jimunc (37)in #life • 6 years agoANOTHER REASON WHY SO MUCH PLASTICS END UP IN THE OCEAN & HOW TO AVOID ??In two years time some of my everyday household items, seen below, will be 50 YEARS OLD. I know this because it is…jimunc (37)in #education • 6 years agoHOW MUCH LEARNING ARE CHILDREN MISSING OUT ON IF THEY DON'T DO CHORES ???? FROM A GRUMPY OLD WOMAN.I was recently listening to the Jeremy Vine programme on the radio. One of the subjects up for debate was whether…jimunc (37)in #education • 7 years agoSTORY OF THE BROKEN GREENHOUSE WINDOW AND THE RETIRED POLICEMAN.It was one of those run of the mill accidents, but it was WHAT HAPPENED NEXT that we could all learn from. My…jimunc (37)in #education • 7 years agoWE CAN ALL LEARN FROM OUR CHILDREN . THIS IS SUCH A GOOD EXAMPLE.Some years ago when my youngest daughter was 4 years old, we were having a conversation about her morning in Pre…jimunc (37)in #money • 7 years agoARE THE OLD WAYS THE BEST WAYS, WHEN IT COMES TO BEING OVERDRAWN AT THE BANK?????When I was 17 (fifty years ago), I opened my first Bank Account, __a red letter day. My Father sat me down…jimunc (37)in #blog • 7 years agoWhy can't all phones, I pads, cameras etc have the same UNIVERSAL CHARGER???Below is just a few of my vast selection of CHARGERS accumulated over the years!!!! I'm not technologically…jimunc (37)in #education • 7 years agoIsn't it time that not having and using a BELL on a BICYCLE was ILLEGAL!!!!!!!I can't tell you how often I have nearly come to a sticky end by being knocked over by a CYCLIST. Every time I use…jimunc (37)in #recipe • 7 years agoA recipe that's guaranteed to get your child to eat up vegetables and some of their 5 a dayThis has always been a firm favourite in our family, and it's healthy and very easy to make! Broccoli …jimunc (37)in #beautiful • 7 years agoHOW TO BUY VALUABLE NECKLACES AND OTHER JEWELLERY FOR NEXT TO NOTHING.Over the years I have built up a collection of beautiful Jewellery so that I am able to match or enhance any outfit…jimunc (37)in #education • 7 years agoTHANK FULLY THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN IN EDUCATION NOW, BUT IT DID IN 1955!!!!!I have a TWIN sister and we started school in 1955. We later passed the 11+ and went on to Grammar School. Whilst at…jimunc (37)in #christianity • 7 years agoA LITTLE GEM FROM MY GRAND DAUGHTER.You can't make it up !! Rebekah was about to start to enjoy her Christmas Dinner. An Aunt who was joining them…jimunc (37)in #education • 7 years agoTHE MORAL OF THE STORY ABOUT THE APPLES.My father used to love telling this story to his grandchildren, my children, when they were small and it even got a…jimunc (37)in #story • 7 years agoRACIST WOMAN GETS HER COMEUPPANCE.I can't remember where I heard this story, or even when, but it is such a FEELGOOD STORY, it's definitely worth…jimunc (37)in #life • 7 years agoIN THE CIVIL SERVICE BUT HE'D BEEN IN PRISON !!!How was this possible???? In the early 1970's I was working in the Department of Health and Social Security in…jimunc (37)in #life • 7 years agoMOVING HOUSE. WHY NOT PLANT AN APPLE TREE!!!!I have moved house 4 times in the last 47 years of married life, and each time I have planted an APPLE TREE.…jimunc (37)in #medicine • 7 years agoHOME VISITS BY DOCTORS WERE THE NORM IN THE 1950'S AND I REMEMBER BEING SEWN UP ON THE KITCHEN TABLE.Understandably Doctors seldom make home visits in this day and age unless patients are too frail and ill to attend a…jimunc (37)in #life • 7 years agoTHE MAN SAID FILL UP A BLACK BAG FOR £1, SO I DID WITH "MOORCROFT" PLATES.I usually avoid Car Boot Sellers who have umpteen boxes, each containing a muddled collection of goods, that are…jimunc (37)in #investment • 7 years agoDO YOU REMEMBER ANY OF THESE VINTAGE TOYS ????Well, Did you know that some of the very best and most popular TOYS AND GAMES are making a comeback at CAR BOOT SALES…jimunc (37)in #nostalgia • 7 years agoOur first computers cost a million pounds and didn't even work properly!!In the late 1960's I worked in an office of the Department of Health and Social Security in London. I remember being…jimunc (37)in #steemiteducation • 7 years agoYes. There is something just as important if not more important than "books" and "reading" to children???Having written my last two blogs about "books" albeit from a different angle, I was reminded about a thought I had…