Is there a point when you realise you're too old for .......

Two years ago when our elderly Irish Setter died we still had her younger sister but we decided that we wouldn't have any more dogs as we were too old to start training puppies.
Just a short while later I saw a small shaggy rescue dog who was just a skeleton covered in fur. My husband wasnt really impressed by him but agreed to us having him. 21 months on he is such an amazing companion for my husband who has PTSD.? He is so well behaved and loving that nobody can imagine why somebody had dumped him on the streets. Last summer we decided to get him a pal as old Irish Setter just wants to lay on a chair all day. So a 7 week old little bundle of fluff poodle cross came into our lives. Training her was not as difficult as we had thought and the two are a delightful pair. So don't think all rescue dogs have problems because most just want a loving home
Today though, having just returned from 18 days in America, I am suffering from jetlag and feeling I am too old for the hassle of travelling long distances by plane and all the kerfuffle at the airports.

Oh, Greyduster that’s very sad re hanging up your waders. Your posts make it so clear that fishing is your great love. Are you now confined to a tent on a riverbank? Good for contemplation and the creation of great novels I believe.

I used to wish for a sporty Audi TT car if I could have afforded one. Recently my daughter has purchased one...I hate the blooming thing, having to try and fold myself in half to try and contort myself in.
I will now happily stick with my Micra

One day you picked up your child and then set them down - never to pick them up again. I read this somewhere and find it so poignant.

That must have been me you were coming to see Witzend

I too, do not want a bigger house and am happy to have downsized at our last move.
Good thoughtful post Willow500

Thank you to all who have made suggestions regarding our desire for a dog. We have found the Cinnamon Trust to be a fantastic organisation and we have registered with them.
At the moment we are looking after dogs of family and friends when they go on holiday and we sometimes walk a neighbour’s dog, but we really would like our own. We are still active and lead a very full life and take our dog with us whenever we can. But we feel that at our age, we don’t want a puppy or to adopt a dog with problems.

*believe

I believer retired greyhounds make wonderful pets and need very little walking.

‘There are no pockets in shrouds’ Jane10

That was one of my Dad’s sayings. My dear MIL, now in her 90s, was debating whether to upgrade her kitchen a few years back and was discussing the matter with my husband on the phone. He was telling her that if a new kitchen made her feel better or would help her cope better then she should go for it and added that you can’t take your money with you and to spend it on things she would enjoy.
I murmured, mostly to myself, the old adage about there being no pockets in shrouds. Both my husband and MIL burst into fits of laughter. Her hearing is very acute, moreso than my hubby’s, and he also had the phone on loudspeaker.
To say I was mortified is an understatement. None of them had ever heard this before and from that day on whenever my MIL would treat herself it was always backed up, very happily, with ‘their are no pockets in shrouds’ ?

Sadly my OH and I are simply too old .......with too few miles left on our body clocks!!............to raise,train and thoroughly enjoy another dog through out its lifespan..............a fact that we find upsetting daily, especially on meeting other folk out enjoying "walkies" with their beloved pooches.

We were out for a meal a while ago and at another table was a lady celebrating her 90th birthday with her daughter. She was having a wonderful time flirting with the waiters (and they with her). She said she'd enjoyed the attention so much she will do it again on her next birthday. Some things you never get too old for!

Witzend, maybe a bit off topic but a wise post for all concerned to read.
I work in this area and the ‘dread’ when people come into hospital and say they live in a bungalow as it really does impede general mobility. On the flip side when a relatively wobbly person comes along the ease with which they will manage stairs is quite amazing.

Re bungalows, my folks moved to one in their 60s - not because they particularly wanted a bungalow, but because it was all they could find in their chosen area.

Roll on 3 years and the decided they didn't like the area after all - and moved again - to a house. And found that 3 years of no stairs had really affected their ability to cope with them.
Their ability did come back, but it did come as a shock to them. However my mother was still well able to cope with stairs when she finally moved to a dementia care home at 89.

The last time I bought a lottery ticket I realised that I don't really want to win a rollover jackpot. I want to win the Millionaire Raffle ! Just enough to ensure a great care home when the time comes or care in my own home by people I can trust.

Would just like a small 2 bed bungalow, in a nice area, cannot afford one with the money I would get from my 3 bed terrace.

Tubby gran,can you offer to look after neighbours dogs when they go on holiday?
We did for a couple of years,lots of fun without the bills or worry the dog would outlast us.

It's strange isn't it. We've just been to visit our son today who has moved into their 'dream' home - a 300 year old cottage but the dream is more of a nightmare at the moment with furniture not going up the stairs, the place not clean and no storage for anything. Hopefully they will end up with what they hoped and planned for eventually. This subject came up over lunch though and my husband said his dream had been to drive across the US in a camper van - now he says he's too old and really couldn't be bothered. Things I have done in the past and thought I'd continue with for as long as I could don't seem to matter any more. All the hopes and wishes of youth fade as does health and ability to be replaced with (hopefully) acceptance of what we have in the here and now. If only we knew back then what we know now

Camping days are long gone but we're still keen to do lots of travelling. My BIL is busy ticking off a list of places - Taj Mahal, Angkor Wat etc "to see before we die" but we are busy soaking up as many cultural experiences as possible even though in years to come we might not be able to remember. I value experiences more than possessions. We might not remember property either!

Jane10 I totally agree with you, would much rather have a coffee with a friend and spend time with them than have a present, experiences over 'things' every time. A good few years ago now I used to be out every Friday night in a local wine bar thinking I was missing something if I wasn't there. Suddenly, at 63, it's wonderful to be able to stay in! I don't need much to live a very contented life these days.

Too old for a toy boy, haven’t got the energy

Just reading coconut’s post (apologies don’t know how to put in bold). Not sure what you mean by the more sofisticated look? I go and buy clothes I like and which suit me only to find my daughter(s) have bought same sometimes. They are in their 20’s/30’s. Sorry to digress from thread but just wondered if it was more in the mind I.e what is acceptable or not? Maybe ... a new thread eh?

I used to want to get married but now I am in my 60's, my daughter is married and I have a DGS and it's 27 years since I went out on a date with a man, I know that it will never happen and I don't care any more.

being ”chatted” up when out at clubs and pubs! My adult daughters told me it was time to “behave” lol Now I can’t even be bothered actually going out! Who knows though- I may still be chatted up at 65 ???

Had a huge house...9 bedrooms, up to 11 children....some fostered some of our own, and goats, sheep pony and a donkey, loved it almost all the time, children all grown up and it seems like another life......planning a move to a small market town nearby, bungalow, smallish garden and time for not too energetic hobbies. A time for every thing.....time to sit and read and watch the rest of the family doing the energetic stuff!!

nellgwin_ you beat me to it!