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Posted on February 17, 2023February 16, 2023 by Staircase 9 17

Try something new – Tai Chi

Try something new - Tai Chi

Hello,   Are there any hobbies or activities you've always wanted to try? The ancient Chinese martial art of Tai Chi is high on our list. As Dr Michael Moseley explains in his BBC Radio podcast Just one thing, it's a form of exercise involving a series of movements which gently flow from one to the…

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Posted on January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 by staircase9172 · 1 Comment

Keeping well this new year

Hello, We hope this new year finds you and your families well. Winter is often a tough time with cold, dark days and viruses taking hold, and that’s especially true this year. So, as a reminder of our January post three years ago, we thought you might like to Taste a Little Sunshine! You can…

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Posted on August 14, 2020August 27, 2020 by Staircase 9 17 · 1 Comment

Drink up! Why water is good for you.

Hello,   How are you? Welcome to the first of our new series of shorter posts featuring ideas for making life a little bit better. Today we're starting with something very simple - drinking more water!   The composition of our bodies is 60% water and we all probably know by now that drinking enough of it…

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Posted on May 15, 2020June 17, 2022 by Staircase 9 17 · 2 Comments

Moving forward

Hello,   We hope you and your families and friends continue to be safe and healthy and that the news about the Coronavirus pandemic is getting better where you are. Welcome to our third round-up of small steps and suggestions for living life as well as possible. As we all enter another week under the…

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Posted on April 17, 2020April 16, 2021 by Staircase 9 17 · 3 Comments

Now that April’s here

Hello,   We hope everyone is keeping safe and well and send a warm welcome to our new followers.  Here's our monthly selection of small steps for living life well, even as we're all enduring this strange time together.  We've collected some cheering ideas, links and images which we hope you will enjoy. Something to…

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Posted on March 20, 2020June 17, 2022 by Staircase 9 17 · 5 Comments

Small steps

Hello,   Since we started planning today's post, the situation with the Covid-19 pandemic has been developing apace and many of us are facing unprecedented changes to our day to day lives.  There are so many inspiring stories of the ways people are connecting in spite of restrictions on our movement and it seems appropriate…

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Posted on October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 by Staircase 9 17

Staircase 9 17’s October bookshelf

Our book recommendation for October is The Real Jane Austen: A life in small things, by Paula Byrne.   Divided into chapters dealing with different items such as 'The East Indian Shawl', 'The Topaz Crosses', and 'The Box of Letters', it is a fascinating, readable and original exploration of the life of Jane Austen and the…

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