks exercise, dinner, friendly competition and something to look forward to today… 
 

We, at LPG first posted this article a couple of years ago but KE makes a few good points that have not altered and that are still very relevant…

 

RP shares her thoughts on an age-old cycling issue…
 

On this world   bicycle day LPG has decided to repeat RP’s message  to highlight one aspect of awareness that might need to be visited again…

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

LPG thought that this message definitely needed a second outing today and hopes that every reader will get behind the national celebration attributed to today as they exercise their right to smile, after all its National Smile Day.

CB looks into the history behind the hamburger which she offered us for 2022’s  4th July independent dish of the day, and comes up with a few facts we bet you didn’t know…

LPG has just discovered that in certain parts of the world today is celebrated as National Hamburger Day so we have repeated CB’s message as a way to mark the celebration of a western-world food stable… 
 

SC passes on some serious security advice she was given some years ago which focusses on a jam jar…

Your name, regardless of if you think it perfect for you or you think your parents could have done better, is a possession that most of us have learned to live with over the years.  CJ doesn’t tell us whether she loves or hates hers, but has a few thoughts to offer…

MC says that we all need role models in our lives when we are young but suggests that as we get older, we focus more on the person we have been…  
 

LPG thought this article worth a second showing because MC seems to have hit the sentiments of today’s acknowledgements on the head with comments that perhaps we all need to remember on International Being You Day… 

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

We at LPG can find no national autobiography’s day, but today is a day to celebrate the next best thing, National Biographers Day, and LPG thought it appropriate to repeat DW’s message on      such a day to remind us that everyone has a story to tell…  
 

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…

In the light of the fact that we oldies need to know more and more about the blood in our veins as we get older, LPG has taken the decision on this World Hypertension Day, to repeat PY’s message 

GA points out one way in which the ease of train travel is set to become more difficult for many… 

This Saturday, May 13th, will be celebrated as National Train Day in some parts of the world and, in an effort to make sure that our railways remain user friendly for all, LPG feels that GA’s message could do with another outing… 

WK notes that poverty, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, and attempts to link readers to an introduction to the official financial benchmark… 

BC, focusses in on the diversity of what you can put between two bits of bread as she reminds us that, while the principle remains the same, the concept of the humble sandwich need be anything but…

GN argues that everyone who has lived in our world is a part of its history even if they believe that they have done nothing significant, and explains why… 

Today is May Day, which is an official bank holiday in the UK, but it is also the first day of a month-long celebration which commemorates Local and Community History.  This is often a subject that pensioners will agree to have been bystanders of but, GN reminds us that we were there and also partly responsible for making that history.

LPG would love to post your historical story over the course of the month and, as always, we are happy to write it if you will contact us and tell it.  

DP reminds us of the many sounds (and sights) that a decade or three ago would have been taken for granted but which, for better or worse, have now effectively been lost for ever… 

On this International Noise Awareness Day, when we are encouraged to take real stock of how the sounds that have become so second nature to us have evolved over the years especially in volume, LPG repeats DP’s reminiscences of a time, not that long ago when our streets sounded so different… 

As a gentleman who lives alone, GF feels that he has more of an affiliation than most with one of the most rudimentary of foodstuffs, bread and offers us a little insight into improving his lifestyle while continuing to enjoy its benefits… 

HJ offers readers who are prone to a public display of napping, a Japanese reason to defend their actions… 

BC passes on a little advice she learnt which might help when it comes to improving your battle with the energy crisis this year.

BC passes on a little advice she learnt which might help when it comes to improving your battle with the energy crisis this year.

BC passes on a little advice she learnt which might help when it comes to improving your battle with the energy crisis this year.

LPG thought that this article might be worth repeating because it may well have been missed when we posted it about a year ago.  Anything that might help to reduce bills is worth hearing at any time so, for the people that missed it last year, we thought it could do with a second airing on this National Microwave Oven Day  

There are some siblings that you lose touch with on purpose and others that you just lose touch with.  SK suggests that today might be the day to reverse that situation if you can…

FL finds a way of lightening the subject of insurance which usually weighs somewhat heavily on the mind…  

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

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

When it comes to getting things done at home, most people call in a professional these days but JW  reminds us of DIY back in the day… 
It just happens that April Fool’s Day doubles as National DIY Day this year which gives us the perfect reason to repeat JW’s Story which tells the tale of a little DIY which caused a somewhat foolish situation …

For us oldies, getting your weekly shopping is not always a reflection of your IT skills.  It might well reflect the difficulty you have getting to the shop yourself, but when it comes to receiving your order at the front door DS has a little reminder for those who shop in this way. 

Quite a few of us oldies still drive but SY asks the question. ‘How current is your knowledge of UK road signs?’

AH uses her message today to investigate, arguably, one of the most challenging facets of life… 

LPG featured this message about a year ago but feels that on this International Day of Happiness it could do with a second airing.  Happiness has always been and still is one of the most challenging characteristics of life and perhaps, if you missed its last airing AH’s Japanese take on the principle might be useful…

Getting enough sleep is vital and we all know this, but while quantity is important WD shares a little about the significance surrounding the quality of what happens when you close your eyes…

On this World Sleep Day LPG thought it might be appropriate to repeat WD’s message… 

RK tells us that there are reasons to write your memoirs apart from aiming for a Nobel Prize in Literature and LPG has opted to repeat her message today which has also been designated ‘National Write Your Story Day’ …  

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.<

On this National Wash Your Nose Day, SE lectures on the advantages of breathing through your nose and has a few suggestions on how to train yourself to do this subconsciously if the habit is proving more challenging than you first thought. 

On this National Wash Your Nose Day, LPG has elected to offer this bit of advice once again, while advising caution when it comes to some of the suggestions offered. 

GN argues that everyone who has lived in our world is a part of its history even if they believe that they have done nothing significant, and explains why… 

Bouncing back after a fall becomes more difficult as we get older for all sorts of reasons.  LY has looked into some measures that can be taken to decrease the repercussions. 

We thought that LY’s message could do with a second outing during this National Falls Prevention Week because, for those who are suffering from a little more instability than most, having something to fall back on might be the answer… 

Bouncing back after a fall becomes more difficult as we get older for all sorts of reasons.  LY has looked into some measures that can be taken to decrease the repercussions. 

We thought that LY’s message could do with a second outing during this National Falls Prevention Week because, for those who are suffering from a little more instability than most, having something to fall back on might be the answer… 

When it comes to getting things done at home, most people call in a professional these days but JW  reminds us of DIY back in the day… 
 

It is the beginning of spring and, as such and even though most Lewisham residents will not directly be affected, London will be on show again.  but what do we who live here all year round really see when we see London. 

FF focusses down on the subject of cosmetic surgery today…  

LF brings us another group of pancakes to try on this their very special day…

GA points out one way in which the ease of train travel is set to become more difficult for many… 

Perhaps KR has a solution that younger pensioners who are just starting their golden year journey can adopt when donating to charity without attracting the many letters asking for more help in return

LPG thought that the sentiments that this post from KR might be worth repeating during this National Random Acts of Kindness Week as she suggests that when it comes to offering a little financial kindness, it is perhaps worth being kind to yourself by avoiding the thousands of letters that can be a consequence of doing so…   

GE has a little something to add to RK’s thoughts when it comes to writing an autobiography…  

SA shares her thoughts on the way that the few high street shops that are left which sell more complex electronic goods are exploiting the people who still choose to use them over their internet counterparts. 

