Older old age? 25 2 12

...is simply that that you got there you arrived and not necessarily all in one piece!

No, old age one has to say doesn't have a lot to recommend it unless one has boundless energy, enterprise and a comfortable disposition financially it has to be said, which is not to say I am complaining for as we have said before in these blogs retaining focus is very important which is what I claim keeps me on the right track...

No, at the start of the festive season we got an invitation to go next door for a glogg a Scandinavian beverage drank at this time of year generally of red wine heated to which are added raisins and almond nuts and maybe a stick of cinnamon. The conversation quickly turned to retirement which is the condition of both my wife and myself whilst he and his wife are on the threshold of retirement both practicing architects for the time being. And she told how she aims to write a book about windmills here in these northern countries surprising me at least with some numbers which suggested there were once upon a time far more windmills here than in Holland for example. A very interesting project then!

Well i retired on the Friday I reached retiring age to be kicked out like all my contemporaries only exceptionally I got to return the following Monday to begin a new job as Consultant for a couple of projects no-one else was really suited to handle. Suffice to say I had lots of energy then and in the group I represented my company in a manner of speaking I was commissioned to write a book about it.

But with the passing years nowadays I content myself writing this blog walking round the town doing the shopping with my little rucksack on my back and going for my daily swim in the sea, chatting with acquaintances I meet along the way some neutral ones others ex-colleagues from the company I worked for for the last 20 years of my working life. Maybe taking a few pics along the way of anything that takes my fancy.

With a diminishing friendship base it has to be said also which is the major rub for me of the whole undertaking: people dying by the wayside others too weary to keep a friendship going will help you younger people get my message. When I content myself by thanking my lucky stars for still enjoying sound health a good pension and the company of my wife and the two families spawned by our two sons each with their wives and two children one with daughters the other with sons.

Another great thing about retirement is that one gets to reflect on the life one has lead in a way which is just not possible for those with still a long way to go before reaching old age because they neither have the time for such leisurely reflection as a rule nor the experiences to reflect upon, at least not to the same extent. As one descends into oblivion of one form or another it also has to be said but for a good many of these days in retirement with most of one’s faculties still intact which in this day and age is quite well provided for with all the dietary supplements and medications otherwise available for treating all the ailments of old age.

Lastly in this short blog it is perhaps worth saying too that contenting one’s self with the company of people who are also retired or growing old would also be a virtue for the aged but perhaps I have not quite arrived myself just the noo because I do so like the company of younger people, and well let’s just leave it there for now!! Have a good day everyone as I hope you too are contented with your lot for the present age in which you reside..?

Pics today of the sun rise and sun set a few days ago as the days begin to lengthen once again...

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Footnote: I wrote this blog as you can see 10 years ago later this year and am now re-publishing it since yesterday it took its latest hit...still pegging on as the Lancashire Mill-worker's expression would have it: which to say still doing today what i was doing then only now my old blogs strike a new chord which prompts me to re-post them expressing a side to my nature i can still appreciate in maybe a slightly different light?