Advantages of greying hair and an air of respectability

Not so far Baggs.

I absolutely love being mid-70s - I can (and do) play the "I'm just a little old lady" card which usually gets me a seat on the Tube or help with shopping etc. But I can also spike up the silver hair, put on something brightly coloured or unexpected and have delightful encounters with charming young people who seem to appreciate a smile from an oldie rather than a scowl. So yes, definitely a fun side to being old.

Wonders what Baggs did…..

Polly she split an infinitive ?

Whatever it was, well done Baggs ....there has to be an upside to being 70+
I get ‘blessed’ rather a lot, to my annoyance.?

In Winter, just wear a tea cosy hat, that should work too.

Yes, Lemon, "Bless you" features a lot when folk talk to me as well.

lemongrove

Polly she split an infinitive ?

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lemongrove

Whatever it was, well done Baggs ....there has to be an upside to being 70+
I get ‘blessed’ rather a lot, to my annoyance.?

Happy to be blessed as often as anyone wants to do the blessing. It doesn't mean much to me and it does me no harm. Might even help with the serenity ?

But... sob!... no-one except my Mormon friends ever have. ? ?

Perhaps I don't generally look as if I need blessing. Must be more serenity about me than I thought ?

Polly12

Wonders what Baggs did…..

You, and most of granset, would be appalled.

Oh, do tell Bags I'm dying of curiosity!

We like being appalled. Some of us

Go on then appall us. I’m sitting down and have the pearls to hand.

Do tell - we won't say anything.

Come on Baggs you little tease, what did you do? Tell us or speculation will run rife ( in my head it already is doing).

Set about a neighbour’s pesky Leylandii hedge with an axe?
Set about a pesky neighbour with an axe?
Ran topless down the aisle of your church?
Ran topless down the aisle of Waitrose?
Drove a stolen car at 100 miles an hour?

Or was it something more mundane...
Pushed your way to the front of a bus queue?
Deliberately stood on the vicar’s foot?

Deliberately stood on the vicar’s foot, whilst topless?
Went for your second jab, topless?
Seduced a young neighbour
Seduced an old neighbour
Had a tattoo of Boris Johnson

(The jug’s for you, lemongrove)

Thank you Lisa as you know, am full of admiration (and secret envy) for your jugs.?

Never one to withhold a blessing, I hereby ‘Bless you Baggs’ and wish you many more opportunities for emboldement. ?

I hope you’re aware that if you don’t spill the beans your quest for serenity will be fruitless - as pleading grans will pester you mercilessly. ??

Lisagran you have now inspired jug-envy; those flowers are gorgeous.

Not for the first time, I couldn't find my car in Tesco's car park. I was standing there, looking about me - why are there so many small white cars? - when a nice young woman asked if she could help. I was grateful, but then realised that she saw a white-haired old lady - what, me? (shock) but gratefully accepted her help. Glad to say that I spotted the car myself!

Go on, Baggs. I've admitted it, how about you?