FO does her best to make sure that St Valentines message will not be forgotten this year…  

There are lots of ways to learn how to see negative things in positive ways.  NK has a suggestion for LPG readers 

PW suggests that the weeks’ notice she has given us, of National Breathing Space Day, might be worth using to plan something special to help with relieving all that stress we are all so very exposed to these days…

NT tells that while our doctors deal with ensuring physical recovery from any spell of illness, a person’s visitors are sometimes best positioned to ensure that their mental wellbeing is not neglected…

MC says that we all need role models in our lives when we are young but suggests that as we get older, we focus more on the person we have been...

If your Chinese animal sign is fluffy, friendly and known for its reproductive prowess OC offers a little vision into the oriental version of what is to come for you… 
 

GN asked us to save this message for 6 months to remind readers who are finding today a little cold what our weather was like six months ago…

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 celebrated as Make your Dreams Come True Day in some parts of the world and IW takes the opportunity to remind the LPG readers who have also been dreamers way back in the past, that now might be the time to make those dreams

WV tries to remind readers of something which is most probably buried somewhere in the depths of their minds as she offers a thought or two on the subject of work … 
 

 Perhaps while trying to keep her own spirits up PM is offering a bit of advice to the many people who very privately find themselves with similar early morning perspectives on more days than they care to mention as she offers an online solution or two.  

CC discovers, in one of the really young members of her family, a way to re visit those years when youngsters can’t help but use the people around them to work out who they want to be… 
 

Everything is subject to evaluation.  JL brings that point home with her reasons to evolve when it comes to the preparation and sending of Christmas cards. 
 

Now that so many more of us are able to video call, NS offers an annual family get-together as one very positive use for our newly learned skills… 

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

LPG posted GF’s post again having seen the merit in a message that is worth repeating to coincide with National Neighbours Day…
 

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

KR focusses in on something that might help to keep a few more of us just a little bit warmer as the cold sets in. 
 

PF has found some information that she feels should have been added to her last post of the subject of fire safety. 
 

JW throws the spotlight on one of the unsung heroes found in almost every UK kitchen as she sings the praises of Milk in her latest message. 

 LC points out that there are more keys on a computer keyboard than there are letters in the alphabet… 

On this National Computer Literacy Day, LPG felt it appropriate to feature this guided tour of the computer keyboard and its many buttons one more time… 
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DP reminds us of the many sounds (and sights) that a decade or three ago would have been taken for granted but which, for better or worse, have now effectively been lost for ever… 

BC tries to find reasons for those of us who have not yet managed to, to get released from the various psychological restrictions of lockdown and think about breaking out… 

PF takes the time to remind us that we should look up but not as far as the heavens every now and then as we give our fire alarms and smoke alarms a thorough going over. 
 

VP explains one way that she can turn back time as she realises that she is not the only person to have made, or perhaps not made, the decision to get up to date…

We, at LPG, have decided to repeat this message so that we could post it on National Children’s Day although we have found three days that qualify, this being one, 15th May being another and the third being June 13th.   While most people see such a day as a day to celebrate the younger members of our society, VP’s message reminds us that even when they grow up they are all still our children.  

KF offers a little information about the increasing number of parked hire bikes to be found on our local streets…  

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…

CP draws attention to something that he suspects many of us may still pay for but don’t use… 

There are often issues that upset us although, without wanting to put any individual worker’s job in jeopardy, we might let them slip. In spite of this, VS feels that matters concerning the borough’s refuse collection seriously need to be dealt with… 

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… 

Perhaps the use of new ways of breathing could make all the difference during those times when stress kicks in.  GK offers a bit of an insight… 

Something that we at LPG like to do is focus in on the National awareness and celebration days during the year when we can. With this in mind we have decided to repeat this article to coincide with national Stress Awareness day. 
 

While a lot of what the government says about the specifics of grants or anything else to do with money is usually way too complicated to fully understand, RW wanted to remind us that  perhaps now is the time to make sure we have received the first instalment of this £400 energy grant.

Just when you think that there is not another solution for dealing with one of those little problems that keeps cropping up there is another one.  KY explains…  

RP shares her thoughts on an age-old cycling issue…

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

Our posts are all written by readers of our pages and some of the writers use the inspiration found in article they have read to add another viewpoint.   JA has done just that today…

We at LPG would remind you that if something you read on our pages inspires you to add to the conversation, we would love to hear from you and share your thoughts.  You don’t have to do the writing, please pick up the telephone and get in touch with us for a chat so that we can do all that on your behalf.  As you know we will let you see what is written before it is printed, and everything is printed anonymously unless the writer says otherwise…

BD finds us a few facts about the swiftness with which traveling by train has to offer…

Keeping things clean is one of those ongoing challenges which is often made easier with the help of a trusted vacuum cleaner.  HY tells us a bit about hers today… 

IB offers us a story which though a little far-fetched might have an ending which might apply to a few LPG readers.  She hopes that bringing it to the fore will urge anyone who does not have proof of address at the moment, or who knows someone in that situation, to do something about it…  
 

OB shares a little computer knowledge that worried him, when he first came across it, in the hope that he can forewarn some of his fellow LPG readers. 

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. 

MA sent us this message to coincide with National Fitness Day earlier in the year on May 7th, but now that we have reached World Fitness Day we at LPG feel it could do with another airing… 
 

NK argues that a lifetime of seeing the world around you through glasses can leave a person seeing extra details that the rest of us would miss and, advises that seeing too much is not the best outlook to have. 

At the start of National Eye Health week, we thought that a repeat of this message might be relevant for all those full-time spec wearers… 

On this day which is designated to be a celebration day for both peace and thanks, CJ shares a few things that come to her mind... 

Having read an earlier post on the subject, CO was driven to find out a little more about what is happening with our postage stamps.  

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

CP points out that today is a day dedicated to thinking with a positive outlook and offers a few pointers for those who could do with a change of direction…

As sometimes happens, we have received two articles designed to get readers thinking about the same acknowledgement day.  So, with a days’ notice LPG offers CP’s point of view when it comes to positive thought.  

It’s a whole new language but knowing where to start with translating those abbreviated texts might be advantageous to some grandparents… 
 

VN thinks that she may have found an answer for all those people who suffer from a tendency to procrastinate as they get older, and she offers it to us on this National Fight Procrastination Day

LG offers a view that she suspects may be shared by quite a few ladies as she comments on the wearing of beards by her male counterparts…  

In the light of today being National Beard Day, LPG has taken the opportunity of repeating a message sent to us last year on the subject.  With just a month to go, she might help to jog the memory of one or two men who were going to have a go at growing a sponsored one last November, and perhaps her idea of investing in a beard grooming kit for the bearded man who has everything, might come in handy as the first entry on this year’s Christmas list...  

