tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post6449315382082259092..comments2024-03-19T08:35:01.699+00:00Comments on Love my life: I'm such a cutie ;o)Meanqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-32817816238995303182017-09-23T11:17:21.353+01:002017-09-23T11:17:21.353+01:00Old? No way! Your comment about the roping & s...Old? No way! Your comment about the roping & sheeting made me smile. It was TWENTY EIGHT years ago when you kindly took me out in your truck for my work experience, and you taught me roping & sheeting...something I've not done since! Lol. However, I've done plenty of curtainside & double deck work. I just wanted to thank you for the work experience and all the good advice, which I took and it all worked out great for me, so you are responsible for that :) I'm now friends with one of your old trucking friends, Lesley. She's Lovely. I'm now 44 (how did that happen?!) and I don't feel or look 'old'. You're as old as you feel. Keep on trucking (or walking/hiking!). Caroline xxxCarolinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-70644202664721001012017-09-11T01:32:55.232+01:002017-09-11T01:32:55.232+01:00I think Jill,that Chris may be saying go away to t...I think Jill,that Chris may be saying go away to the person who offended her and that it was sweet fanny adams xflisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-54285305261836574512017-09-11T00:17:14.134+01:002017-09-11T00:17:14.134+01:00I think Jill, it may mean sweet fanny adams xI think Jill, it may mean sweet fanny adams xflisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-90854616082494874992017-09-10T13:16:58.680+01:002017-09-10T13:16:58.680+01:00What on earth goes ' Go figure'mean. Is th...What on earth goes ' Go figure'mean. Is this Amercian slang.Jillgingetcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230406152790529824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-17641563800526337132017-09-09T12:22:04.908+01:002017-09-09T12:22:04.908+01:00Love your blog and thank you for all the amusement...Love your blog and thank you for all the amusement and ideas you have given me. A long time ago I was told I should have been a blonde "cos you sure are dizzy". My favorite comment on the age thing was "how old are you anyway" I replied "80" "Thats all right then I am 85"and off she went leaving me wondering what was all right? Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752716497178206096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-12561212810718635172017-09-09T06:43:54.282+01:002017-09-09T06:43:54.282+01:00No one has ever called me old, at least not to my ...No one has ever called me old, at least not to my face. I have been called eccentric, that I march to my own drummer, silly, bohemian, free spirit. But, don't call me "honey,' "sweetie," or "sugar." I tell women we don't know each other that well. I am not a little old lady who is complimented by these words. Mostly, don't call me "Miss Linda." It is insulting and patronizing! I will by 71 on Sept 11, but I don't feel old in spite of a 100% disability. Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-39745463456305886212017-09-08T22:23:24.401+01:002017-09-08T22:23:24.401+01:00Such an insulting and patronising comment which I ...Such an insulting and patronising comment which I wish you'd left up so others could have responded. I never think of myself as old and am still as fit and slim as I was in my 20s whereas most people at work of my age are grossly overweight and unfit. I see myself as independent and quirky. KristelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-18936379292817225502017-09-08T18:47:28.242+01:002017-09-08T18:47:28.242+01:00So ... I will refer to myself as "old," ...So ... I will refer to myself as "old," but am quite miffed if someone else refers to me as old! Go figure. What I have is experience, yet I'm always learning. I don't want to be young again in the sense of not having the benefit of experience, but I do wish sometimes I didn't see my mother staring back at me in the mirror. I'm surprised and often wonder how it is I got "old." I feel so young. Chris MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-87658797600090895122017-09-08T11:47:54.323+01:002017-09-08T11:47:54.323+01:00I agree with whoever said your commenter may have ...I agree with whoever said your commenter may have been very young. I work with teenagers and they think over 25 is old. Old is a relative in some ways. If it all works then it works!suehttp://suemsimplicity.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-65254623457829823002017-09-08T11:27:16.265+01:002017-09-08T11:27:16.265+01:00Yes, right... i love you... very funny...Yes, right... i love you... very funny...regen suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309093496543473502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-56495206630151305252017-09-08T08:59:34.266+01:002017-09-08T08:59:34.266+01:00I think you are eccentric, your post is littered w...I think you are eccentric, your post is littered with kisses, X X X Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-36073156530557876432017-09-08T08:58:06.312+01:002017-09-08T08:58:06.312+01:00I can see where you're going with that Jean. I...I can see where you're going with that Jean. It is about how you act, how you present yourself, your attitude to life is all in the mind. I know some elderly, and disabled people, who are up and about every day, making the most of their lives. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-85145037485708618842017-09-08T08:53:30.657+01:002017-09-08T08:53:30.657+01:00Well I never knew that. Well I never knew that. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-1139783224579302022017-09-08T08:52:24.420+01:002017-09-08T08:52:24.420+01:00That rings a bell, 'kept finding other things ...That rings a bell, 'kept finding other things to do'. I suffer from the same condition, I think it's called distraction. I start something, move about, pick something up, put it down over there. It's never ending.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-12911496806495942402017-09-08T00:59:54.246+01:002017-09-08T00:59:54.246+01:00I got the nickname of 'fidget' when I was ...I got the nickname of 'fidget' when I was at school and my husband still thinks it fits me to a 'T' - and I am fast approaching 70. At least we don't let the grass grow under our feet do we. <br />Yesterday I cleared our guest bedroom ready for us to decorate. A job which should have taken an hour took all day as I kept finding other things to do along the way. I guess 'fidget' is still going strong.