Retiring didn’t seem like an appropriate word for me. On a whim one day I decided I wouldn’t work any more and handed in my resignation. “what will you do in your retirement?” people asked. Good question! The answer was that I would carry on with what I did normally but with extra time to do it. When I thought more deeply about it seemed that I should have more of a focus for life after work. A challenge maybe? So there it was……. I’ll walk the South West Coast Path. Amongst my leaving gifts from my colleagues was THE book. So now I’ve got to do it………