Tag: aging
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Happy birthday to Elizabeth and happy hogmanay 2025
We followed our tradition on New Year’s Eve yesterday which also happens to be Elizabeth’s birthday to go to the pantomime at His Majesty’s Theatre. It was excellent. We had particularly good seats this year in the 5th row from the front but this meant we got wet as in typical pantomime style one of…
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Sourdough mother, glasses and beets
When I first started making my own sourdough consistently a couple of years ago I used a starter bought from Hodmedod’s. I’ve been feeding and nurturing that same starter ever since. Recently I wondered how old it was, or as they say in baking parlance, “how old the mother is”. I emailed Hodmedod’s to find…
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Smarter and distinguished
I just got my first pair of reading glasses. I guess this is what happens when you reach your mid-40s, or almost. I’m 44. I’ve always had 20/20 vision even up until a couple of years ago. But lately, I’ve noticed I have to hold things further away from my face to read the print…
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