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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!!

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Picture This

I am sitting very comfortably on the couch .. footrest up .. slippers on, and eating a bowl of fresh strawberries and cream while watching Wimbledon.

I'm watching a very good match between Rafael Nadal and the Russian player Mikhail Kukushkin. They are playing undercover because it's raining.

The Aussie, Nick Kyrgios, started his match, but it was suspended when the rains came because they were playing on an outside court. It was probably a good thing because he was losing 4-2 in the first set. He's playing a Czech named Jiri Vesely, whom I've not heard of before.

So now my dilemma is whether to stay up and hope that the rains clear and I get to watch the Aussie's match, or do I go to bed and hope that the rains continue so that I don't miss anything? Tomorrow is a rest day for Wimbledon, so there will be no tennis tomorrow night.

I studied again today .. gave myself a quick quiz about half an hour ago and did not impress myself with the results, so now I know that I need to revise EVERYTHING that I've learnt for the last 3 days. Ugh!

Other than that, we've had some lovely refreshing rain today and apparently there is a band of storms to the south-west, but I think they may skirt to the south of us. We MAY get the very edge, but I doubt it.







Happy birthday to my lovely Mum who would have turned 74 today. Most of all I wish she was here so that I could share Chicklet with her. She would have loved cheeky Chicklet.

It's now after midnight and the rains are still falling at Wimbledon. I think I shall concede defeat and head off to bed.

Nite all.

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