Archive - Advantages of Age

Sari Botton - writer, publisher of Oldster Magazine and Memoir Land on Substack

6 hrs ago •

Ten Ways That Being 72 Is Great…

Just in case you're dreading it.

Published on thespirited70something • Mar 15

AofA's Hot To Trot Talking Points

Mar 14 •

Just Another Day - Valentine's!

14 February 2025

Mar 11 •

AofA's Hot To Trot Talking Points

Mar 7 •

A Teddy has Entered my Arsenal of Comforts

I think about comfort a lot these days. When it’s essential, how to achieve it, how long I can go without it.

Mar 4 •

February 2025

AofA's Hot To Trot Talking Points

Feb 28 •

Leaning into Getting Older Looks

Recent research showed that the body ages with quite a pronounced decline in two stages: one when you are 44, and one when you are 60.

Feb 25 •

AofA's Hot To Trot Talking Points

Feb 21 •

Now I’m Going To Have to Eat My Words. Everybody is ADHD these Days!

I’m one of those members of my generation who harrumph about the creeping pathologisation of human nature.

Feb 18 •

AofA's Hot To Trot Talking Points

Feb 14 •

The Power and the Pleasure of Becoming A Grandmother

The power, pleasure and complication of being a grandparent took me by surprise.

Feb 11 •

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