Well, thanks to you all. So many strategies, some I can use straight away and some for a rainy day.

As to my age I am 55 and have played guitar - mostly chords for songs - and tunes on tenor banjo and mandolin. I bought a mandola from Hobgoblin about 3 months ago and it has inspired me. It sounds so good but I am, like Sorcha getting bored, with the same tunes. I suppose we all get slower as we get older but perhaps I have a few months left.

I will chuck my concept of age and time at this point. It revolves around always being half way through my life. My Mother lasted to nearly 90. As I can't remember much of the first 10 years I am a about half way. As I age I will realise that I wasted much of my youth so I will still have half of my most useful years ahead of me.

So, thanks to all again, ever the optimist, on to Mason's Apron!