Quote of the week: Zadie Smith on age
There’s an interesting feature on age and agelessness by Zadie Smith in this month’s Elle magazine. Smith questions what agelessness actually means, “I believe age — and the awaren...
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Setting up a business in your 50s: JamJar Flowers
Melissa Richardson likens managing a floristry business to running a successful model agency, ‘Flowers are like models, they respond well to good treatment.’ The founder of JamJar Flowers ...
Menopause, menopause, menopause
Last week, Dr Andrea Davies an academic at Leicester University suggested that by saying ‘menopause’ three times a day in the workplace, male and female colleagues could help reduc...
Cycle Chic: what to wear on a bike
‘Everyone knows everything about you,’ said one of my real-life friends recently, ‘It’s all online.’ Obviously, I disagreed.
My Constant Companion
I was walking up a dirt track in Crete when I lost my friend. It’s almost a week now and even though I have retraced our steps and not found her, I know she’s still there, hidden among the roots o...
Madonna: Like an Icon – at 60
The music industry has never been kind to the older woman, says Lucy O’Brien. Female artists are expected to disappear gracefully, but Madonna, as ever, continues to buck trends.
A beautiful city break: 48-hours in Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a beautiful city in a picturesque setting on the River Garonne. It’s like a more laid back version of Paris with equally handsome limestone buildings that, given the right light, emanate...
That’s Not My Age has a new not-so-basic look!
Websites are like wardrobes, they need a refresh from time to time. And That’s Not My Age’s update was long overdue.
Books to read: There Are No Grown-Ups
I finally got round to reading Pamela Druckerman’s latest book There Are No Grown-Ups, on holiday. Well, on the return journey – a delayed flight helped.
My six favourite pieces of sportswear: activewear that works hard during a workout
My plan to return to running has reached a standstill. Too long spent in one position at the computer screen, and not enough time moving around, stretching and generally having a life – and the recu...
Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up at the V&A
‘Everybody thinks they know Frida, but actually they don’t know her at all,’ Claire Wilcox senior curator at the V&A has said. My Frida knowledge is hazy, I’m not going t...
Help! I’m at risk of becoming an ‘elder orphan’
Having to suddenly re-patriate to Canada to take care of my severely ill mother, I’ve been working on Finding Joy in the Meantime, says Alexia Economou. But I was taken aback recently, when I ca...
