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  • I Have a Death Wish! Have you?

      Happy to die now? Surprisingly, “Yes!” Now, is of course, my 86 th year.  No commiserations needed. I am not in any way ill, actually …
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  • Do You Shilly Shally? Good. Great Form of Exercise!

    So long as it has speed and sudden stops or turns it works. Shilly Shallying as exercise will keep those balance mechanisms on their toes! …
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  • Spring Nettle Soup! Wisdom of Old?

    The last blog  “ Was it a Wise Way for Kids to Grow Up? ” written by Marion produced some interesting discussion. A key question was: “Is …
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  • Tough Lives or was it a Wise Way for Kids to Grow?

    This piece came from one of you,  Marion Hillman who is also 84.  So in tune with my memories of childhood. And like me,  perhaps like …
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Safari time. Staying Adventurous at 84?
Curiosity and Magic at 80+

Safari time. Staying Adventurous at 84?

The viciousness of their fighting and the sound of a lioness crunching an impala leg bone from 30 feet away is rather disturbing… bone chilling!

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December 12, 2019
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Magic walk at 80 +. Yes! Childhood fun and curiosity are still inside you!
Curiosity and Magic at 80+

Magic walk at 80 +. Yes! Childhood fun and curiosity are still inside you!

What a magical tree. So eerie! Love the way the roots look like a huge dragon. She has an eye, a mouth and even claws. Anything could be in that hole! Dragons eggs?And why has it got a Red Cross?

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October 13, 2019
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Help! Oldies Need Age Friendly Loos.
Let's Challenge Unthinking Ageism

Help! Oldies Need Age Friendly Loos.

Oh dear what can the matter be? Many old ladies stuck on a lavatory!

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September 21, 2019
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Fear of Ageing? So Strange!  Where Has It Come From?
Let's Challenge Unthinking Ageism

Fear of Ageing? So Strange! Where Has It Come From?

A wave of fear has engulfed the middle years of life.

Almost a tsunami! Sensible people worrying, fretting, feeling anxious about ageing, yet actually heading for the best stage of their lives!

How did that happen?

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September 7, 2019
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At 84 my Frailty Score is 3. Good? Bad? Yours?
Ageing Well, But The Odd Problem?

At 84 my Frailty Score is 3. Good? Bad? Yours?

Where are you on the Frailty Scale?
High enough?
Something you should be doing about it?
Get back to the optimum curve?
Make sure you dont slide?

And be #AgeProud about it!

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August 17, 2019
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Caught Out! Unwitting Ageism – About Chairs!
Let's Challenge Unthinking Ageism

Caught Out! Unwitting Ageism – About Chairs!

Stranded! Beached whale feeling. But that rapidly turned to chuckles.

“I have to ask for help to get up from a chair in the office of an organisation that espouses Age Friendly places!”

Lovely….However what was really interesting was that it had never occurred to them.

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August 1, 2019
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Hips, Strokes and Discs: Scary Tales from the Past!
Ageing Well, But The Odd Problem?

Hips, Strokes and Discs: Scary Tales from the Past!

They sound like horror stories. But reading them gives you a shiver of relief. Realise just how lucky this generation of older people are. Phew!

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July 29, 2019
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So here I am, Joyce at 80+…

...also known as Grandma Williams. I've travelled the world, written books, been a Physio & TV Presenter. Now I'm 80+ and I'm blogging about the fun and nonsense of being ancient in a modern world and experiencing everyday ageism in all its glory!

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