“A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams” John Barrymore, Actor, 1882-1942.
I have been a bit quiet on the QOTW front as I have been enjoying some work and personal travel. On the last leg of my most recent trip I had the pleasure of sitting next to a fascinating elderly lady. We got talking and she told me of her 3-week cruise around the Caribbean and how she had several such adventures by herself every year. She told me of the many charity organisations she supported and how she liked to help ‘old people’. She told me of her wonderful garden and the ambitious plans she has for it's re-design.
It was truly a delight to talk to someone so vibrant and so interesting that our conversation was only punctuated by her many, many requests for me to repeat myself once, twice, sometimes three times. You see whilst her mind was as sharp, filled with hope, ambitions and dreams her hearing was failing somewhat…she was after all 94!
I have been a bit quiet on the QOTW front as I have been enjoying some work and personal travel. On the last leg of my most recent trip I had the pleasure of sitting next to a fascinating elderly lady. We got talking and she told me of her 3-week cruise around the Caribbean and how she had several such adventures by herself every year. She told me of the many charity organisations she supported and how she liked to help ‘old people’. She told me of her wonderful garden and the ambitious plans she has for it's re-design.
It was truly a delight to talk to someone so vibrant and so interesting that our conversation was only punctuated by her many, many requests for me to repeat myself once, twice, sometimes three times. You see whilst her mind was as sharp, filled with hope, ambitions and dreams her hearing was failing somewhat…she was after all 94!
