“That’ll see me out”

My kitten, I’m 69…

A very vibrant red Maw ?

I don’t take that attitude at all. Life’s for living!

The husband of a good friend was always very ‘this’ll see me out’. He said just that when they bought a new three piece suite. He then had to go into a care home and within weeks my friend had got rid of the three piece suite and replaced it with something she liked much more.

Nice new coat Maw
I never think of anything seeing me out but then I try to live each day as though it's my last and that I shall live forever.
My DMiL is 97 and hasn't stopped wanting new things but I notice she has stopped wearing high heels......

My current wardrobe.

I do understand with dogs, because they are a big commitment, but I don’t understand why people are depriving themselves of the joy of having cats as they get older. My parents have a rescue cat, she is about 7 now, and my parents are in their nineties. She brings so much joy into their lives. If they were to go into care or die before she does, one of the family will take her on, we discussed that when they got her - no mean feat because she bites! The rescue centres have so many cats, and cats hate being there, that they are happy to find a home for them, age isn’t a barrier.

Very sadly, my last gift to my mum was a soft silicone ring to sit on, to try to make her a bit more comfortable. Not a happy gift, although we did at least reminisce about the last time she had to sit on one, after having my brother, to ease her episiotomy stitches.

GagaJo that's lovely really.
DH was given some new nightshirts and an atomiser, anything to ease him and give him comfort.

A cat wouldn't give DH any joy at all!
We decided not to have another dog because we spent long periods in Australia and now we're too old to give a dog the walks it might need.
Borrowing the DGD (darling grand-dog) will have to suffice!

I do like that coat ...

My dearest friend used to get annoyed when her mother said "that will see me out".
Sadly, her mother saw her out ?

Our stash of pens and pencils, envelopes and notepads accumulated from years in admin/office work will definitely see us out.

Ok heck maw, I hadn’t realised that the White Stuff sale had started, you’re a very bad influence! Lovely coat by the way!

I say the opposite.
I will out live the fresh fruit and veg for sure,oh and the sliced bread,cheese,crisps/and nice crusty cobs.

Love the coat. I've moved house an awful lot, so I've said I'll see my days in the bungalow I have now. If I get the idea of moving again, I'm buying a motorhome to bloomin to live in.

I said that when I bought my previous car eighteen years ago. Finally had to scrap it last year as everything on it was beginning to fail.
Now got a ten year old little city car which should last until I have to give up driving, or peg out!

My dad bought a new car at 80. I remarked to my OH "why has he bought a new car at his age?" . The reply was because he expects to live to enjoy it. He did and lived until 91!

The only time I've thought that about anything was when we adopted three small kittens, three years ago when I was 63 and my DH was 66. Bearing in mind that cats can quite often live to be 20 or even a bit more, it was a sobering thought that a) these will be our last cats, and b) we might die before them or become too frail to care for them properly eventually. But they needed a home and we love them dearly and will hopefully stay around to the ends of their lives. They give us so much love, lots of laughs, and help to keep us young!

Oh please don't replace your hedge with a wall. We need greenery in our gardens to climate proof them. Hard surfaces just reflect the heat even more and don't give any shelter to bees, birds etc. Pay someone to come in and trim your hedge. It will be cheaper than building a wall

When I had major remodeling done a couple of years ago I looked to the future, and had things such as sockets put in for ease of a stairlift in the future, but it is useful for other things atm . I had the bathroom done with a lower bath to make it easier to get into and out of, but it's good for any age. Mother's bath had a problem, they couldn't use a bath lifter because of where the taps were so I made sure that I got one with taps on the end not on the side. She had a shower in the ensuite instead, not what she wanted but what she needed. Appliances I bought ones with plenty of features, and while not top of the range, I spent a lot of time looking for good ones on Which. I hope they will last a long time, with things like the dishwasher and washer as there is only me most of the time hope they will last a lot longer than ifI was a family of 4. Everything is standard size so if I do need to replace it will be one out one in. I've got paint rather than wallpaper so easier to update.
So I hope that the modifications will see me out, with updates as needed. Maybe I might get a loo fitted upstairs. But they are not obvious updates and will be good for anyone who comes after me
Likewise with my garden am hoping that it will be accessible for a long time for me, and I will keep going with that as long as I can
Clothes? Well I love my coats so hope they will last a long time but if I do need different ones so be it, likewise anything else.
Overall - if I need something I will get it, if I don't I won't. I've told my children that I want to keep up with technology, look at how it's come on in the last few years, so if there is something they think would benefit me, please let me know and tell me at any point if they think I'm not understanding something. The battle we had persuading my mum to get a keysafe, which was desperately needed so in an emergency it could be accessed, having a key held by someone several hours away was dangerous, at best the door would need breaking down, it was needed for the alarm people and subsequently the carers. The day she said yes my sister got someone organised to fit it the next day before she changed her mind. I don't want to be that old lady. She wasn't really, she was not well and not thinking straight, she admitted that afterwards. She asked for a tablet once affordable tablets came out, and the first one didn't see her out, she needed a replacement. It meant she could easily order food online without needing to go to the room where the computer was, she ordered online until a few months before the end, sister took over then. Who knows what will be available when I get to that state

This has reminded me of one from the legend that was Barry Cryer.
Some months before he died, he quipped that he’d got to the age where he wouldn’t buy green bananas
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Local friends have installed several car batteries in their garage to collect excess electricity from their solar panels which they use for the EV

My aunt used to say "another clean shirt will do him " when referring to a sick person!

Annsixty, do what will make you comfy and happy!

Right now I am looking for two kittens - I shall be 71 in November, and DH is 66 so we debated whether we are t oo old to cope with kittens and decided no, we want kittens, because realistically, unless they have very short lives, they will be our last kittens. If they live to age of our last pair who were 11 and 16 repectively when they died, the new cats will assuredly be our last kittens. In ten to fifteen years time I may well want another cat, but by then (for the cat's sake if not for my own, ) I shall opt for a youngish cat, not kittens.

I trust when someone (please, someone, SOON) advertises kittens within a reasonable distance of our home, that they will not "see me out."

FannyCornforth

This has reminded me of one from the legend that was Barry Cryer.
Some months before he died, he quipped that he’d got to the age where he wouldn’t buy green bananas
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. Ha, ha - love that!

SusieB50

I need a new sofa but keep thinking is it worth it ? …

Absolutely! Life is for living! If it will make you happy go for it.