One of the problems of retiring is what to achieve with one’s time; this job gets me out of the house and brings me into daily contact with issues that matterMost people my age have acquired a lot of stuff: quite how we got it is lost in memory. Some things resonate,most achieve not. There are trinkets that witness appreciate, gadgets that have transformed cooking, and favoured garments worn until shapeless. But what has been most precious to me came to me in my 70s. Related: The gift: a glove puppet that bore witness to half a century of Christmas appreciate | Philip Hoare Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com