retirement – John Allcock

Breaking a habit, or taking a holiday ?

09/01/202508/02/2023 by John

After returning from Worcester, and the hanging of my current exhibition, I decided that I would take a break from art. My wife and I decided that we would take a short holiday in the Yorkshire Dales, and I don’t need to be in Worcester again until the 16th. It has been interesting to note … Read more

Retire to something, not from something

09/01/202510/08/2021 by John

During a coffee break at our weekly climbing session today my regular climbing partner was telling me about his impending retirement. His foremost expectation is that he will be spending a lot of time redecorating the house, and catching up on the backlog of repair work in the home. I asked him, “What then?” Having … Read more