OLD

Old:  Having lived for a long time; no longer young.  Belonging only or chiefly to the past; former or previous.  New American Oxford Dictionary

Hmmmm

Old as it pertains to antiques – officially – an item must be 100 years old or older.  Old as it pertains to people?  Depends on your prospective.  If you are 6, old could be 20;  14, old is probably 40; 35, old may be 70.  And so on.

“Middle age” has floated around 40-55.  That makes dead 80-110!  The phrase “3/4 age” has not caught on.

But, dearies, by any of those definitions, The Queen is old.    AAAUUUUUUGGHHH!

Old is physical, mental and emotional.  The last majority of years this Queen was 35 mentally.  This explains the quirkiness.  Emotionally varies between 20-ish and 100 (just guessing).  Physically, oh my.  Some days, 100.

Some of you are probably wondering at this point just how we're going to work in the subject of ‘books’.  I know you were.  Well.  Lately we’ve been noticing written references to ‘old’.  ‘She was a spry 70'.  ‘Thriving in the assisted living atmosphere at just over 70.’  ‘Now that she was over 70, there were frequent little memory lapses.’  Is this, in fact, the accepted opinion?  Harrumph

Not until 65 did we begin to notice physical ‘stuff’ associated with aging (not old).  And it is irritating.  We had been totally convinced that we would be either a) immune or b) dead.  Who knew?  Genetic history supports this opinion.  So.

There are no ‘plans’.  How does one ‘plan’ for something you don’t believe will ever happen?  Now not being maudlin my peeps.  Just honest.  Hint:  Make your bucket list at 50.  That gives you time to actually check some thing off!

So, she restates.  The Queen has finally come to a birthday she doesn’t really want to acknowledge. (Well maybe except for presents.  We love presents!).  But, hey, she’s still here!  Relating to the dictionary definition, but of course.

Gotta go.  This weather isl making my back hurt…..

Your Queen

PS:  Never giving up 'quirkiness'.