BlogHide Resteemsjimunc (37)in life • 7 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 the year of our Golden Wedding, and every single item was a wedding gift. You…jimunc (37)in education • 7 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 CHILDREN SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO HELP OUT WITH CHORES. There was admirable debate…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 teenage son was playing football on the forecourt with a couple of friends when he…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 School and what games she had played. I went on to ask her who she played the games…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 ceremoniously, and said " Now, you MUST NOT GO OVERDRAWN. It is a CRIMINAL OFFENCE to…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 minded, and for various reasons, it may not be possible??. 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When I had my first…resteemedcomplapgeek (42)in funny • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Savage- To the Bike Thief!!!resteemeddjohan (66)in animals • 7 years agoCat CafeHi Steemit Today we visited the cat cafe in Myeongdong. It was hard to find at first and we asked few people but they didnt know where it is. And then we found a cat cafe sign The entry fee…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 , Cauliflower, Cheese and Potato Pie Serves 4 Ingredients:- 1lb 12ozs /800 Grams of…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, but I don't care for Jewellery which is made of plastic or cheap metal, but…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 Grammar School I met and became great friends with a girl who was also a TWIN…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 thought it would be a nice idea to say Grace. Rebekah, keen to be involved, said…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 mention at his funeral, aged 90, last year. Two small children were offered the…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 retelling A WHITE WOMAN was sat down in her seat on an aeroplane, when a BLACK MAN…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 London. Myself and an older colleague worked as cashiers, and had a small office…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. The first three moves were short lived with a maximum of three years at each of…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 surgery, but this wasn't always the case!!. I remember in the early 1950's , as…