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Lets E-lim-i-nate the Negative! Old Age is a Great Age.
Later years? Happy Years!

Lets E-lim-i-nate the Negative! Old Age is a Great Age.

For the majority Later years are great years! Why so much sad negativity everywhere?
Let’s shout it!

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February 15, 2019
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Retired?  Think Again.  But Who are You now?
Let's Challenge Unthinking Ageism

Retired? Think Again. But Who are You now?

Retired’ is not an occupation, but there it is, on the form, at the bottom of the list.

Or maybe, even worse, you are expected to tick ‘None‘. But that isn’t true, is it? We haven’t stopped.

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January 20, 2019
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Danger! Stereotyping Older People   Doesn’t Work.
Let's Challenge Unthinking Ageism

Danger! Stereotyping Older People Doesn’t Work.

Hearing the stories was my first wake up call to the problem of stereotyping in old age.

So angry at the unthinking ageism they revealed, and so sad that the quality of life these people were living was just not recognised.

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January 13, 2019
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At 80+ Narrowing Horizons? Or Change of Focus?
Later years? Happy Years!

At 80+ Narrowing Horizons? Or Change of Focus?

One of the many delightful surprises in this Strange Land of Old Age, has been this calm acceptance, this adjustment to later life. The change in the focus of pleasures that one cannot imagine at all when you are younger.

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August 28, 2018
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Curiosity about Clydebank : Cunard, Singers and the Blitz.
Curiosity and Magic at 80+

Curiosity about Clydebank : Cunard, Singers and the Blitz.

Love that in my lifetime I have seen the great industrial cities of the UK at their most productive but dirty stage. Saw them collapse and suffer and am now seeing them rebuilding and seriously re greening themselves: Sheffield, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow… And proud of it too. They are amazing places.

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August 16, 2018
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“You are Old Grandma Williams” the Young One said…
Later years? Happy Years!

“You are Old Grandma Williams” the Young One said…

‘You are old Grandma Williams,’ the young one said,
‘But your hair has not yet gone white
and yet you repeatedly stay in your bed.
Do you think at your age that is right?’

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August 10, 2018
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At 80+ That Pause. The One When You Stand Up and Freeze!
Ageing Well, But The Odd Problem?

At 80+ That Pause. The One When You Stand Up and Freeze!

The moment they feel gravity, the Knees are on strike. “Dont” they scream “ Dont you dare move!” Threats of unknown horrors form worrying clouds.

So what do you do?

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April 20, 2018
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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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