Lavender and Grey

Hello.  Still keeping my posts lite.  Giving you a well-earned break from my ramblings.

  But I just have to say this.  I am such a bad person.  We were sidetracked last night with other matters and didn't get to our Skype with American rellies on time.  And today I forgot to take Mr Bertie to his grooming parlour.  What is my brain doing?

In retirement, I've lost the discipline of checking the diary daily.  And even if I do check it first thing, the event is then invariably wiped from my memory banks.  Is this all sounding a bit familiar?

I've not gone hi-tec with pinging reminders.  Pout Life is still encapsulated in a tatty old Filofax, dating back to when they were de rigueur.  That would be the 90s then.  See even my diary is vintage!

But let's do the OOTD and then allow you to go on your merry way.

Old Lady Lavender Woolovers cashmere/merino longline jumper, grey Peacock jeans and scarf, Gabor nubuck ankle boots.

I threw my old East charcoal merino long cardi and then I was snuggly-snuggly to hit one of our local restaurants down the road for a catch up with my Sis and girlie Guernsey cousins.  

Lovely people, lovely evening ! 

What are you like at remembering to do things, to be places, at this time in your life?

I hope you're performing better than me!

A la perchoine.

I'm Old!

My dear reader, I have a revelation to share with you today.  I am old.   

And how do I know this?  Because the colour lavender is kind to me. 

You know, lavender.  The old lady colour.   



As in the film Ladies in Lavender.  A film about old ladies.  And I am one.

I'm scratching my head trying to work out when I actually became "old".

I think it must have been the day I rummaged around in the sales rack at M&S and spotted this top.  And thought "Oh that's a nice colour, that would suit me".

Lavender is kind to an aging skin colour.  It's kind to grey hair.  The colour softens the aging effect. 

I should give The Photographer lavender-tinted glasses through which he can look at me!

My mum used to look gorgeous in lavender as she got older.  I used to compliment her when she wore it.  OK I used to compliment her a lot when she didn't wear it too.

 She had beautiful skin and with that and her kind and fun spirit, she appeared younger than some women 20-30 years her junior.  

I must have stored that image.  Because when I see this lavender top,  I think "Hmnn, must look out for more in this colour now". 

It has been recently announced that the new "old" is from the age of 75 years onwards, according to the health experts.  That makes me "middle-aged".   But throw metabolic age and a leaning towards lavender into the equation and you have one very confused Pout. 

But no matter where you are in life's cycle, I suggest you go out and discover lavender and it's flattering effect.  And then let me know how it worked for you, please, via your blog or in the comments box below.  Enjoy!

  

A la perchoine.