Thought of the Day ...

I have decided that old people are brilliant (well, some of them ... well OK, mainly the loopy ones).

My reasons for coming to this conclusion was a steady stream of fine specimens tottering past the office window this morning.

These included:

A fine old fellow in a very smart, if somewhat outdated, suit who had chosen to top his natty ensemble off with a bright pink bobble hat.

A lady with rather fetching lilac knee high socks ... I know she had these because one of her trouser legs was tucked in up to the knee (I prefer to think that this was a delightfully quirky fashion statement rather than a wardrobe malfunction).

And best of all a very little, very old lady, hunched and whiskery, who had an equally little, old, hunched and whiskery dog whom she was pushing around in one of those little plastic cars they make for toddlers, you know, the ones with a long handle? The dog had a tiny jumper on too, not a designer shop-bought one, oh no! This was a proper knitted-by-your-senile-great-aunt job, and he clearly thought he was the business. That one definitely had the Aww-Factor.

Yep, geriatrics rock! I basically love their whole "Eff it! I'm old! I'll do what I like!" attitude.

Bless 'em!

We should all be more like that.

It's amazing what you notice when you stop and pay attention.