This topic interests me..
partly due to not knowing anyone here in my circle who brags about being retired.Maybe the fact we have universal healthcare allows more security.But those who are retired mostly talk about their volunteer work and how time passes so quickly.I hear from people "how did we have time to work"
we also have recession here so that is a shared fact.

I guess it's an "American" thing...bragging about retirement. Some of us did not work for bureaucrats and struggled with work. Henceforth, did not get a HUGE retirement package or was ever offered an early one. Sooooooo, we all have to continue working the rest of our breathing days.

I'd love to be able to volunteer, but oh well. That's my life and I"m living it the best that I know how. Thankfully my DH and I have created something that we enjoy immensely!

Di,
You have a lovely home, many animals, an awesome business, and
sound happily married. You're a beautifully sweet person. I'd
say you don't need to brag, everything speaks for itself.
Like Josie said, folks who brag, are generally insecure about
something and want life to sound better than it really is. My friend who bragged nonstop, was very unhappy in his private
relationships. I think he was convincing himself that he was
successful to cover up other stuff. Don't know why anyone brags
about retirement; by the time a person retires you'd think
they'd be smart enough, old enough, and wise enough not to brag.
LOL...

Well said Jabber!!!

And I also feel that, here in our area, there's been a HUGE influx in the recent few year of retirees/boomers have moved here with "stars in their eyes". Escaping cold weather, family "problems" etc. Glad to be retired etc. They've sold their homes for mucho bucks to come here to a lower cost of living. Having literally "no worries". Then feel the need to brag about their "new lives'.

I also guess I'm a bid miffed at the large population growth here lately as well.

Such is life!

Just ignore 'em Di! People who really have it made, don't have
to brag. The obvious speaks for itself!

My village is sought after due to its rural locality and transport network giving a train staion nearby and main motorway to cities.Also near coast and golf.
what we have is incoming families who build then build some more.Making great profit. Buying any house building in the garden and changing the style of the village by creating homes unlike the core village architecture.
There are three families who have done this .build sell build another up to four times.
and I heard that one couple now intend to settle in a nearby bigger town..quote..they prefer more people around them.
I have never objected to any plans..these folks know the system inside out and would achieve what the want in the long run..
No doubt in the long run these changes would have happened anyway but it was all so rapid..My older house and those like it would sell very quickly due to the garden size..but I was happy with the village as it was..I dont loose sleep over it life is too short..these families all have outside work as well as speculating..

I don't mean this for anyone here but all this talk made me want to create a limmerick/poem, so here goes...

It's a drag, when you brag,
make others feel like they lag,
your head they'd love to bag,
because no one likes a nag,
all your boasting makes your popularity sag,
and spotlights your inner hag.
So heed my words, never brag!

Hahahaha...Way to go Chatty !!!!

How apropos, Chatty. Love it!!