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Becoming a granny at 71 and 73 and not a lot sooner. I am of course privileged to have them at all but energy levels are not what they were so I can't run after the toddlers. I suppose I could say having them was also my greatest joy, so I'm being a bit ambivalent here !

What have you just stopped doing to post on here?

Yes Top of the Pops 1964 when it was still made in Manchester.

Who would you like to ask for a meal with you -alive or dead?

Sorry missed a post
Pegging out washing.

Who would you ask for a meal with you- alive or dead? (you can have more than 1 person)

I would live to see my dear late father, to say my goodbyes properly. ( brings a tear to my eye)

How often to you check tyre pressure and fluid levels on your car?

'love' not 'live'!

(Belladonna, Great Compton was a disappointment)
Definitely not as often as I should.

What's the next event in your life, that your looking forward to ?

the HANG concert here on Tuesday - I feel so lucky

are you afraid of the dark?

Not especially, although I wouldn't want to be walking outside on my own in it.

What are you most dreading, if anything?

My elderly mother not coping- she will hate not being able to shower herself etc.

What is the furthest you have walked in one day?

20mile charity walk when I was about 13.

How often do you visit your nearest major city, which one is it ?

About once a year, but only if I have to! It is Oxford.

Do you change for bed at bedtime or earlier?

At bedtime.

Do you still put photos in albums?

Not these days

Do you like to swim in the sea? In the UK?

I used to, not anymore.

Where is the furthest away from home that you've travelled.

Sad to say Italy is the furthest I've been.

How often do you go food shopping ?

Once a week, and top ups of fresh stuff every every two or three days.

Big knickers or skimpy ones?

Both and some in between depending on what I'm wearing.

If you could have a 'superpower' what would it be?

To go back in time and relive some happy times.

Tell us about your oldest friend (the one you met first)

I met my oldest friend in 1961 at school (We still meet for coffee.)

Are you a War Baby, a Baby Boomer or neither of these?

A war baby

What are your plans for today?

wait for our musicians to arrive from Budapest

which job would be your worst nightmare?

A surgeon.

Do you have any cats?

[am intrigued by your musicians from Budapest granjura]

2 cats, Saffron and Bugsie.

Do you buy bottled water? If so why?

Only if I get thirsty whilst out and about.

Did you ever have a holiday romance? (I married mine)

An American Airman in Italy on my second trip abroad. Didn't keep in touch.

Are you having a traditional Sunday lunch today?