tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post4197481620579906728..comments2024-03-29T14:46:21.682+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Grey HairsJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-3682397020273324892012-03-09T20:10:59.284+00:002012-03-09T20:10:59.284+00:00I read that sign as 'Hennaed' - elderly pe...I read that sign as 'Hennaed' - elderly people who've been subject to a Henna attack. WTF. I prefer blonde from my bottle, thank you.elegancemaisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043236515999573762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-11500287840796393712012-03-09T19:54:42.770+00:002012-03-09T19:54:42.770+00:00mal
nice to see you back xxx
M A A B O Fmal<br />nice to see you back xxx<br />M A A B O FJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-76818068688132749642012-03-09T19:54:26.011+00:002012-03-09T19:54:26.011+00:00Stan and Kit who both look incredibly younger than...Stan and Kit who both look incredibly younger than their years, are from a different era.<br />There was no moaning about what you didn't have, just grateful for what you DID have, and worked like mules to get it.<br />I like being around older people, the ones who still have pep in their step, and can run rings around us younger ones...<br />~JoA Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-31860541258354574972012-03-09T18:31:53.569+00:002012-03-09T18:31:53.569+00:00Nice to make it back here. Visiting you feels lik...Nice to make it back here. Visiting you feels like putting on a pair of house slippers. The cartoon cracks me up! Thanks, Enjoy ya'lls weekend.<br />MalNekkid Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749417208223478262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69394979453496071742012-03-09T18:19:41.331+00:002012-03-09T18:19:41.331+00:00We have a 75 year old volunteer at the charity sho...We have a 75 year old volunteer at the charity shop and my 82 year old mother helps with lunches for old people !<br /><br />I just might have to watch Eurovision this year just to see those wherling ladies !BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-24773434528584368852012-03-09T17:19:11.601+00:002012-03-09T17:19:11.601+00:00Research shows oldies are enormously varied, from ...Research shows oldies are enormously varied, from excellent health and fitness at one end of the spectrum to quavering frailty on the other. To assume all oldies are senile and decrepit is an ignorant stereotype. I'm a few days off 65 and I'm still extremely healthy and able to climb Slieve Donard (2800 feet) with no difficulty. My 89 year old mum has slowed down a bit but is still able to walk several miles a day. The sign with two hunched-over figures is laughable. Perhaps it should say "Warning. Beware of hunchbacks."nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-15164025806678049252012-03-09T16:18:01.513+00:002012-03-09T16:18:01.513+00:00weaver
Tom should be dressing in purpleweaver<br />Tom should be dressing in purpleJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-35702757151308819132012-03-09T16:10:13.531+00:002012-03-09T16:10:13.531+00:00I love many of these comments, especially Janet...I love many of these comments, especially Janet's "liv[ing] without an expiration date."<br /><br />Most of my neighbours are older than i am, and whilst some have slowed down, they keep going. <br /><br />When i was 20 and living in France, i offered my seat on the bus to an older man who looked rather frail. He yelled at me, furious that i would think him the type to take a seat away from a woman. That was a wakeup call for me that i didn't look like a child anymore. And i suppose, he didn't think he looked as frail as he did.<br /><br />I hope i can be like Auntie Glad when i'm 92, and am doing what i can today to make that possible.<br /><br />meganmegan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69016800589863770952012-03-09T16:00:16.763+00:002012-03-09T16:00:16.763+00:00My Dad was hiking for days-long stretches on the A...My Dad was hiking for days-long stretches on the Appalachian Trail from North Georgia through North Carolina at least when he was in his 80s. Later, in his mid-80s, he did trail maintenance and hiked on the Florida Trail. Mom was still driving at 95 as well as walking in her neighborhood. Hell, I'm only 68 but have so much arthritis pain I no longer do anything!!!! It just isn't fair!!<br /><br />Nancy in IowaMom Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173057786790186340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-76966501928171896102012-03-09T15:36:59.711+00:002012-03-09T15:36:59.711+00:00The woman who leads our clay group is in her late ...The woman who leads our clay group is in her late 80's. She does this 3 days a week, loads and fires the kiln, does her own rain god series, acts locally and makes costumes for the local plays. She lives with no expiration date. I think that makes the difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-45043087380158711692012-03-09T15:20:02.252+00:002012-03-09T15:20:02.252+00:00I love this post.
