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Let's look at this ageing lark together!

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Is this the last of the summer? And the summer dresses?

Hello everyone Is that it? Is this the end of the horrendous heat we’ve been having in the UK? I do hope so. I know us Brits complain about the weather all the time, with often very little reason as,

conversations with an older woman 21 August 2026 Health, Style Read more

A wedding in the family! And a fashion parade from me!

Hello everyone I hope I won’t bore you rigid with this blog, but I just have to tell you of an exceedingly happy event I went to a couple of days ago. This was my son’s wedding. A year ago

conversations with an older woman 10 August 2026 Style Read more

Two visits to the Tate – two very different exhibitions

Hello again everyone At the beginning of July we (my other half and me) went to the Tate Modern and at the end of the month we went to the Tate Britain, and two more contrasting exhibitions you could not

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A much loved hot weather outfit

Hello again Good news! Our hot weather is just about to lessen this weekend, however, the much needed rain is not forecast for another 10 days. It’s been a long, long heatwave, which is very unusual for the UK, and

conversations with an older woman 16 July 202617 July 2026 Style Read more

Our unusual hot weather

Hi everyone Another gap, but whilst I was away from this blog I was busily writing my latest piece for My Other Blog. Do have a look as it is not at all any kind of rant, instead it is

conversations with an older woman 6 July 2026 Health, Style Read more

On being 80

Hi everyone I thought I might give you some of my reflections on turning 80. This is due, partly, to the actual event of my 80th birthday, and also because I’ve just read one of my gifts, a book by

conversations with an older woman 19 June 202613 July 2026 Attitudes to ageing Read more

My birthday outfit

Hi everyone This is more like it! For my birthday I went, as you would expect, to an art gallery. This time the gallery was in Eastbourne, which is quite near where we live. And I wore an outfit that

conversations with an older woman 9 June 2026 Art, Style Read more

Hello again!

Hi everyone Another gap between these blog posts! But again, I haven’t been idle, as there is a new post on My Other Blog, which you can read if you so wish. OK, is this going to be a post

conversations with an older woman 27 April 2026 Attitudes to ageing, Health, Style Read more

Three reasonably priced skirts for wearing on a cruise

Hello everyone There’s been a bit of a gap, many apologies, but it’s just living a life, seeing people, various appointments and not sitting at my desk, which is good in a way. And also I’ve been thinking more about

conversations with an older woman 24 March 2026 Style Read more

This is getting to be quite a habit!

Hello again And yes, I’m at an art exhibition – again! This time it was at the Tate Britain and the Turner & Constable. Rivals and Originals. They were born within a year of each other, Turner in 1775 and

conversations with an older woman 11 March 2026 Art, London visit, Style Read more
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About me

My name is Penny Kocher, I am 80 years old, and I live in the UK, in a small county town called Lewes. I used to write two blogs: Frugal Fashion Shopper and My Other Blog.
My reasons for setting up this new blog is how do we make these years the ‘best of times’ whilst also acknowledging and dealing with our ageing bodies. 

So, this new blog will have posts on health issues, but I will also write about films, television, books and visits to art galleries. Occasionally thrown into the mix will be a post on style, and ones that are more serious and/or political. 

Above all I hope to have conversations with everyone who reads this blog.  Ageing comes to us all – let’s look at this ageing lark together! 


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