Ange DoveEvery now and then I catch myself doing something that would have seemed deeply boring twenty years ago. I wear sensible shoes. I stretch before long journeys. I become surprisingly interested in mattress quality.
Ange DoveWhen most people think about longevity, they tend to think about years. How many years we might live. How many years we've already lived. How many years remain.
Ange DoveAt some stage during midlife, most of us experience a slightly unsettling moment. You catch sight of yourself in a shop window and wonder who that person is. You hear a favourite song described as a "classic" and immediately feel attacked.
Ange DoveA few years ago, I became mildly obsessed with the idea of moving to a Greek island. Not permanently, you understand. Just long enough to absorb whatever magical quality seemed to be allowing people there to live well into their nineties.