HS offers us a reminder that, once retired, we should be the most important consideration when it comes to our own personal goals, regardless of how worthless a pursuit the rest of the world thinks them, we should not be put off. 

Even though OW can see the shape of things to come she offers us her thoughts on not what you pay for the air that goes in your tyres but the way that you pay. 

There are few things human nature dictates we put off and IW makes a suggestion or two on the subject of one as she suggests that starting the process of sorting one out may be a good way to recognise today’s National Kiss and Make Up Day celebration...

IW points to a few of the more challenging aspects of being a hands-on grandparent during the summer holidays… 

Perhaps this year, rejected flyers will have time to consider a more local holiday.  GL provides a bit of a visual ‘wish you were here’ picture postcard for us…  

Now that she can visit her friends again and no longer uses her mobile phone to video call, PR has found something else to focus on when it comes to using her mobile phone and hopes that her message today might encourage a few other readers to consider doing the same…

LPG have again managed to received two requests to post a message on the same day so we are giving our readers two days’ notice of this particular celebration.    

They are usually quite solid but we so often push past them as we get on with our daily business. We rarely even offer them a second thought unless we try to get past one using the wrong tactic.  PM highlights our way in and out today…  
 

GF speculates on the answer to a question that will undoubtably be asked 100 or so years from now…

GF invites us to venture a guess about how the whole covid-19 adventure will be envisaged by ours grandchildren when it becomes part of the school history curriculum…   
 

YF offers us a story of one aspect of sibling rivalry while looking back and then at the present which quite often turns the tables as the years go by.  

 YF sent her thought to be shared yesterday but, not wanting to detract from the poem which we were sent earlier this year, LPG offers our readers a second opportunity to recognise National Sisters Day.   
 

PD finds a few comparisons between her life and Jamaica’s Independence Day journey.  

We spend a lot of time trying our best to avoid leaving too much information about ourselves when online but KA offers a little information about one instance when it might be a good idea to make your e-self known…. 

LPG are guilty of having one of these forms on our contact page, but there is also an opportunity to leave any message you would like to leave us via email where you will get a record of that message left in your own email sent box but, in case the address does not register on your system and you want to send us a message via email our address is…

info@lpgazette.org
 

We are always more than eager to receive them

GF invites us to venture a guess about how the whole covid-19 adventure will be envisaged by our grandchildren's grandchildren when it becomes part of the school history curriculum…   

HG celebrates International Childfree Day as she comments on the pros and cons of being a parent. 

HY offers us a reminder about the address books that we may have forgotten when searching for that illusive postal address or telephone number of a friend from long ago… 

KR has been looking into the best way to replace his house boundaries and shares one possible idea that might be good for the environment…

AP feels that getting back to pre-pandemic fitness levels is likely to be something that we are all planning to do, but something that has a habit of finding itself being taken down many of our priority lists much too often.  She has found a quick test video that will help you measure what you can do and how much higher getting fitter needs to be on that ’to do’ list.

AR offers us a little information that might turn out to be a potentially mind-settling hobby that some might like to try…

CB looks into the history behind the hamburger which she offered us for 2022’s 4^th July independent dish of the day, and comes up with a few facts we bet you didn’t know…

NH offers a little about what she has learned about learning to understand one of her friends who has hearing difficulties… 

Just in case you don’t know, today is celebrated as National Anisette Day and World UFO Day in some parts of the world, but EA has found yet even more significance.

Making a will is something that so many of us have on our ‘to do’ lists and while it is often at the top it keeps dropping down the list.  GD suggests that we get it done and then get on with the rest of our lives.

 LC points out that there are more keys on a computer keyboard than there are letters in the alphabet…

LPG likes to repeat some of the really important writings that we receive and this message deserves to be heard again during this Loneliness Awareness Week

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.

Perhaps the use of new ways of breathing could make all the difference during those times when stress kicks in.  GK offers a bit of an insight… 
 

MA has a message for all those readers that have got out of the habit of taking a little exercise as she suggests a little one on one physical working out coupled with some social interaction… 

While tomorrow will also be Mid-Summers Day, it doubles as National Yoga Day.  So, if you meant to but didn’t get started at the beginning of the year, it might be worth having another go… 
 

NK offers us a little insight into the notion that up to 69% of the public might be seeing too much detail when looking at the world, and suggests a few ways of getting a more realistic view …

It is impossible to walk through a borough where you have spent a large part of your life without passing the odd building, shop, bus stop, train station or other aspect of street paraphernalia that provokes a memory or two.  AJ offers us a work-related one today…

Perhaps having just one best friend is a bit of a myth, but SA brings the subject up again on this National Best Friends Day…

GG encourages us older godparents to use this celebratory day to catch up with any godchildren that we have lost touch with; no matter how old they are and vice versa.  Happy National Godparents Day…

There are many aspects of the traditional bank holiday that have attention drawn to them. TK comments on one on the day in question… 

 

Perhaps LPG lives in hope that the UK has already heard this good news but feels the need to say it again for anyone who might have missed it so far.

While OL says that this information is not new, she thought it might be worth pursuing if you have, or know someone with a diesel-powered vehicle. 
 

In the name of National Share A Story Month, CR offers a story from her childhood with a moral thrown in for good measure… 
 

PS illustrates one way of using that early morning time when everyone else is still sleeping and sleeping is the last thing on your mind… 

As with many friendships, SC had little interest in her new electronic friend when they first met, but she tells us a story of how the events of the past month helped her to make a new one.  SC asked us to re-post this message for all those older people who are still against the idea of an electronic virtual assistant in their homes on this,  National Virtual Assistant’s day..

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.   

AN proves that storytelling is not just for the young.

KD, offers a little advice to anyone who has not had a go at developing a diary-writing habit so far as she explains that it is never too late to start… 

AH uses her message today to investigate, arguably, one of the most challenging facets of life…  
 

Perhaps LPG has found all of us slightly overweight people, no matter what age, an excuse to give the diet a rest today…

If you are not in a hurry to make an exit OC may have found a few details worth reading when it comes to longevity… 

GK poses a question that is often asked to get a conversation going, but that she feels we all need to take the time to answer… just in case 
 
 

LPG requests the indulgence of readers who have a tale to tell for no other reason but that it happened… 

IC asks if anyone can identify with early morning experiences and offers a little information about those waking moments. 

LF found an opportunity to use her mobile phone to take an image and explains her reasons why… 

CJ makes a case for taking a quick look at if, or how, you come across online…  

FB reminds us that it is worth using the store cards even if you can’t be bothered to work out what you are saving because you might just be saving something if you do… 

As train travel becomes a little safer for us older people again, GA offers us something that might just make one aspect of such travel preparation a little easier… 

Perhaps it does not always happen, but SP writes in an attempt to find out if other Lewisham residents feel the same as her when it comes to this particular aspect of refuse collection… 

Perhaps HW is old fashioned, but she finds one aspect of internet shopping a little worrying and shares her concerns with us… 

Perhaps GN offers us the opportunity to appreciate one of the world’s most complicated simplicities that so often gets missed on the few occasions that it is there to be seen…

LD has a message for all those readers who are getting the days of the weeks a bit mixed up when they get up each morning as she reminds us that tomorrow might be a day for a bit of fun…

As we are now a little more able to get away for a little it, albeit that we are restricted to UK excursions, NC makes a useful suggestion… 

CL encourages us to use our memories while we continue to be virtually locked down…  

KG focusses in on H2O today as she highlights the uneven distribution of water throughout our world on World Water Day.

