The eggs in the microwave day

A few days ago I had what is now referred to as a ‘senior moment’. Not at all surprising as last May I turned 75. I hard boiled four eggs for our lunch, put them under the cold tap, tapped them to let the air out, they shell more easily then, and put them in a dish in the fridge. Come lunch time I go for the eggs and they just are not there. I looked everywhere, silly places as well as sensible ones. No eggs. Really thought I was losing my marbles. Half an hour later I opened the microwave – yes that’s right, there were my four eggs. I had a good laugh because you have to. Its frightening, very frightening.

Try as you might to put it down to ‘senior moments’ and everyone says ‘oh everybody has those moments, when you clock up over 70 and constantly hear on the news of famous people passing on who are your age, or much younger, you get worried. Is this the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease? Is anybody else noticing your increasing lapses or silly doings? My husband certainly regards me sometimes as if he does. Then the next moment you know you are as completely in control as you have ever been, or at least you seem to be.

Within the last couple of days a new report has come out that we older ones are lacking vitamin D and this can lead to Alzheimers. Get me two packets I cried. Yet I get plenty of sun but apparently our skin does not work properly to make the vitamin. To be honest nothing in my body seems to work properly these days from my digestive system (gall stones is the latest thing I am told I have) my bladder, my knees, shoulder and foot (arthritis) and now my eyes – cataracts coming and a the start of a detached retina. To say I am fed up with this getting old bit is an understatement. But………

I love all this modern stuff, this digital age, just love it. I want to stay around and be compos mentis enough to see all the latest things. All my art is now done on computer see http://www.flickr.com/photos/philipjulie , I Tweet see maybug 74 I have a touch screen mobile phone and use it to go on line, and a notebook. I love the Gadget Show and use the internet on my big computer all the time, be lost without it. Can’t understand how people get on without the internet. Have to be very careful how I talk to people my own age, and a lot younger, who say ‘Can’t be bothered with it’. I feel in touch with the whole world. I have exchanged emails etc. with all kinds of people in many countries and even met one of them when they came to UK from Canada. I have to admit I am not very good at keeping up with them all and rather let them fall into abeyance.

That takes me back to my rant about old age – you see although I am very spry for my age I find I get tired easily these days and the day goes by without me finishing all that I want to do. To often I need a sleep in the afternoon yet I don’t feel granny age inside. Or great granny seeing how young they become grannies these days. I hear it again and again and it is true – you still feel 25 inside – until you can’t find the boiled eggs you put in the microwave instead of the fridge!