I turned 59 last week & my good friend freda started a birthday thread by describing my ivory skin, long legs & great mane of hair ...

Well, altho I never spend time in the sun, my arms are a very pale brown, I do have long legs - under a white goddess-sized torso, & I can almost sit on my mane of brown, grey & white hair! I laughed.

I get offered seats on public transport by younger folks & am eagerly awaiting my Seniors Card next year!

I look my age, tho my dermatologist tells me my skin is younger than most woman of my age. I've never taken special care of it, just avoided excessive doses of the vicious Australian sun.

I used to work with a woman who was a few years younger than me. She was one of our managers & always dressed beautifully, was perfectly made-up, & had regular Botox & annual plastic surgery. Her face looked like a Japanese mask. Our union delegate couldn't understand why she argued the management case very forcefully without any expression (she was very anti-union) until I told him the reason.

sandra