KG sent this message to us well over six months in advance of the day she asked us to post it, and LPG reminds readers that we are happy to keep your message for up to a year in advance if you would like it to be posted on a particular day in the future. 

 BW takes another look at a few watery facts…

LPG did receive BW’s message about a month ago, and it is the second that we received this year with World Water Day in mind, so, in order to make sure it got its own featured day, we saved it for a while but still need to post it a couple of days early.  

As we celebrate a day of positive action today, BL offers a message of reckless abandon which should accompany everything we do today, although LPG would like to add a tinge of thought about assessing the risk before getting too reckless.

LPG takes you back to a message or two which one reader asked us to post again.

IB gives an insight into a job that the young of today have to choose to become part of although he tells of a time when national service was compulsory, but still had its humorous moments…

LS comments on how one of the more stressful aspects of the world of work, the initial interview is evolving as we continue our journey through national careers week… 

TH suggests that we take the time to stop as we pass our neighbours in the street for a chat that may make all the difference… 

A recent experience has prompted HY to find out what can be done when it comes to home delivery problems…
   
 

For those that continue to commute into and out of London as a worker, and who have done so over  the past twenty or so years, many aspects of that daily journey will have changed so gradually that there will have been time for them to  accept and absorb those little changes while hardly noticing them,  but BD’s recent return to the regular world of commuting, all  be it on a much slower scale, has forced her to see the differences all at once and she offers her thoughts on them to us today…
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JA offers readers a reminder that our views can only count if we make them known… 

LI encourages those older inventers to keep inventing as he offers a little information on what to do next with your idea on this, National Inventor’s day.

LI sent us this thought about eight months ago but, being unable to think of a more appropriate day to deliver it, with his permission, we at LPG have saved his message for this rather appropriate National Day of celebration.

CJ acknowledges  the help offered to those who could really do with it as prices rise all around us, but feels the need to pass on what she has learned about e-cards for those who, like her, might not understand exactly what they are…

We, at LPG, just want to remind you that we are happy to write your message for you even if you don’t want to do that yourself.  CJ contacted us by telephone to leave this message for our readers and we think it is one that really needs to be passed on even though the reader wanting to post it was not able to write or email it to us themselves.  Please remember our telephone number, get in touch and we will share your messages, on your behalf.

CJ appeals to those with internet skills to offer help to those who don’t have that knowledge, to ensure that as many people as possible who are offered a Tesco e-gift card actually receive the gift of a little extra money to spend on food.

Perhaps it is something that every spectacle wearer has had issues with since venturing out has become more acceptable again…  DR again focusses her thoughts on the whole question of masks and glasses on the same face…

CP reminds us of one drawback of present opening with too much enthusiasm.

The importance of Perhaps making sure that we drink sufficient water each day is something we all know about. DT takes a look at how to keep it up when it is really cold outside…

Perhaps this is a loophole that might work in your favour.  KE brings up some old news that might be worth revisiting from a financial point of view even though he has not picked the most straight forward subject … 

LPG would again remind readers that the information he has linked you to comes with a lot of adverts and suggests that you read the information and skip the rest…

Perhaps it is a sort of fear but perhaps it is procrastination which is making some reluctant to get out again.  DH tells her story…

RH share some thoughts of a conversation on the subject of Knees, that came out of a time waiting for her laundry to dry…

LPG would like to thank RH for sharing her conversation, and what came out of it, and reminds readers that we are always looking for conversations, stories, anecdotes and experiences that we can share …. 

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.

SD takes a look at serial competition entering from another perspective…

Life often seems even more depressing just before things get better.  PY offers her personal answer to not letting it get you down today in the hope that it might help…

It has been said that the Covid-19 booster has affected its recipients even more than the other two, and we are all aware of some of the side effects by now.  ND highlights one of the less serious ones that may have had a particularly disappointing effect for some on Christmas Day…

Gloria shines the focus of her message on a subject which, can often produce those bones of contention in our relationships with our neighbours.

RY, intentionally or not, emulates King Alfred the Great and offers proof of his efforts together with some news of a historical event that he has been inspired to remember by an arguably unfortunate picture…

The key has always been there and always done the same thing even though the laptop and tablet makers prefer to hide it, but MC throws a little light on the importance of the ‘Num Lock’ keyboard button today…

DP suggests something that we can do now in preparation for the New Year…

Whatever your feelings when it comes to dishwashers, CC invites us to celebrate the inventor of this household accessory today… 

AR has a bit of good news for those who drive, or who are expecting to host a visit from the owners of an older non ULEZ-compliant car or plan to drive close to the zone.

Isn’t it funny how, no matter how early you start your Christmas present buying exercise each year, there are always one or two people for whom you just can’t work out what to buy.  JL thinks she may have found a possible solution or two for you….   

We received JL’s message just too late to post it in time for last Christmas but we hope that, even though the ideas are a year old now, they may still be helpful

It is true that most people are both present givers and receivers throughout the year, but while it is often all about the receiving for many, JL adds a few words which focus on the feelings of present givers.

In the run up to another Christmas LPG thought that it might be important to remind readers of something JL ranks as relevant through the year, but particularly before the ultimate present giving season in the English calendar, and hopes that this reminder will add to the pleasure that this aspect of Christmas extends…

LG offers a view that she suspects may be shared by quite a few ladies as she comments on the wearing of beards by her male counterparts…  

RB has a few thoughts to share on this anniversary of the awarding of the first ever Nobel Peace prize. 

RB has a few thoughts to share on this anniversary of the awarding of the first ever Nobel Peace prize. 

Gloria talks about Britain’s most popular pet and a new invention which though in the developmental stage might be the answer to making their home-alone experience a little less traumatic in the near future

Gloria hopes that a little knowledge on the subject she has decided to write about today might help readers to either learn a bit more about something that they may have suffered from throughout their whole lives without knowing it…

ND offers a little explanation of how the she thinks that the whole ULEZ may impact you even if you don’t drive and live beyond the ULEZ boundary.  

RB takes a little time to review his past and make edits to his future plans, and suggests that now may well be this time for a few other readers to do the same.

