Tag Archives: aging

Wrinkles and the art of aging

Posted on Mar 30, 2018 by TanGental

When my mother had her cataracts done the one downside was the realisation her skin was no longer smooth – more bark than balm, as she thought it. Not that she really minded. She just wished she’d realised. I found … Continue reading →

Posted in family, humour, miscellany | Tagged aging, dad, mum, parents, poetry | 32 Comments

The Urge to Splurge #affluenza

Posted on Jun 23, 2017 by TanGental

Affluenza (n) a portmanteau word fusing affluence and influenza and meaning a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more. I wrote recently about my weight loss over the last … Continue reading →

Posted in humour, miscellany, thought piece | Tagged affluenza, aging, clothes, consumerism, spending, vanity | 26 Comments

VGC, one careful lady driver…

Posted on Mar 17, 2016 by TanGental

I woke the other day and my thumb didn’t work. The night before, the last thing I did was set the alarm clock. I used my thumb. Overnight it jammed. ‘Arthritis,’ one friend said. ‘Gout, perhaps,’ another mused. ‘It’s age,’ … Continue reading →

Posted in humour, memories, miscellany | Tagged aging, arthritis, humour | 28 Comments

When I was nine…

Posted on Mar 14, 2016 by TanGental

… I loved the rain, real pouring, can’t see your feet from the splashing rain. I would walk up the gutters letting my shoes fill with water until the socks slip-slid inside and imagined floating on the surface of the … Continue reading →