My first post as a retired designer

Since living on my own for over 2 years now, I thought I'd put some of my activities and thoughts down in a blog. If it only serves to motivate me each day to ensure I stay productive in my pursuits then so be it, or if it should inspire any reader to have a go at one of my activities then that has served a purpose in someone else's life too.

Today, I started off well by going to the gym and then finding out that they are closing down in 3 weeks, so I was a little upset about that but I can understand their reasons and it now looks like I'll be joining a new gym in 3 weeks, this time with a pool!

I came back from the gym and made the roofers cups of tea. God! They're costing me a fortune in tea bags but working out in this awful weather I certainly don't envy them. They're on the last bits now so hopefully this god awful scaffold will be gone soon!

I made some new posters for the pub, ensuring my evening's drink coffers. Then I made all the labels for my chutneys on the computer. Also found a great recipe for Apple, Cider and Sage sauce that I'll be sure to make within the next few days.

My Beetroot and Ginger chutney I made this week (25 jars of it!)