Hooray for the older persons

The International Day of Older Persons was yesterday.  I think.  I'm one of that number now and have the bad memory to prove it.  It’s meant to raise the awareness of the issues and challenges of ageing in today’s world.  But I'm not here to moan about all that.

This year’s theme ‘Digital Equity for All Ages’ reinforces the need for access and meaningful participation in the digital world by older people.  It's aim is to increase older persons trust and confidence in carrying out online activities.  So here I am doing my bit, doing it while I remember how.

And I'm never averse to sharing one of the great the joys of my advanced years, in this case my little great-grand-daughter, Lexis.  Here she is with a little surprise I had waiting for her, a pretty little mermaid who she named Alexander.  I suggested it might be Alexandra but she poo pooed that idea. And she didn't much like the idea of Alexander being a mermaid so her tail had to be removed and Lexis and I undertook our first joint venture of designing and making her a new skirt "that she could walk in'.  She's a practical child, could see no sense in having a tail. 

Lexis and her mother were at my place for haircuts from my daughter.  More of a trim than a cut but she didn't appreciate the difference and was more than a little concerned.  But she trusts her "Aunty Lone" and was a model client.

This was her second haircut, the first was also in my dining room, same hairdresser. 

She's losing her babyish look, growing so fast.  Off to school in the new year.  Ah, well.

I'm a bit late to the party for Mental Health Awareness Week which finishes today.  As I said in my previous post, I was feeling a bit unhinged last week but having that lovely connected feeling with my daughter, grand-daughter and g-g-daughter has put all that to rest.  Finding happiness in the simple things.