As the Queen is travelling around Britain celebrating her 60th Anniversary in her role as Monarch I too have commenced the worldwide celebration of my 50th year. This week I flew down to Melbourne to spend time with Mum and Dad, my sister Michelle and the extended family. Having been born in Melbourne it was appropriate to start the tour with those responsible for giving me life and providing the foundation for who I am today.
Spending time with my parents, who are now in their mid 70's, also helped me appreciate the importance of my 'road to retirement' plans. While there Dad, I and my nephew Sharif replaced the gutters and downpipes on the front of the house. We were supposed to be there as labourers under Dad's supervision but he spent more time up the ladder than we did. This week he also took on short term employment as a school bus driver. My Mum badly injured her foot when young and was told that she would be in a wheelchair by 20 is still getting around without aids and has just started a Uni course in Creative Writing and teaching genealogy. It will be hard work to be as active in my retirement as they currently are so more work is needed on my plan.
Look forward to sharing time with all the Duffus Dawdle followers over the next couple of months as you celebrate knowing me during my special year.
Scott
Wonderful stuff! I will be watching with much interest.
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