Being retired seem to be a full time occupation - I have no idea how I had time to have a job - of course there are some disadvantages - loss of income but compensated by late mornings and no rush hour traffic. I am however, prone to losing sense of time and routine so I have to have a few bits in my week that remind me to get up at a sensible hour - and believe me whats sensible to me is very late to most people - and to keep track of what day is what. One my forays in to time management is a stint volunteering at The Auckland Project (TAP) - I started out invigilating in the Spanish Gallery in the market Square of Bishop Auckland but soon decided that for various reason I preferred to chat with visitors about the Castle - also known as the Bishops Palace. Bishop Auckland was the home of the Prince Bishops - a long convoluted piece of history which warrants further investigation, but essentially in about 1066 the king couldn't quite control the north from the deep sou...