Perhaps, like everything else it stands to reason that what we eat has to evolve.  KE has her reservations on the direction that our eating habits are taking…

Christmas presents are all about the preparation and JL’s message today might just give some readers sufficient time to prepare the ultimate one…

Twenty-seven years after the first UK National Lottery draw, BG offers his take on the whole competition aspect of gambling…    

NW focuses on the many similarities that life has to offer us today as she takes a philosophical look at the outline of so many life stories…

AR tells that even if you are warned about a personal calculation of how much time you have based on the telephone recording which informs just how far up the queue you are can sometimes not allow enough time to do some things…

An extra income might be desirable from a financial point of view, or perhaps the sense of fulfilment that would accompany such an achievement may be motivation in itself. AJ focusses in on this topic…

MP offers us a solution that might help us to hint our way to a cheaper online Christmas whether we have to face the one which is fast approaching with a pandemic or not…

This article was written not long after a Christmas which will be remembered because of all the holiday get-togethers that did not happen, but now that statistics suggest that so many LPG readers have learned the secret of online shopping, Covid-19 or no Covid-19, and with some three months to go before our next Christmas, it might be time to revisit MP’s strategy for justifying the sending of presents that will arrive for little ones without gift wrapping…

It is an age-old scenario that we grandparents that help out when mum and dad are away have to deal with on a daily bases, and HG offers some words of wisdom for those who are still being inducted.

VL tells a story with a moral which might make readers thing twice about helping a friend when it comes to accepting their post…

Even though tomorrow will be designated National Text your Ex Day, HC is not suggesting that ‘Dear John’ texts are the way to go, but while we have a few more lockdown days to fill, learning a little about the art of texting may be one valuable way of passing some of the time.   

As with some messages that we are sent in advance, requests are made for same day postings. But to make sure that each writer gets their post dedicated to a particular, day

Inspired by an earlier LPG post DT gives a lesson on how, armed with the right equipment, you could potentially impress your children with your step count…

Having found a little more information on a subject that most of us will have already been told about, FC shares it with us…

SA offers us further proof that even if you are not one of those people that notices every detail when you venture past your front door, there is yet another way that the street could be watching you…

Picture taking was once a serious business according to Rudy and he offers the reasons that support this notion…

While we all accept that cooking is more than just an art when taking into consideration our need for food, BC can also see the sport element…

Be the note big or be the note small UG updates on the financial aspect of UK cash today…

Lockdown has helped us to add all manner of new achievement to our list of things that we have learnt to do.  EA acknowledges a historical achievement that made one of his most memorable ones possible…

MB reminds us that Black History includes many influential white people. 

VW offers us a celebratory day of her own making and tells us her reasons, while sharing some information that just might help if the wrong one of your “mice” fails…

we have all heard that old saying ‘coughs and sneezes spread diseases’.  LK takes the time to remind us of the smaller print that is inferred as we face another oncoming winter…

OS reminds us of how quickly an idea can become an old wives’ tale, and then just how quickly they become can become thought of as the latest craze again, using Aloe Vera as her example today…

FC offers reason to celebrate all the languages that we were forced to try learning at school as she reminds us that today is European Language Day, and suggests that we have another go…

Seeing little blips and blobs when looking out on the world is not uncommon, but ES points out a possible reason that we should all take note of how they change…  

We at LPG thought that it would be a good idea to repeat ES’s message on this, the first day of National Eye Health week 2021. 

For many of us joint pain is never going to go away, but EB offers us the chance to look at the age old remedies in the hope that something missed previously might make a difference as we approach another winter…

AP has asked LPG to repeat a post about a different way to share a meal, that was featured just over a year ago and explains her reasons why…

AP has asked LPG to repeat a post about a different way to share a meal, that was featured just over a year ago and explains her reasons why…

SC asks that question ‘do you remember where you were and what you were doing when…’ today and brings back a few world history memories. 

TF commemorates all things Star Trek on Star Trek day…

Things and times must change even though we so often live through such changes without noticing.  RM offers us a few thoughts… 

the best friend you can have may well be yourself…

The census is old news for most of us now, and should be for the next nine years or so, but LPG ask that readers be warned just in case we get a reminder a little earlier than that…

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

CC has asked us to share her thoughts as a reminder of the need for positive focus as we get older …

Perhaps CP is commenting on a national trait that one section of the community who are most likely to read our pages have the power to change. 

Now that there are less restrictions on getting repair work done in your home and particularly your garden, AY offers his before and after pictures and a little advice just in case you are on the verge of having some work done at home too. 

RG suggest that we take a good look back on our lives in order to check up on just how many successes we have had, enjoyed, and forgotten by the time we get to retirement. 

If you are inspired to do a bit of writing about your successes, LPG would like to remind readers that we are all about sharing.  So, if you take up RG’s challenge, and get writing, please remember that LPG’s main aim in life is to share such stories and, even if our authors don’t want to share their identities, the inspiration that is shared can only motivate their fellow readers.

IY highlights a government proposal to tamper with the prescription system yet again… 

Perhaps the point could be lost in translation but TM offers a little bit of Jamaican culture by way of a joke as she reminds us of their national independence day today.

JA goes a little way to answering three questions on this National Fresh Breath Day, perhaps making it more a day of discovery and learning in preparation for a celebration next year

LPG has posted this message one day in advance because we received two messages for tomorrow.  We hope you appreciate the extra days’ notice.  

Losing your car keys can be a very expensive thing to do these days as AM found out…

Being stuck at home for so long has had many good and bad effects on us, and as we prepare to make it a memory, TM suggests that we take a good look at the size of one problem that it might have left us with…

Being cruel to be kind is something that, by the time we have reached retirement, we know all about perhaps because of our bad experiences of trying in the past, but BL has learned something from her son which she wants to pass on today…

LPG would like to add that we are open to criticism and, though we hope that most readers will have positive things to say, we will only improve if you let us know what we are doing wrong.  Please take the time to use our contact page to either telephone, write or email us with your comments.

AN reflects on the long road we have travelled since the beginning of the Lockdown while she wonders if the promise of an end to it really is on the cards for July 21^st… time will tell.

IB focusses in on how hot or cold we should be to get the best night’s sleep regardless of the weather.

LPG thought this article very relevant in the winter when it was sent to us, but equally so in the summer which is why we have opted to remind you of IB’s message. 

KA offers some information for those serious computer users among us, as he focusses in on one of those things that we all hope will never happen to our laptop, and looks at ways of minimising the stress just in case it does. 

Perhaps today is the day for rethinking any grudges that you have been responsible for or fallen victim to.  GM reminds us of the significance of the day. 

When you are watching the television, is the appearance of an advert more likely to prompt you to see stars, or get up and make a cup of tea? 

Perhaps it is a subject that we don’t put under the microscope often enough.  CP points out that while we often take the time to analyse the people around us, we frequently forget to keep a check of how our own personality is impacting those same people.

Many people who suffer from depression don’t even know, NH offers a few ideas that might just lift your spirits however depressed you may or may not be today…

If any of us did not know before a year of being at home all the time, lockdown must have helped us to appreciate just how our homes have become much smaller by comparison to when we were young, TK finds us a little evidence… 

YH offers us some revelations about talking to yourself and gives a few reasons not to be embarrassed when we find ourselves indulging…

LPG is always asking readers to comment on articles that they have read when they find that they have something to add, and NB has done just that with her comments today. 

Please remember that if you find an article where you feel that aspects of the subject are yet to be commented upon.  A telephone call letting us know what you feel needs to be added is all that we require from you.  LPG are happy to do the writing for you and never prints anything before making sure that the anonymous writer sees it in advance…

Perhaps this is something you missed about accessing our website.  RT missed this point until now and wanted to give readers another opportunity to learn about the way that we at LPG show our hyperlinks.

