Wrt lying about ones age : when I…

it can make life bloody hard. I noticed my broad-shouldered-nuggety
uncle collapsing into old age & infirmity way…

I trust it involved a sports car, and the warm wind in her hair?

As far as I can tell it involved lots of trips to Agent Provocateur followed by lots of 'modelling the purchases'. Etc.

And all the usual Paris-y things, of course.

"Not bad for a 46 year-old."

Heh.

I had a huge party when I turned 30. My 20s were pretty screwed up and it was my way of saying Hooray to All That. ('all that'…

When I look at my daughter, superimposed on her image are all the images I recall from when she was a baby on up, with the most recent ones having more weight, so while…

I still feel, deep inside, much as I did 20 or more years ago. And I find it really difficult to imagine how others see me sometimes. There is the shock of being taken seriously by someone who is obviously 'grown up'

Oh yes. Those awful phrases that used to…

If it makes you feel better, when divulging your age I recommend…

This year l stoppped dying my hair (which I have done since university days – all…

41 was good too, and so far, 42 is not…

The astrologers in a temple looked at my chart, and said "oh, you are 30" So having been told I was already 30 meant that I'd somehow passed the mark with a…

Isn't she gorgeous? And thankfully it's not down to clean living either.

I'm going to have to disagree, the bikini picture seems kind of creepy to me. There's no way a sixty-three year old human person looks like that without some serious restorative work.

Though when I'm old I plan to look like Helen Mirren.

Oh, woof! No complaints there.

Isn't she gorgeous? And thankfully it's not down to clean living either.

I think I'm going to do the same. Then I'll always have a year up my sleeve.

It's also causing me to revise a few long-cherished mental pictures. Craig in particular – your old fogey persona is impeccably maintained, I've routinely added a decade or so to your age.

I'm reliably informed that I was born middle-aged, scowling and vocally disputatious. :)

To think that a glowing…

@ Fletch
Thank you! Bet you had a hard time finding a school hall for your bang-up birthday party?

As came up in an earlier thread, it was actually quite easy!

The trick is, I knew the date of my party before Labour knew the date of the election. (or…

A friend of mine, while in his early 20s, lied upwards about his age to impress an older woman. He said it was very difficult, and involved inventing five years of a plausible life history.

This is fascinating... Maybe it's just because I'm a late bloomer, but I still have…

Though when I'm old I plan to look like Helen Mirren.

Oh, woof! No complaints there.

Ta for the tattoo advice, although I'll probably go to my grave unmarked. It's not the pain that I fear, it's the possibility for second thoughts. Speaks the woman who has tried on approximately…

It's also causing me to revise a few long-cherished mental pictures. Craig in particular – your old fogey persona is impeccably maintained, I've routinely…

Hmmmm... tempting. What do you reckon is the most age-proof spot? So when the young 'uns say "Show us yer tat, nana" they'll still be able to make it out?

I'd've had to think about this, but I wrote this book a couple of weeks ago... Plane of your chest…

And excellent advice from Dinah, Robyn, and Russell. I shall save my pennies, resist the urge to lie, and start planning WAY more elaborate…

If lots of women who are 50 say/imply they're 40, then we come to expect that the physical look of 50 is "40". So if…

I've been reading your blogs for years, and have enjoyed reading about busy-(not-so-much a)-tot and the others... mainly because you are just six or so months ahead of me on the child-rearing path..... so many times I've seen a new development in my young boy, and thought... oh-yes, I…

Giovanni, you don't have to do everything your ancestors did. I'm planning on making it beyond half of my grandparents and at least as far as the other two. Of course I could always get struck down…

Craig: we all know that if you had lived in Greek or Roman antiquity you'd have been a troublesome stoic political philosopher, hence your most likely cause of early death would have been suicide mandated by the sitting emperor or ruling faction.

Awww... that's sweet. And disturbing.

Er, yeah, I'm imagining it. When can I open my eyes?

Yes, while Dinah is busy pushing ninety in comfortable wealth, I would have been dead and poor for thirty years to uphold the family tradition. Yay!

Imagine being as gorgeous and happy as you are now and having pots of dough because you were sensible all through your 20s and 30s and saved and invested sensibly.

Er, yeah, I'm imagining it. When can I open my eyes?

At the moment, I approach forty with mild curiosity. Though it may turn out that as I get closer, it's something I'm less sanguine about.

I find that ruthlessly planning my own enjoyment gets me through birthdays quite well. My 40th birthday party started at 1pm on a Saturday and…

It's nothing that can't be fixed with a pair of sexy leather boots, some caramel cupcakes, a great deal of champagne, and the good wishes of sweet friends and dear family.

And a tattoo.

Aw... fuck it. I'm thirty six; there was patch when it didn't look like I was…

That's just mean.

I wasn't trying to be! I'm just pondering my uncanny ability to worry about something trivial for six straight years before it happens. I'm going to end up with an ulcer fairly soon, probably.

Mind you I'm biased having just clocked 50 – my partner is 6 months older than me – I'm not allowed to agonise about this…

Regarding my age, rather than saying I'm older than I am, I'm often lucky enough to…

Brrrr.