Age brings creativity and ingenuity

@vandana7 (98823)

• India

31 May 18

Do you climb ladder? I can climb some types not all.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458006)

• Switzerland

31 May 18

@vandana7 I do and my husband does not want that I do, so I am doing like mom, I look around and if nobody is looking I do.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 18

I think as you get older you get more and more cunning. It's the only way to get along sometimes.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111163)

• El Paso, Texas

31 May 18

Hopefully I won't be one of those that loses her mind in the end, I hate having to search for things

That is a really good shot of the elderly lady. I remember you did a post about her once before a few years ago.

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@vandana7 (98823)

• India

31 May 18

@rebelann I don't eat both fish and egg. B12 I am taking..that is all.

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@vandana7 (98823)

• India

31 May 18

I already forget most of my things..sigh.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111163)

• El Paso, Texas

31 May 18

That can't be good @vandana7 maybe you need to eat more fish and eggs, I read that our brains need vitamin B12 to stay healthy.

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AKRao24

@AKRao24 (27424)

• India

31 May 18

I will go through the link and come back with my comment about this naughty old girl! Thanks!

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AKRao24

@AKRao24 (27424)

• India

31 May 18

@vandana7 , In fact I was recalling my granny...she used to like something like thing only! Thanks!

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@vandana7 (98823)

• India

31 May 18

She has a very sweet face, isn't it? :)

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 18

@vandana7 @AKRao24 That is my mother. She was a darling.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (12595)

• Ireland

31 May 18

@judyev Thanks for the mention. I intend going behind my children’s backs when the time comes.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 18

Since the boys left home, we're forever behind their backs. We just have to be a bit circumspect if we visit!

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94498)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

1 Jun 18

That is true since age is just a number. Living life with a purpose keeps is going on like the Energizer Bunny.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 18

Being active and interested in things helps keep people alert in old age.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94498)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

2 Jun 18

@JudyEv That is true.

Louise Crisologo

@mlgen1037 (29886)

• Manila, Philippines

31 May 18

HI Judy. Your mom is still mischievous at her age. I hope I can meet her.

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Louise Crisologo

@mlgen1037 (29886)

• Manila, Philippines

1 Jun 18

@JudyEv I am sorry, Judy. I would have loved to meet her. But I am happy she lived a full and happy life.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 18

@mlgen1037 Thanks. We were very lucky to have her with us for so long.

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Louise Crisologo

@mlgen1037 (29886)

• Manila, Philippines

1 Jun 18

@JudyEv always a pleasure, Judy. I agree.

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topffer

@topffer (42156)

• France

31 May 18

Like a French proverb tells "to live happily we have to hide away"

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 18

That's a good saying. I don't know that we have anything similar in English.

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ultraman cosmos

@id_peace (14005)

• Singapore

31 May 18

I felt that the aged people are more bold in their work because they had already seen so much and done so much. They will be more willing to be more creative than when they are younger.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 18

Yes, I agree with you.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

31 May 18

Is that your mum there in the photo?lovely

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Dr. Ann

@drannhh (15219)

• United States

1 Jun 18

I wondered too if that was her mother. She is very beautiful.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 18

@amadeo @drannhh Yes, that's my mother. It is my favourite photo of her as an older lady.

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Kimberley

@mom210 (9036)

• United States

31 May 18

I love to hear about people that are still independent at those older ages. I think doing for themselves helps keep them healthy and alive.

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Kimberley

@mom210 (9036)

• United States

1 Jun 18

@JudyEv When my Grandfather got older, could not see as well and so on. His adult children took away his tools. They did not tell him what they were doing, they just took them one day, he went out to his workshop and they were gone. he thought they got stolen. They were afraid he would hurt himself and thought they were doing a good thing, but he could no longer go out there and do what he loved, tinker around in his shed. he only last another couple years, to this day I feel like if they would have let him continue, even if he cut himself, he would have lived a lot longer. They turned him into an old man.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 18

@mom210 That is very, very sad and so short-sighted. Cowardly too to not tell him what they were doing. Far better to let him run a few risks than to break his heart.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 18

I agree with you totally. Very few people want to feel dependent on others.

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

31 May 18

There is more than one way to make it work for sure. That is a funny picture in the mine of an older woman climbing to the top of a tree to get that fruit.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 18

After she picked the fruit she would have made jam from the apricots. Then given most of it away to her friends and family.

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

2 Jun 18

@JudyEv

PLETHOS

@Plethos (13560)

• United States

31 May 18

thats called using your smarts.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 18

It is indeed.

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (26200)

• Singapore

31 May 18

Your mum really willed her body even at that stage. Great spirit to be independent. That reminds me of one senior staff who had heart issues. Then I heard he used to climb coconut trees in his home. I asked him why he took such risks. He said he had been doing that for years and now took a break halfway while climbing! siva

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 18

When you have been doing something for years it would be hard to have to stop, especially if you thought you were still capable of doing it.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (53679)

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31 May 18

I never climbed trees - even when I was a child.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 18

I climbed a few trees. Some are much easier to climb than others.

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@vandana7 (98823)

• India

31 May 18

She is a genius. I would not have thought of that. But now that I know I would know how to avoid neighbors. LOL.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 18

This knowledge might come in very useful for you one day.

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Hazel Vee

@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

1 Jun 18

Climbing any fruit trees would be fun .. your mom obviously was a young at heart and it shows on her face .. lovely smile

that's why she lived a long life ..

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Hazel Vee

@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

2 Jun 18

@JudyEv Her smile lights up .. and you have the same smile ..

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Jun 18

@epiffanie

@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 18

This is a lovely photo of her. She really enjoyed anything that we were able to do with or for her. We had some fun times even when she was really old.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (40515)

• United States

2 Jun 18

What a wonderful memory of your mom! How long did she live? We should all be that young at that age.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (40515)

• United States

2 Jun 18

@JudyEv Wow, that's wonderful you had her for so long! I expect her active mind and body helped keep her young.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Jun 18

@1creekgirl I'm sure it did.

Kharla Jolly

@kobesbuddy (74554)

• East Tawas, Michigan

1 Jun 18

This made me smile, thinking about my own mother her last couple years. Once, I asked Mom to stay at the top of the porch steps, until I moved the car up closer. My intention was to help her, of course. After I moved the car, Mom was already at the bottom of the steps. No way was Mom gonna allow her daughter, to give her any advice! lol

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