FB has her reasons for advocating a bit of advice that electronic technology may well leave us all in need of…

PM brings us news of a celebration day designed to lift the spirits of everyone.   Happy National Say Something Nice Day… 

XX has chosen to remain as anonymous as possible, but he has offered some truly wise words for us to digest today…

Our LPG editorial team are becoming quite good at finding a National, International or World celebratory day for nearly every subject offered to us.  Today is no exception so we would like to wish you a very happy World Digestive Health day.

LM shares one very quick way that we can all help to fight Covid-19 if we have a smartphone…

CJ shares how little slips of paper have made her a bit of a trend-setter during this time of pandemic-mania…

JW focusses in on short term memory and finds a few internet tests to help with a little self-assessment…

MV focusses in on the fact that getting into debt is not exclusively experienced by the young…

JA suggests that we need to make sure that we do not forget the lessons that being locked down have taught us about the importance of taking the time to really stay connected. 

LPG have chosen to post this message at the start of National Conversation Week and hopes it helps to inspire…

Perhaps some readers already understand this but as it was news to LK when she went for her second Covid-jab, she takes the time to pass on her findings…

As we get older, patience is often thought to be a character trait that we are likely to become less able to show, but DB feels that having to deal with the state of our nails ourselves for the past year may have helped us to cultivate some.

DR reminds us that successfully protecting what needs to be protected when wearing a facemask is a little more complicated than just remembering to put it on your face…

MV tells us that she is not yet officially retired but her experience of being a carer has taught her something that she wants to pass on to LPG readers and any carers that they might know who are coming up to retirement age. 

This pandemic has taken the positivity out of so many aspects of life for so many people.  PK offers a new bit of ammunition to help us combat that lack of morning get-up-and-go that can so easily set in.    

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

GM sent us this message last year but LPG felt that it deserved to be repeated in an effort to help readers celebrate International Dance Day which happens to be today…

LS may well be voicing some of the thoughts that many of our readers will be having after a year of being restricted to life in a house-bubble of one…

Dentures need cleaning regardless of whether you can get to the shops for the tablets or not.  XX has some suggestions for those who would rather not have to add the denture cleaning products to a list that they have to ask someone else to get for them…

FB tells that a picture on a website she saw recently reminded her of something that the pandemic and internet might be jointly instrumental in robbing us of…

MA reminds us that our parks are out there and encourages those who have not been out for a while to be brave… 

OW brings readers a little information to remind them just how important it is to do a little exercise each day in spite of what lockdown restrictions Covid-19 will bring with it in the future…

Today YF talks holidays as she hopes to provoke readers to relive a few of their past holiday experiences in the absence of the real thing.

As ever LPG are always looking for your stories and would value the chance to write some of your holiday adventures down so that we can share them with the rest of internet land.  Please visit our contact page and get in touch; as ever if you tell us the story, we will do the writing and keep it all as anonymous as you want.    

AO looks forward to the new normal and appeals to our sense of get up and go as she does her best to motivate us to do just a little bit more of that…

While there is still a little more lock-down time to make use of, LB offers us a question and suggests that working out your particular answer might take up some of that lockdown time we have to spare …

LPG echoes LB’s challenge and looks forward to receiving more answers to this question from readers who would like to share.

Perhaps IP’s message today reminds us that things can always get worse before they get better…

GF offers some thoughts on those times of the day when it is not quite dark and not quite light.

GN reminds us that the clocks go forward tonight and adds a few facts about the practise that readers might not be aware of….  

NS offers some tips learned from a recent encounter while offering some age old advice that many of us may have forgotten over the years…

After just 10 years we have all forgotten this national pastime.  RY reminds us of a day every five years that so many of us all used to acknowledge, somewhat reluctantly, as he points out that today marks the second occasion during the past 220 years when we will be spared a national form filling exercise.

OT shares a memory provoked by National Awkward Moments Day.  She takes us back to a time when Doctor Who was the latest program to fire the imaginations of television viewers.

LPG is in agreement with OT when she comments on how awkward moments quickly become memories to smile about, if you have one to share, LPG would love to post it.

Preparation is the key according to Rudy and with exactly (more or less) six months to go, he challenges us to get ready for a national celebration day that might just do us some good…

EB feels that all those who give up something for Lent are being cheated, and explains how and why, while trying to add a little boost to encourage you to keep going…  

Finding a toe-clipping service that will come to you has become more important at this time, when it is not so easy to get out to and about.   NK shares a little information which might just be of help…

Many things force people to re-evaluate their lives and Rudy is no exception as he explains in today’s message.  

Perhaps the gentlemen among us need to take a good look in the mirror in order to see what being forced to stay at home has really done to the man that they find looking back at them.  This is Rudy’s message today. 

As most of us get older, the need to be fast often stops being the most important aspect of getting from one place to another, but AM has a comment or two to offer on the subject.   

TF reminds us that a better way to use the time we have now includes some thinking, a little planning, but the most important aspect is getting started.

Perhaps FL has gone some way to finding the answer to an age old question as she focusses in on how we work out where we stand on the financial ladder…

Now that the year 2000 has well and truly forged its way into the worlds past, Rudy offers his thoughts on the experiences that are being left behind with it. 

Like so many other national celebrations of note, OC predicts the absence of the spectacle that will be this year’s version of the Chinese New Year this year, and offers some history which surrounds some of the traditions of China’s special day…

KA takes the time to point out a few details about the adverts that we are all so used to seeing as we try to find what we are really looking for on the internet…

Perhaps ‘the 3 Fs’ is the way to go when we notice we are not as trim as we used to be.

At the beginning of this month of February which has been nominated NATIONAL SELF-CHECK MONTH, we have decided to repeat what we at LPG think is a really important message that HC brought to the fore last year…

As with every national celebration day, someone, or organisation, founded it and BL has found us one today which might go some way in succeeding when it comes to finding a something to take up a little of our lockdown day, stretching our minds, learning about the mind of the person who first thought of it, and giving us a reason to interact with grandchildren and friends when all the usual topics of conversation run out during a video call…

Perhaps listening to the noises that the structure of your home offers when there is no other sound to mask it, could help to identify issues that might be developing.  AF offers some advice on the subject today. 

We have all got a lot more used to watching TV as a way of passing the time this past year, but SA may be offering a possibly relevant bit of advice for those readers planning to buy a new one in the near future.

Secrets are the theme of today’s post and SK takes the time to offer a solution to keeping your internet secrets secret…

Rudy inspires LPG to offer a challenge to readers on this ‘World Religion day’

KE asks the question, just how many jobs did you do and did you get all the pensions you should have been entitled to…

BC points out a flaw in the way we attack one of the three most popular New Year Resolutions, and offers us thoughts of an alternative second annual chance at its acknowledgement…  

LPG apologises that we are a day late with VC’s requested day of publication on this article and we hope that our postponement does not detract from its significance….

IB shares a few interesting theories with regard to how the same temperature can make us feel hot or cold and what effect that might have on getting enough sleep.  

