Sex, politics and Facebook Messenger!

This morning I received a startling communication. From the guy who (once) chopped some wood for me. It told of … More

Old People Sex

Recently I joined a U3A (University of the Third Age class. (It’s this Aussie thing where retired experts on stuff … More

1. Age is power. You only have to look at all the old bastards lining board room tables and elbowing … More

To my children. Kids, I used to be the Mistress of Embarrassment – as I don’t need to tell you. … More

H was a quirky, sharp-tempered old woman that I used to go see more or less weekly in her nursing … More

Maybe I shouldn’t have read this book. The thing is, I’m already feeling a bit down. I avoid my own … More

“Never particularly prepossessing…the unflattering lines of my face have deepened and my smile has become a grimace. I avoid mirrors…” … More

My best friend Captain Savage writes about the difficulties of getting old and his mum’s Alzheimers. I reckon I’ve been … More

My friend H died last week. She was around 85 (at least, the way she tells it, she could be … More