Retired Not Out, Paul Chappell's Journal

Posts About Myself and Those Close to Me

Long Walks Are No Longer Possible

In my late teens/early twenties I could walk 25/30 miles with a 30lb rucksack. Nowadays, at the age of 70, five miles without a rucksack is the limit. The post has a photo of the centre of Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire.

14th June 2025

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Joining the Campaign for Real Ale

In 1974 I discovered real ale and the campaign for real ale (CAMRA). I became a member in 1974; I’m still a member in 2025, over 50 years later.

7th June 2025

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Things Get in the Way, Two

Cars getting in the way of good photos.

25 April 2025

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Things Get in the Way, One

Telephone and internet cables getting in the way of good photos.

24 April 2025

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Seventy Years Old Today

Today is my seventieth birthday, plus a photo of the River Mersey at the Ferry Tavern neat Penketh.

20 April 2025

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Cherry Tree in Flower

The cherry tree opposite our house, in flower.

3 April 2025

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My Earliest Memory

My earliest memory is of being unable to climb the West Kirby war memorial when I was a toddler.

21 March 2025

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Sometimes Life Gets in the Way

Photograph of Marsden covered in snow, problems with our house insurance after accidental snow damage and changes to this website.

19 January 2025

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