{"id":244,"date":"2019-02-18T17:09:38","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T17:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/?p=244"},"modified":"2019-02-18T17:09:38","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T17:09:38","slug":"oh-what-a-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/?p=244","title":{"rendered":"“Oh, what a night !”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Saturday evening, we had a retirement party at The Bun Penny, our local pub. Forty odd guests – well, not all of them odd – joined us to celebrate my retirement. Family, friends, neighbours, and colleagues – both past and present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David, our son-in-law, who is Head of Music at Bay House School & Six Form College had organised a band from his Sixth Form students, so we had live entertainment. They were brilliant!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had prepared a speech, of course, and a toast, but the pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance was my rendition of “My Retirement Favourites Things,” which went better than I had any right to expect, after just a couple of run-throughs in the afternoon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘My Favourite Retirement Things’ sung to that tune from ‘The Sound of Music’<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rennies and nose drops and Sylvia\u2019s knitting; Zimmers and handrails and new dental fittings;  Bundles of BMJs tied up in string;  These are a few of my favourite things.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ibuleve, cataracts, hearing aids, glasses;  Polident, Fixodent, false teeth in glasses;  Pacemakers, rolators and garden swings; These are a few of my favourite things.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When my pipe leaks; When my bones creak; When I\u2019m feeling sad; I simply remember my favourite things;  And then I don’t feel so bad.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hot tea and crumpet, and corn pads for bunions; No spicy meals or cooking with onions;  Bathrobes and heating pads;   Hot meals they bring;  These are a few of my favourite things.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back pains, confused brains and no fear of sinning;   Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinning; More of the pleasures maturity brings -; When we remember our favourite things.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the joints ache; When the hips break; When my eyes grow dim;   I simply remember the great life I’ve had:  And then I don’t feel… so bad.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then … ANOTHER cake:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The most joyful thing was sharing food, wine, champagne, beer …; memories, and laughter. It was, altogether … brilliant. Truly, “…a night to remember.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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