WA suggests something new that we might try in 2021 especially if we continue to be locked-down…

CM admits that self-isolation may have left her with perhaps too much thinking time but having used it, she shares her version of one of life’s definitive posers.

Hopefully the enlarged numbers of people who will be alone this Christmas will be the final Christmas present that Coronavirus has to offer, but there is no doubt that 2020 will be a year when even more people will find themselves alone as a result of the restrictions. AN has a few solutions to offer today…

HB comments on the way that this year of 2020 will go down in history…

PH started out with the intention to find out a little more about phones that are easiest to hear but learnt a little more about the whole question of being able to interact with electronics when you have hearing loss.

There is no doubt that when we finally are allowed to see Covid-19 as a thing of the past, the new normal may well be remembered for the clubs, day centres, and social groups that don’t survive it.  QV asks readers to think ahead.

This article might be better appreciated by our older readers who have had a taste of the sort of chronic pain that goes with that territory.  GA offers us a possible alternative therapy that we may not yet have tried…

WD reminds us that there are many differing and less known ways to celebrate Christmas with his internet findings today…

Perhaps there will always be advantages and disadvantages when it comes to having attentive children when you get older.  HG tells her story. 

LY’s thoughts today offer us some things to think about when we next decided on a new settee…

CK drops the highlighting pen on a subject which invites the unspeakable as she asks, ‘Can you keep a secret’? 

Perhaps AR has come up with the perfect Christmas present idea although what it has to offer needs to be measured against the present givers’ technical IT skills.

Perhaps it is something we started with the best of intentions during last spring’s initial month or two of lockdown and, if that went well, there will be no need to heed ND’s advice, but LPG suspects that more readers than not will be ready to either do it all over again or for the first time… 

If there is a day to do it on perhaps today is that day. NM believes that there is a philosopher somewhere within each and every one of us and requests that they come to the fore today…

Rudy brings us a somewhat depressing message today but it comes with a concluding, philosophical and realistic ray of sunshine which offers a little light at the end of the tunnel.    

After all the time an experience that we older people have with the art of learning, OS suspects that learning new things is something we try to avoid because at our age we really don’t need to learn anything new, but we often don’t know what we are missing. 

It will be very hard for anyone to watch either of the videos that KT offers today with a straight face, as they remind readers that, if you have the resolve and time to try this approach when receiving your next scam inspired communication, and feel equipped to follow in the footsteps of the presenter of the video to be found as you watch, it is possible to have fun at a scammers expense…

Samuel Taylor Coleridge and his poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” could be thought of as TS’s inspiration for today’s post by virtue of the fact that following her advice may help you to minimise the need to ever use that famous line. ‘Water, water everywhere…’

PW brings up the subject of checking our stress levels today and offers some ways that we might begin to alleviate them a little

LG strongly believes that Halloween and children are a bad mix and offers some reasons why.

GF offers LPG readers some more food for thought on the subject of positivity…  

RS invites readers on a track down memory lane and an opportunity to see how your version of this particular top ten would compare to the world in general’s.

Perhaps being independent is the way forward but SK reminds us that it is good to know that, if you already have a Linkline service, you should make sure that if an accident happens, and you need them, you can call them whatever the time or situation.

AJ reminds us that October is Black History Month in her own way…

We all know that when it comes to sleep, one size does definitely not fit all but, LS has found us another way to gauge what your personal sleep time goal should be…

Although there is a World Story-telling Day falls on (or near) March 20^th each year LPG felt that, having been offered this just about as far from that date as is possible, it would be a shame to leave it untold until then.  Perhaps it will inspire a few more contributors to perfect their story-writing or telling with some six months’ notice…

Please remember that if you have a story to tell on the telephone, or to send us via letter, (rather than email) the LPG editorial staff are happy to do the writing for you.   Feel free to use the details on out contact page to get in touch…

AO advocates the attributes of thinking positive and shares a video which might inspire…

NM offers us some food for thought about something that we do all our lives without even giving it a second thought…

There is no cure for arthritis but CH offers us a reminder of some preventative exercise that might help…

AO shares some suggestions designed to help readers lift their spirits after the effects of lock-down as she focusses on our need to keep positive…

Today marks the start of National Eye Health Week and YG has taken the time to highlight a few facts on the subject that perhaps we need to be reminded of…  

While we at LPG are very thankful for all your phone calls, letters and emails, for the first time so far, two of our pensioners have been kind enough to send in information and ask us to post it on the same day.  So can we please point out that we have posted YG’s message a day early.  National Eye Health Week actually begins tomorrow.

Perhaps OK has a message that you may not agree with today.  It is quite a tough one.  If you have a differing opinion LPG would love to hear it. Please contact us and let us know.

Winter is on its way again but JN suggests a timely warning and asks that we get the electric blankets checked before that initial 2019 first switch-on.

Perhaps it can be said that the old sayings are the best.  Rudy sheds some light on one such doctrine today. 

LS, from a somewhat unique standpoint, chronicles the relationship between his nephew’s mask, mobile and coronavirus in a unique way today…

XX obviously feels a little hard done by having been caught speeding while driving relatively slowly, but explains a little about the punishment which is thought to fit the crime…

SA tells us about her experience of being able to include shopping as a component of her favourite things to do list without it taking over and becoming an addiction…

While more people look at the hands of a lady, SM argues that the person that looks at hands most are their owners and while some accept the way they look there is nothing wrong with treating these really hard-working parts of our bodies from time to time.  

PL is of the opinion that now we have a special day to revere our dogs, we should not let it go unnoticed …

LD offers us a lesson in working out how to deal with those potentially embarrassing situations which have happened to someone else and where, by offering a little help have the potential to  leave you just as embarrassed.

Perhaps Rudy is one of the few who has allowed the recent television campaign to prompt thoughts about our personal choices with regard to what happens next.

No matter which stage of life we arrive at there are so many things to be taken into consideration and GM has found one of those that often can become apparent when it is really hard and often too late to do something about it.  Forewarned is forearmed as they say. 

AN offers us an idea designed to take the video call to the next level in the hope that all the skills that lock down had forced us to learn are not lost when this episode becomes history, however far in the future that may be…

Perhaps BN has found a new somewhat relaxing pastime that some of our readers may like to indulge in…

Be they ferocious, small, kings of the jungle or just the fir-ball that provides a family with that extra special member, for so many of us who otherwise would find themselves completely alone at home, SW invites us to take the time to appreciate the cats we see around us. 

CL has a point when mentioning that we need to spare a thought for those very basic items of clothing that we have lived with and taken for granted for so much of our lives…

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

GB sympathises with all those older left handers who were forced to work at using their right hands when they were young, and comments on how things have changed for them in anticipation the celebratory day which recognises their existence.

Perhaps exercise is the way of helping someone we are seeing in pain every day to focus on something apart from the pain, even for a few minutes

SW warns readers of a Television licensing email scam that may well have found its way into your inbox…

Perhaps JS is letting us know about a collection that might be worth updating while self-isolation allows us the time to sort some of our odds and ends. 

