I reached a milestone at the weekend, my 60th birthday. Until yesterday, this post was about my feelings on being 60 and how ageism is the only prejudice that is still roaming untamed. But thinking about it, I thought it was all a bit dark; and having cried for joy today at hearing about the Pfizer vaccine, and how we might be back to normal by spring, I thought I'd create something a little more light hearted.
So here are my 60 Things: 60 things I love. I should explain first that some of these are informed by my younger self, nostalgia and memories ----there were certain films and TV shows we adored in my family, and I knew all the words and songs. There are a couple of books in the list which I loved as a child / teen, but wouldn't want to read now.
10 Favourite Books
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
1984 - George Orwell
Never No More - Maura Laverty
The Long Walk - Slavomir Rawicz
Papillon - Henri Charriere
Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
The Skin Chairs - Barbara Comyns
The Women's Room - Marilyn French
The Golden Notebook - Doris Lessing
Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
10 Favourite Films
Oliver! (musical starring Mark Lester, Ron Moody)
Far From the Madding Crowd (Julie Christie, Terence Stamp version)
Jean de Florette
Manon des Sources
Frankie and Johnny
Carry On Camping
The Great St Trinians Bank Robbery
The Passion of the Christ
The Sound of Music
The Railway Children
10 Favourite TV Shows
Game of Thrones
I Claudius
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
Line of Duty
Top of the Pops
Jesus of Nazareth
All Creatures Great and Small (1970s version)
Das Boot (original version)
10 Miscellaneous Likes
Sloths
Bats
Cheese, most types except goat's
Sunrise
Rain after weeks of dry weather (yes it happens once in a blue moon!)
Waking up on the first day of a holiday abroad
Waking up on Christmas Day
Walking on a beach in winter
Seeing the first bulbs pop their heads above ground: the harbingers of spring
After a long and steep walk in the Lake District, seeing the car (!)
5 Celebrities I Adored (clue: I was not the type to fall for Brad Pitt or anyone too obvious)
Mark Lester (I was 8)
James Drury "The Virginian"
Jeff Thomson (Australian fast bowler)
David Bowie (always)
Colin Farrell
5 Girls I'd Like As Best Friends
Marian Keyes
Nigella Lawson
Jane Garvey
Claudia Winkleman
Liza Tarbuck
10 Favourite David Bowie Songs
In the pictures I'm wearing the red plaid Fabienne Chapot dress that I bought for my birthday, from The Bias Cut. Originally I was going to wear it for dinner at one of our favourite restaurants in London, the Gilbert Scott. Hopefully it will happen in a month's time - we rescheduled for early December when England should be out of lockdown again.
I won't forget my 60th birthday in lockdown - it was the day that Joe Biden won the US election, and a few days later, a vaccine was announced for Covid, so it looks as if we are finally turning the corner and good things are starting to happen.
I'm back on Friday with a bonus post to tell you about a beauty box that was really worth the money, and the return of an old favourite - it might surprise you to know what this is but you can read the preamble in my post from 2008.
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Happy belated birthday!! I hope you had a wonderful day! It's lovely to know you a bit better.
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