About me


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Hi,

Thank you for visiting my blog.

I am Anne a retired nurse from Bristol in South West England.    I am married with five grownup children, four boys and a girl and two grandchildren.  We also have three kittens, Sophie, Cosette and Chantelle. 2018 was an important year for us as Bill and I celebrated our ruby wedding, our youngest son Christopher got married and my second son presented us with our first granddaughter. It was also the year the platinum line was born.

With my son Richard in London

When I left school I went to University in Bangor in North Wales to study History with subsidiary French and German and now I am retired I have rekindled my interest in these subjects. I hope I can use my blog to connect with other people who share my interests and that together we can conquer the world of technology and social media.

In my spare time, I enjoy walking particularly around historic sites and  I belong to a walking group called a “walk in the past”. We try to visit places of historic interest around the country and I use my blog to share some of my favourite walks.

The Platinum Line has evolved over the years.

My tagline is financing the fun after retirement, and I like to share tips on how I stay solvent while still having fun.  As my blog has grown, I have been writing more posts on general retirement topics, particularly finance and health. As a retired nurse I am interested in how to stay fit and active both physically and mentally.

You can control your website; it is your online space. A room that people can enter but not alter. I think do I want to do something and if the answer is no, I don’t do it. Obviously, I can’t throw everything out of the window and spend all day watching Netflix as my blog is also a source of pocket money. But I won’t be dancing on Tik Tok unless I am in a hostage situation and they are forcing me to do it.

For me one of the best parts of blogging is connecting with people from around the world with similar interests. I am keen to exchange ideas on how to age gracefully or disgracefully. I enjoy reading blogs about retirement lifestyle, travel and grandparenting. I also sometimes join photographic linky’s such as Sunday stills, weekend coffee share or thursdaydoors.

       My Local Patch

Wallace with Bristol cathedral in the background
This is Wallace by Bristol cathedral. The grass was very dry in the summer.

When I started this site I intended to write a travel blog.  However, I found many of my visitors were from overseas, particularly the U.S.A and I thought they might be interested in learning more about Bristol and the surrounding area so I have written some posts for them.  Rather to my surprise, these have become the most popular posts on my site.

Last year I started another blog southwestrambler.com which is more personal and will concentrate on subjects of local interest. If you are interested in the Bristol area, please check it out.

I would love to connect  on social media Instagram the Platinum Line 

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Best wishes

Anne