”Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you’re aboard there’s nothing you can do. You can’t stop the plane, you can’t stop the storm, you can’t stop time, so one might as well accept it calmly, wisely.”
Golda Meir
Old Age
Repairs
“As we grow older, we become like old cars – more and more repairs and replacements are necessary.”
C. S. Lewis
A wall of old kitchen utensils at a farm/tourist site in South Tyrol, Italy.
Remembering
“The important thing to remember is that I’m probably going to forget.”
Author unknown or perhaps forgotten
I took this photo on the front lawn of hotel where we stayed next to Lake Iseo. It was a perfect spot for writing postcards. The Italian postal system is such a mess that I waited until I got home to mail all of the postcards. They tried to privatize the system and it failed.
An Affliction
“I’m okay if you don’t consider old age an affliction.”
My good and thoughtful friend
The photo is of the foothills of the Alps from the Bersi Serlina Winery where we stopped to do an excellent wine tasting and tour. I don’t remember much about the wine. The scenery was beautiful.
Auntie Florence
Tom and I went to visit Auntie Florence. She is 102 and is my mothers older sister. Tom is my brother. You can occasionally see Auntie Florence on Facebook, she lives alone but has lots of family nearby to support her. She teased me about being the only one not carrying a fashionable cane. She has collected thimbles her entire life. This photo shows part of her collection:
Note the third thimble in from the left on the top row is from Rt 66. I may have given it to her, but probably not.
Food for the Decline
“Old people shouldn’t eat health foods. They need all the preservatives they can get.”
American Comedy Writer
Wisdom
“Wisdom doesn’t necessarily come with age. Sometimes, age just shows up all by itself.”
Tom Wilson
Final Approval
Living Forever
Aging Out
