Archive - Advantages of Age

Ivan Pope – writer, early internet pioneer, artist

A man who bought a house in rural France and is doing it up himself

Feb 10 • Ivan Pope

AofA's Hot To Trot Talking Points

Feb 6 • Rose Rouse

Snowshoeing, taking an icy dip – what did it all mean to me at nearly 73

Stretching beyond my comfort zone

Feb 3 • Rose Rouse

January 2026

Notes on a Haemorrhage, a Stroke and More

‘Where the fuck is my left internal carotid artery? The right-hand side is there, illuminated like a big, fat, white worm.’ Jan Re-stack

Jan 30 • Nadia Chambers

Why I’m Starting a Conscious Ageing Circle for Women

Embracing Ageing

Jan 27 • Jane Duncan Rogers

How the Crazy Idea of Buying a House on a Greek Island Happened

January Re-stack

Jan 23 • Rose Rouse

Will There Be An Online Over 60s Learning Revolution?

Falmouth University thinks so

Jan 20 • Rose Rouse

Why the World Needs Loud, ‘Too Much’, Brave Women Over 50

Jan 16 • Gail K.

A Quiet Rebellion

A designer’s journey through craft, club culture, New York, back to reinvention and the book

Jan 13 • Vivienne Austin

Pension Talk – another taboo smashed!

Jan 9 • Rose Rouse

How I turned into a triathlete in my 60s

And did a 70.3 triathlon at 77

Jan 6 • Anne Dockery

Help Advantages of Age get to over 100 paid subscribers again - tell your friends too

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Jan 5 • Rose Rouse

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