Labrador Rescue

I think I am going through some of these


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When I am an old woman I shall wear purple ( or dye my hair purple)

With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me. ( Barbour with flowers on)
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves ( bring on the brandy
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.( pink wellies)

I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired (yep)

And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells ( brill )

And run my stick along the public railings ( havent got a stick)

And make up for the sobriety of my youth. ( that passed me by whats sobriety)

I shall go out in my slippers in the rain (yep)

And pick flowers in other people's gardens ( maybe not)



You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat ( erm yes)

And eat three pounds of sausages at a go

Or only bread and pickle for a week ( could do)

And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry ( dog people so thats a yes)

And pay our rent and not swear in the street (oops)

And set a good example for the children.

We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now? ( this is true)
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised

When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

I love that poem, Glenys. I have got it in a frame in my bathroom and am successfully carrying out most of the lines contained therein!!