Early retirement offers the opportunity to pursue new interests or second careers. For grandfather-of-three Chris Fallowfield, who will be 60 this year, the chance to give up full-time work has allowed him to fulfil a lifelong ambition to become a professional artist. He talked to HILARIE STELFOXRead
WATCHING the news this week and seeing how shocking, cold and white the weather has been in the UK I thought I’d mention ours out here in the Alentejo.Read
IT’S ONE of life’s ironies, but the very people who ought to be able to cook themselves a healthy meal – chefs – are often the last to have a balanced diet.Read
THEY are bright blue, 10ft tall, look a bit like cats and cost millions of dollars to produce on the big screen. You’ve probably seen them on advertising hoardings all over the place.Read