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Three major events occurred for me last year (2010), all in the space of about 2 weeks. I turned 50. The following day I got married. Two weeks later, my oldest daughter became pregnant with her first child and my first grandchild.

Most middle-aged people will tell you that in their minds, they still feel 20 something. It's the same for me.

Wasn't it only yesterday that I was planning a night out with guys from the surf club? That gorgeous new perm. Flaired, cuffed denims and the red t-shirt with the off-the-shoulder frill. Corked platform wedgies. **sigh**

Suddenly I'm looking in the mirror and wondering how 30 years can flash by so damned quickly!

So here I am in cyberspace, sharing my genuine shock and horror with anyone who'll listen and maybe I'll even meet some other over 50s who find themselves in the same predicament!

Welcome to my dilemna!!

Monday, April 23, 2012

Lazy Sunday

I didn't even surface from my bedroom til after 11am.  I was awake from about 8am, but chose to have a lazy morning.

I wasn't hung over, because I'd only had two alcoholic beverages at my birthday dinner and then a cup of peppermint tea!  But I was tired from sitting up til 2.30am and I needed to regenerate.

When I finally went looking for BGWLBH, she too was sitting up in bed reading the paper and I said to her "Don't you love lazy Sundays in bed?"  She agreed that they were great and then offered me the paper to read.

I asked her which paper it was and she replied that it was todays.  I then asked her where she got it and she said "At the shops after I came out from church".  I exclaimed "You've been to church and I didn't even know you'd left the house!?"

Unbelievable!

After a very late breakfast, we made a list of all the things that we still needed to do around the house before we move out ... and then, instead of doing any of the things on the list, we played trivia :D

We made spinach tarts for lunch, played some more trivia and then drove out to Lake Wyangan again to visit Sandra's house.

She had invited us out to see the hedge, which, she said was now vibrant red .. I wondered how it could be any redder than when I had been there a few days ago .. and it wasn't.  She must not have seen it that day because she was so busy preparing lunch for us all.

Then I decided to try to get a 'silhouette' shot for the next monthly flickr group challenge.

Sandra has the lovely little jetty over the water in her back yard, which I thought would be the ideal location for a silhouette in the late afternoon.

I was wrong.

Absolutely no hope of a silhouette, however, I got some fabulous shots of BGWLBH.  I picked twelve that I really liked, but she, being very self critical, only liked two.  My compromise is three ...






It is a floating plastic head of a crocodile ... so don't be alarmed lol.

Such a nice spot for photos.  Apparently, Sandra often allows weddings in her garden and it's easy to see why.

Well, it's after midnight, which means I am now 52 years of age.  Happy birthday to me!

Nite all.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Thinking of you....with love xx

Grannymus and Rev

Christina is here at present and
said to wish you a Happy Birthday
from her too. xx

Age said...

Thank you to both Grannymus and Christina :) Lovely to hear from you on my special day!