‘It’s for your own protection’ we’re told. Lock down the world to save the older people from dying from the virus. And at the same time here in the UK this lockdown also protects the NHS (the public National Health … Continued
LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS THE SILVER TENT NEWSLETTER APRIL 2020 Dear Silver Sisters, LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS I woke up this morning with a whole new lightness of spirit as if a corner has … Continued
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THE SIZZLING SILVER 60s! On 4th October 2019 I’ll be 64… and I’ve been thinking back to 4th October 2015 as I approached my 60th birthday, and deciding I was going to make this 7th decade the best ever. So … Continued
ARE WE REALLY INVISIBLE ONCE WE’RE OVER 50? Invisible at 40 No! I became invisible at 40. It was a real shock to my system. All of a sudden it seemed that men (and women) noticed my sister who is … Continued