As I was approaching the age of 70, the world around seemed to be exploding with on the one side people’s fear and loathing of what the ageing process means, and on the other a kind of desperate urgency to prove they could be more dazzlingly amusing , stylish, bodily fit than ever before. So I set to assessing my thoughts on time past, present and future blessed with a certain optimism .The vignettes I wrote for this book range from light hearted and  humorous, to more serious concerns such as physical and psychological health and loss, .