Vitality Secrets of Male Superstars over 70

Dear friends. You may have noticed from his recent concert live appearances how fit and healthy 82 year old Paul McCartney looked. As did Ringo Starr, 84, who joined him on stage at the O2.

Both have excellent posture and have always been slim. On stage, they looked like men decades younger. 

Their diet and exercise choices are not widely known. When they're interviewed, it's typically about their music, whereas any women who look good, no matter what age, are automatically grilled about plastic surgery and tweakments.  

Another male celebrity who looks amazing is Bjorn Ulvaeus, 79. 

Let's see what we can discover about these three perennial favourites,  and if they have any common ground in their vitality. 

Going Green from the 1960s to the 2020s

 Tell Us About Challenge

Dear friends. Welcome to our last Tell Us About challenge of 2024.

This month UK blogger Rosie Amber chose the prompt, and it's Going Green. It's been interpreted in several different ways by bloggers from across the world.

Shimmer and Shine

 & Wow on Wednesday

Dear friends. Iris Apfel famously said "More is more, and less is a bore." It's not an edict I take to heart except at this time of year.  

Normally I wear maybe two or three Georgian crystal necklaces, and wouldn't dream of adding extra bling.  But the festive season calls for a bit of dazzle, and sequins, bad though they are for the environment, will never go out of style.

The Girl in the Window by Diana Wilkinson

 

Dear friends. Today's spotlight falls on an intriguing pyschological thriller by Diana Wilkinson,  The Girl in the Window.  It's always a challenge to review books like this without giving spoilers, but hopefully I'll give you enough to pique your interest.

Publisher's Description

I know their secrets...

Every morning, I sit at the same table of my favourite café, sip my cappuccino, and watch them.

The woman has no idea I’m watching, day after day, unravelling the secrets of her life. I see the way she smiles when he arrives, how she glances over her shoulder… like someone who is hiding something.

She thinks she’s in control, but has no idea I’m on to them…

I know a lot more about the man. For a start, he’s not who he pretends to be – his lies are as plain as the nose on your face.

There’s more to this story than meets the eye, a lot more than I’ll ever let on. I already know a lot about the man, but have learnt so much more from watching.

Why do I think the man should tell me what’s going on?

Because he’s my husband. That’s why.

An unforgettable tale of deceit, lies and revenge, from the bestselling author of The Girl in Seat 2A.

My Thoughts

They say that nothing good comes from spying on others, and this would definitely be the case for Izzy. She's married to Jed and convinced he's having an affair, after seeing him from the window of a back street coffee shop where, unbeknown to him, she goes for a daily caffeine fix.

Izzy is an unreliable narrator. She has several phobias and describes both herself and Jed as having deep-rooted issues. She says "He's insecure, and I'm unbalanced, on the cusp of crazy." 

Her job as an agony aunt for the local paper sees her testing some of her theories about Jed's affair among the readers. She starts inventing letters and seeking readers' thoughts on the agony aunt  Facebook page.

She finds out that Jed may be up to his neck in deception and has possibly been involved in serious crime.

The tension grows and I felt almost like shouting out loud "No!" when Izzy seemed to be close to having a secret affair of her own with a "wide boy" builder who is developing the rundown site where Jed's mother lives.

The ending was a little mysterious to my mind and I didn't trust Izzy an inch.  It's possible I think we may see her in a follow-up book. 

A well written psychological thriller with interesting characters and enough red herrings to keep you hurrying to the end. 

About the Author

Diana Wilkinson was born and bred in Belfast, Northern Ireland and is the number 1 bestseller of The Girl in Seat 2a. Diana spent most of her working life in the business of tennis, and the inspiration for much of her work has come from the ladies she coached over the years.

Follow Diana Wilkinson

Facebook: @DiKennett

X:  @DiWilkinson2020

Instagram: @diddlers37

Newsletter Sign Up: https://bit.ly/DianaWilkinsonNews

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/diana-wilkinson

Thanks to Rachel Gilbey from Rachel's Random Resources, the publisher and the author for a digital ARC in return for an honest review.

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December Outfits

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Dear friends. This post brings back memories of when I was working and used to take pictures of my outfits, taking care to snap them before the rest of my colleagues arrived in the office.

I was taking part in the Kettlewell Colour Club 12 Days of Christmas challenge.  I like this annual challenge because it encourages you to dig deep in your wardrobe each day. 

It's OK Not to Love Christmas

 

Dear friends. If you love everything about the festive period, please move on. Nothing for you here.

This post is aimed at those who find Christmas difficult and/or boring. It can even be a triggering event for some, to use young people's parlance. 

Hitting Carb Creep on the Head

 And Wow on Wednesday

Dear friends.  I'm currently on a short-term low carb diet and enjoying it greatly. I'm not doing it to lose weight as such, but to shed a couple of inches from around the waist.

There's been a bit too much "carb creep" in the last few months.  I've generally eaten a Mediterranean type diet for the last year or so,  low carb but with lots of vegetables, berries and good wholegrains.

Favourite Books of 2024

 

Dear friends. I've completed the Goodreads challenge 2024, 100 books this year. Yay! Now it's time to share my favourites.  I selected the books which got my ultimate accolade of 5 stars. 

At the start of the year. I resolved to try to read more genres. Big fail on that front, because I didn't deviate from my favourites of thrillers, literary, historical and occasional non-fiction. I tried a couple of romances, sci-fi and fantasy, but they're not my cup of tea.