Sun, Rain; what does the weather hold for the people of our nation over the next six weeks.  WD takes the time to question and analyse the notion that it all depends on the meteorological experience that the good lord offers us today…

SW prompts readers to make sure they are getting the best deal from their telephone and communication service providers…

Remember is something that older brains are likely to have problems with at the best of times.  JN takes a look at one possible aspect of improving yours… 

YP suggests a celebration day that will be best commemorated by those who have already done the hard preparation…   

YP gives us notice of a celebratory day which is on the horizon and offers us a way to make future year’s positive ones…

Being in control of our money is something most of us take for granted but LM may have the solution to a problem that we can put in place before it is needed…  

This post was sent to us in Early February, before Covid-19 was ever heard of, but is a perfect example of a reason to have telephone banking in place.

Many readers of the LPG will have learned this little camera trick over the years but, for those who have not, perhaps now is the time

Time goes by so quickly that we often forget what happened last week let alone further back.  DC offers a little advice on one way to keep track of it a little more closely.

There is no doubt that there are many historical geography lessons to be learned and JB offers a little instruction on the UK emergency services; the hows, whys and wherefores…

Even though TG admits to not having any expertise on the subject, he passes on a little sticky learning for inheritors of the proceeds of a philately habit.

DR helps us to remember and acknowledge Global Garbage Man day today…

The signing of the Magna Carta has inspired DL’s post today although the angle from which it is approached is a little unusual. 

CK adds weight to a point made in the post that we featured on May 26^th 2020. 

Rudy offers readers a few comments on the advantages of converting a spare room into a study if you don’t have the whole house to yourself.

SD offers information and instruction for an eventuality which the end of coronavirus could provoke…

FI offers a personal opinion on the waring of masks to protect when we go out and shares some information on how to make one if you cannot buy one…  

Being locked down alone can completely confiscate your way of life.  AY reminds us of one fundamental way not to let it get started…

Perhaps RH’s message today will remind us that, even for those of us that still readily dismiss the ways that modern technology is helpful to us, might need to change their opinion after our recent experiences…    

Perhaps HW has exposed readers to some aspects of her character that might have remained a little more hidden, but she offers something to do with your time if you get stuck in a shopping queue during this period of ‘2-metre’, extended pre-shopping rituals… 

Rudy has something to say on the subject of national traits in the thoughts that he shares today…  

IP comments on Governments recent message to the nation.

GK has offered us her thoughts on one effect of a single world-adversary, but she observes that even Coronavirus seems to have split opinion in so many ways and at all levels throughout our world.

SD offers us a little escape from the situation we find ourselves in presently with a reminder of a national celebratory day that might divert for a short while….

Music and solitude can be a mixture for allowing one’s thoughts to come to a personal decision or alter one’s standpoint.  Rudy gives an example… 

Perhaps Rudy’s message for today offers a subject for some really deep thought…  

TG looks at the history of the first ever postage stamp on its 180^th anniversary.

TG looks at the history of the first ever postage stamp on its 180^th anniversary.

Online Privacy is something we tend to click our way through as quickly as possible but do we need to give it just a little more of our attention. CP asks the question…

OL has found some evidence suggesting that collecting commemorative coins may not be as ‘worth it’ as we all thought…

The question of what is best to eat after an illness which culls your appetite for a while must be uppermost in many minds as so many of us recover from coronavirus and all the related illnesses that have found their way to the surface during the past month or so.  FI offers some suggestions…

HW, offers a reminder to all the readers who are also self-isolating motorists…

VC has found an interesting answer to a question which most people probably never think about in the first place but the implications, both real and virtual, leave a lot of food for thought…

There is nothing more annoying than finding that all important shopping receipt and then discovering that all the details have faded.  GD shares a possible solution to that problem today.

YS shares tips for getting rid of those all annoying mouth ulcers…

It is obvious that tea is very important to FW but in the light of the consequences that many will experience because of recent events, she offers a timely reminder for all those who have recently been given presents which offer an experience rather than something that can be held in the hand…

Self-Isolation has got to be a taster of things to come for many elders who have not experienced it before, although at the moment we are choosing to stay home rather than being forced.  EB is concerned with how we keep our reason intact while we sit at home and wait  

OW points out some interesting information about the inception of our 32 London Boroughs

It was Shakespeare who penned the words ‘If music be the food of love, play on’ and, in the light of the situation we find ourselves in now, Flippa offers the words and the music which will go some way towards lightening the ‘corona’ mood a little, together with a challenge for any older musicians out there in internet land.   

NS offers some tips learned from a recent encounter while offering some age old advice that many of us may have forgotten over the years…

This message may be more important for the touch typists who read our posts.  There is nothing more annoying than when the computer all looks perfect, but just one of the keys on your keyboard is sticking. Before you decide it is time to get a new one perhaps FT’s suggestion may be a way forward.

We all know that pain is a symptom that goes hand in hand with getting older. GA continues to look for solutions and offers one advertised on the internet.

KB takes another look at SAD and vitamin D…

LY again reminds of the whole rainbow of subjects that can be learned from a little trip around the internet.

Children and grandchildren make a good focus for those of us who have them, but how far should we go when it comes to keeping them on our version of the straight and narrow?  CK gets that ball rolling with her thoughts today…

Rudy shares his insight into the world of the half of humankind that he would rather not experience but has great respect for.

PF has taken the time to share a gadget that may work for some and is purported to be a variation on an age old Asian theme for self-preservation and proves again that you can find an arguable solution to just about any problem on the world wide web. 

PY reminds us younger pensioners of a service that we can do for the older ones that might make all the difference…

SP offers LPG readers a comment on, and a look at, Lewisham in winter… 

LPG has repeated this offering which was first posted last year after the event, in the hope that all those readers who do give up meat for lent find something of interest to liven up this year’s eating experience. 

BH urges all pensioners to take a look at the expiry date on their freedom passes.

TS has found us some tips on how to start a conversation; something we all found easy when we were young but have the stresses and strains of today’s life gradually stunted our ability or need to talk?

Although our high street banks might not want to celebrate, GJ has a thought provoked by the anniversary of a deed which was done 361 years ago today. 

Is this an age old heating alternative or a new innovation?  CT explains.

AH has found some interesting facts about just how electrically charged the human body needs to be and offers us the results of a googling session that skims the surface; a rather complicated subject but arguable worth learning a little about...

Perhaps this is a situation that other readers find occupying their thoughts.  XX offers an introduction to rethinking low self-esteem and Inferiority complexes or at least recognising the signs…

Rudy has focussed in on something that grandfathers need to take a look at, and perhaps those parents who are also children would benefit from looking too.

UG has used this message to prepare us for an up and coming event that we all knew and expected, but perhaps that we need to be a little more ready for than we think…

UG shows us the outcome of a hobby, the result of which, is often forgotten in these days of minimalist, ‘no frills’ living…

ML takes readers on the journey she travelled before her visitors arrived at their destination.

Perhaps, in your opinion, PN’s comments with regard to this New Year’s Honour have got you thinking.  If you have anything to add or a differing opinion, LPG would like to share it…