I am over 60, a part time carer ...I love this post.<br />I am over 60, a part time carer for my elderly parents.<br />I have learnt a lot.....mainly patience and tolerance :)<br /><br />I garden an acre, landscaped it myself. Garden every day, except for torrential rain and snow.<br />Walk my dog without fail.....take care of grandchildren when necessary etc etc.<br /><br />Age is a purely a number. Stength of mind is so very important......Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-45204131009123487532012-03-09T15:19:22.258+00:002012-03-09T15:19:22.258+00:00I love this post.
I am over 60, a part time carer ...I love this post.<br />I am over 60, a part time carer for my elderly parents.<br />I have learnt a lot.....mainly patience and tolerance :)<br /><br />I garden an acre, landscaped it myself. Garden every day, except for torrential rain and snow.<br />Walk my dog without fail.....take care of grandchildren when necessary etc etc.<br /><br />Age is a purely a number. Stength of mind is so very important......Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-74644920472246951902012-03-09T14:58:34.018+00:002012-03-09T14:58:34.018+00:00Before I started working with seniors, I thought t...Before I started working with seniors, I thought they were all deaf and grumpy, but I learned that there is a whole lot more too. One of my amazing ladies worked in a factory during the war making plane engines, she was just amazing and I loved her to bits.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-5521438747341880782012-03-09T14:43:37.750+00:002012-03-09T14:43:37.750+00:00My Dad is 83.Last time I was in the UK he still in...My Dad is 83.Last time I was in the UK he still insisted on carrying my bags, helping me with things...he put me to shame.<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-30950812477068619682012-03-09T14:24:53.282+00:002012-03-09T14:24:53.282+00:00Yes John, when you live in a village you see all s...Yes John, when you live in a village you see all sorts don't you. I was only thinking this morning of doing a post on how close one gets to all the serious illnesses living in a village. In a town you don't know about your neighbour but here we know everyone.<br />Love Tom's comment.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-11128172183570600332012-03-09T13:58:18.262+00:002012-03-09T13:58:18.262+00:00I can't quit yet because my friend Lucy is sti...I can't quit yet because my friend Lucy is still ten years older than I am and still doing everything. I sure wish she'd slow down!Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-32521525727814256382012-03-09T13:53:21.289+00:002012-03-09T13:53:21.289+00:00You may never see it coming but once it's arri...You may never see it coming but once it's arrived your senses will be on high alert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-1180213686186940002012-03-09T13:33:07.373+00:002012-03-09T13:33:07.373+00:00That's a really great portrait of Stan and Kit...That's a really great portrait of Stan and Kit. Quite the advertisement for the healthiness of country living.<br /><br />I wonder if your buddy Vladimir has any relations in the Eurovision contest? He does have a most fascinating family.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-9711132729999067042012-03-09T13:21:03.971+00:002012-03-09T13:21:03.971+00:00old people are phenomenal...and the older I get th...old people are phenomenal...and the older I get the more I think so ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-61294546986262041462012-03-09T13:12:41.082+00:002012-03-09T13:12:41.082+00:00Lots of golden oldies around here, too. The joys o...Lots of golden oldies around here, too. The joys of rural living! :) And my Mum and I saw Engelbert live in Toronto back in the early 70s. He was less exciting than Tom Jones, at whom the ladies were throwing underwear...Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-56152506385414218472012-03-09T13:12:09.298+00:002012-03-09T13:12:09.298+00:00At twenty I had a different idea of what "old...At twenty I had a different idea of what "old" was. As my age advanced, so did my idea of old age was.<br /><br />I still maintain that one's "warranty" runs out at 50.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-9854103502054175902012-03-09T12:49:19.369+00:002012-03-09T12:49:19.369+00:00The people on the sign are only stooping to avoid ...The people on the sign are only stooping to avoid hitting their head on that red beam above them! Silverheads rule ok! xElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05792185208462306952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-25494607498427108332012-03-09T12:46:32.643+00:002012-03-09T12:46:32.643+00:00De-Lurking..and saying hello from Australia! Love,...De-Lurking..and saying hello from Australia! Love,love,love your blog :0)grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293514367764396439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-74189505155734631572012-03-09T12:45:47.436+00:002012-03-09T12:45:47.436+00:00There's got to be a connection there that the ...There's got to be a connection there that the elderly just keep going and don't know that they've gotten older. When my own mother decided at 70 that she needed to take life easier, that's when he down hill slide started. She only lasted to 77. Now that she's gone my father has realized how old he is and the down hill has begun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964941329127641280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12126050562497079792012-03-09T12:45:30.270+00:002012-03-09T12:45:30.270+00:00I'm for the Babushkas! Wouldn't that be gr...I'm for the Babushkas! Wouldn't that be great?The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.com