Retreating Gifts

"No, I'm not a guru. I just came up here to get away from pandemics."

"Shall we start with an icebreaker?"

"This is nice … let’s not hop again tomorrow."

"You've been so good to us all these years. Is there anything we can do to repay you?"

"Let's start with an icebreaker..."

"I used to love power, but now I'm more interested in mileage."

Teamwork!

Two old superheroes on a park bench feeding the birds.

"Have you heard? There's talk about raising the retirement age to 170?"

"He was just hanging about in the shed, so I had him repurposed."

Queen of Upcycling!

"And best of all, it comes fully loaded!"

'When I was young, I said I'd make it big or know the reason why - Well, I sure know the reason why!'

"Since being semi-retired everything I do is half-assed."

"Look at them smiling. They've reached their comfort zone."

'Well, I must say I never thought team-building exercises could be such fun.'

"Your brow is definitely more furrowed than it used to be!"

"That's unanimous then - we don't know what to do."

'It's great to get back to the simple life'

The fate that awaits us all: creeping Rooneyism

"No more swinging from tree to tree! Now I take the bus and I even get a senior discount!"

"Such a refreshing day...I've spent 18 hours between napping and comatose."

'Honey, I'm home - for good.'

'Frankly, I'm not sure this whole idea-sharing thing is working.'

Beat Fatigue - Stay in Bed.

'I'll see your diuretic and raise you three anti-depressants.'

'I'll review your salary next spring.'

"Oh, I'm fine. I just had to take a personal day to recharge my batteries."

Elephants never scared me. I once chased three of them into the river/I was able - before I lost my teeth - to bite a crocodile's tail right off / I'll never forget the time I roared so loud, twenty or maybe thirty monkeys fell right out of the tree.

Best Scapegoat

"Do you want to order in or wither and die?"

“Typical, first we lost our winter fuel payment, and now our woolly jumpers!”

'Somewhere along the way, I went from lambada to lumbago.'

"Death coach..."

"I'm going on a retreat."