Last weekend I attended another one of B's family's celebrations. This time it was Granny's birthday. It wasn't actually her birthday, but no one really seemed to mind. The family gathered round her as she opened her main present, bought for her by her son and daughter. A portable stereo and a selection of cd audiobooks emerged from some rather fanciful wrapping paper. Followed by a lengthy explanation and demonstration, whereby Granny enthused at the new technology whilst completely failing to grasp it. The daughter, exasperated and clearly wishing she'd bought flowers instead, stood back defeated. 'Mum, do you know what this is?' She questioned very loudly, due to Granny's diminishing hearing. 'Yes love, of course I do. It's a talking box.'
This was the exchange that led me to consider this week's blog entry. I began my research sympathetically considering the challenges of the aging process. Here are two items I found that stopped me in my tracks and forced me to rethink my approach. Consequently I'm going to need to come back to this topic on a later occasion!
1)Fear of 'Hoodies' is surpassed by 'Cardies' misdemeanors
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/26917975#26917975
2) There is not such a fine line between attempting to maintain your healthy youthful glow and growing old gracefully.
I love the picture. It kind of answers the question of when does skin becomes leather.