<br />Love your blog. Marilyn Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13103014047732583134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-72539022264831922602017-09-07T23:17:26.598+01:002017-09-07T23:17:26.598+01:00I think one of the problems is that the media ofte...I think one of the problems is that the media often promotes such a negative view of our mature years. It's all cancer, dementia, loneliness, visiting hospitals, doom and gloom etc., when the reality is that for every person coping with these awful things, there are many more who are still fit and active and out and about having fun. I have two neighbours, one is 80 and the other 90 and both are glamorous ladies who have busy lives - the 90 year old is hoping to emigrate to Los Angeles to live with her son!! I do worry a lot about becoming ill or not being able to look after myself - that's why I love your blog Ilona, because you have such a great attitude to life and you're out and about doing loads of interesting things.kateonthecoasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891902076668283146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-82376674210965029292017-09-07T22:19:25.382+01:002017-09-07T22:19:25.382+01:00I have been looking after my Aunt,who is 93 soon,a...I have been looking after my Aunt,who is 93 soon,and got dementia..but she said the same thing to me!,Its bloody hard work though when caring for them 24 hours a day 7 days a week,Debi,xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-5729084979491429052017-09-07T20:49:53.467+01:002017-09-07T20:49:53.467+01:00Well whoever made that comment must have been a fe...Well whoever made that comment must have been a fetus because you are nowhere near old. I remember an auntie of mine seemed very, very old but when I look back on the photographs she was only in her 50's and was a very with-it looking lady. I remember a comment on another ladies channel who does beauty related things - she is 59 and absolutely gorgeous (username uppiesbeads). The comment was 'eww old ladies doing makeup'. So silly. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16222548444777098486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-43759836650454587002017-09-07T20:38:52.703+01:002017-09-07T20:38:52.703+01:00Hi Ilona, I am about 15 years younger than you, an...Hi Ilona, I am about 15 years younger than you, and have always said to myself, "crikey I hope I can be as young as Ilona when I'm her age" as in fit, healthy, energetic, enthusiastic, positive, fun, sensible and nobody's fool. I would say you are in many ways younger than a lot of people your chronological junior. Indeed your commentator must've been a kid. Some smashing comments on here on the theme of "you're as young/old as you feel" Cheers, ElaineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-33875328196329626482017-09-07T20:31:22.406+01:002017-09-07T20:31:22.406+01:00Yes-I like it now if I don't do normal but I d...Yes-I like it now if I don't do normal but I did get bullied by the neighbour for years for having dogs and not children (was her excuse to the police mediator)I was called a hermit because I only do invigilating and not a full time job.I have hemiplegia so have to pace myself.I'm now 58 and happy and free xflisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-26700215819172293142017-09-07T19:26:11.586+01:002017-09-07T19:26:11.586+01:00I belong to a sewing group and a past member said,...I belong to a sewing group and a past member said, 'When you die be sure to to have your husband call me to buy your fabric'. We are the same age...65! I have lots of wrinkles and graying hair but I always say no one has died from looking old. I can still lift 50lb. bags of grain, walk a couple miles a day, and my husband and I maintain our 2 acres. An 'old' farmer(he was 90 at the time and died at 98....run over by his tractor) told me 'you are the hardest working woman I know'....and at 90 I'm sure he knew a lot. So lift your glass with me and lets celebrate being MATURE! Ilona you will never be old you are feisty, adventuresome, and have a great attitude. I like the saying 'At the end of life I plan to use up everything the Lord gave me and slide into Heaven saying what a ride'! Patty McQuiltingwiththefarmerswifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018737848283028222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-73188234706348046462017-09-07T19:13:36.635+01:002017-09-07T19:13:36.635+01:00Flis, your descriptions made me laugh. What is ...Flis, your descriptions made me laugh. What is 'normal' I ask myself. It's about being yourself and not putting a square peg into a round hole. We're all different which makes the world go round. AmandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-19184264523280272322017-09-07T18:58:28.931+01:002017-09-07T18:58:28.931+01:00I'm 58 and I've just travelled 200 odd mil...I'm 58 and I've just travelled 200 odd miles to attend a pirate festival in full costume. A word I'd chose for myself is "independent" - I am very lucky to be free of many of life's responsibilities now and I want to use my remaining active years to do as many fun things as possible. To describe a mature person as "cute" is so insulting!! I think it's really important to keep active and curious about the world. A lot of the youngsters seem to think "pensioners" are living the life of riley with index linked money. What they don't comprehend is that many retirees know how to budget properly and are content with less in order to have their years of freedom. kateonthecoasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891902076668283146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-742170831808894892017-09-07T18:48:41.547+01:002017-09-07T18:48:41.547+01:00I have been told that I am a bit bonkers but I don...I have been told that I am a bit bonkers but I don't mind, I see it as having fun. I'd rather be bonkers than miserable.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-75616995447811836122017-09-07T18:31:35.548+01:002017-09-07T18:31:35.548+01:00Ilona, as long as you remain interested and curiou...Ilona, as long as you remain interested and curious about all that life has to offer, you are adventurous, busy, involved, kind, happy and generous, you will forever be young. I learn from your example every time I read your blog. You inspire me, thank-you. Patricia (age 69)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com