Good morning. I hope everyone who celebrated yesterday had a great day with friends and or family. We had a wonderful time with out grandkids. Ate too much, that’s for sure, but sent them all home with a lunch for tomorrow and still had leftovers.
So what did I learn from Easter 2026? In a nutshell, I’m old and definitely ready for freeze, squeeze, and sneeze. The truth is that I’m exhausted. I love them all to bits, but I just can’t party like I used to do.
Today’s letter is E and I’m going to muse about being elderly. Old sounds so unapplealing, but elderly somehow has class.
It wasn’t all that long ago–fifty years isn’t old when you’re a tree, a human, well that’s a different matter–when I could stay up until well past midnight, having drinks and now, ten-thirty feels like midnight. No one told us that when we were finally old enough to do whatever we wanted, we woiuldn’t have the energy to follow through.
But, I now realize my grandparents were onto something. There is nothing more enjoyable than doing your own thing, minding your own business, and living life on your own terms. Being elderly, especially when you have most of your health going for you can open new opportunities, and sometime, it may give you too much time to think and maybe even plot your revenge! Husbands can be so frustarating!
My husband and I have been married 54 years. There are times when I get annoyed with his idiosyncracies. Like what is it about a man being unable to find something that’s practically right in front of them? My favorite was from yesterday. “Have you see my curling hat? I was wearing it yesterday when I came home.”
Man-eyes! They are a real thing. Hat was in the car where he left it when he took it off to fight with the seatbelt. Funny how he couldn’t see it because it wasn’t on his right. It rarely is when you sit in the passenger seat, at least not in Canada.
But, when it comes right down to it, the best things in life are free. And getting to gtow old is one of them. Is there anything more enjoyable than sitting out on the veranda on a warm summer night, sipping a glass of wine, and looking up at the moon? Since we spray for mosquitoes, the little suckers are under control and don’t spoil the fun.
Connecting with old friends is something else I enjoy, comparing notes, even if it is about operations can be quite funny, but sometimes those reminnesces can make you sad. That’s the downside of being elderly. You spend more time at wakes and funerals than at baby showers and weddings.
By now, many of us have lost more than one parent, sibling, child, or friend. It’s hard, and it really never gets easier, but memories, good and bad, remind us of the days we had together and help us cherish the days we still have with those who love us and whom we love. After seeing the meme beside this, I will remember what SAD stands for. My father would’ve loved the acronym.
So, we are elderly, but we’ve still got some gas in our tanks and it isn’t from a visit to Taco Bell. Enjoy today’s song!
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The toothbrush. Corpsing laughter, reason for this not shared with squeamish husband, who has decided we are to spend the rest of this dry and sunny Easter Monday, on a hill, or even several hills, trying to check for line of sight, signals, etc. Not archaeology, which we’d both enjoy . Just failing 21st communications, new mast positioned where it can’t be seen, existing landlines removed. At least it isn’t raining.
And an interesting dilemma . New book, by a no longer very new next door neighbour, from London. Fiction, supposedly. Some names changed, but weirdly, not all. Review ? Not sure I could afford to. Not a lawyer, but I suspect they might need a good one. .
Elderly or old ? My late father, who died at 98 and a third, took the opposite position. No to elderly, ever, he’d insist on being OLD . Mr Salteena was an elderly man of forty-two.
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I have not heard of Alan Jackson before. Loved this! Now going to listen to more of his music. And btw, love the dinosaur meme – I’m going to borrow that one:)
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