While elbow deep in suds washing dishes at the kitchen sink of my parents home, I let my mind wander. I’m at an age where I’m now looking after my parents more. We like to think that they’ll be strong, resilient and independent for a long time but after a while, you see little things […]
“Women Over 50 Are Annoying”
Last night while watching a popular general news show on television, the panel of the 30-something hosts were talking about a segment that had just finished. One of the presenters turned to the other and said, “well, you think that women over 50 are annoying!” He said it in an off hand remark and to […]
The Cloak of Invisibility
I realised that the cloak of invisibility is not fiction. It is in fact, over women of a certain age. Yesterday I went through all my YouTube beauty or fashion channel subscriptions and unsubscribed from those where the women espoused natural beauty (pretty much all of them) and at the same time, have had facial […]
Ageing & Mortality
Yesterday I caught up with a long time girlfriend at a shopping centre near her home for lunch and coffee. We met at University attending Geography 101 classes in our first year at Monash University and since then, despite our studies and then, careers going on different paths: hers towards Geology and Education in remote […]
There’s No One Over 35
This evening while watching The Project, the panel was talking about the stage show Mary Poppins to a guest who was in the show. “Who’s she?” I asked Andrew. He looked up from his phone then started talking about Mrs Poppins and how she was an awful character in the book. “Don’t tell me she’s […]