tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post7912367872500158652..comments2024-03-28T12:12:29.813-07:00Comments on The Burrow: When Did I Get Old?Ashleigh Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-84636368321812409132012-06-16T16:30:33.505-07:002012-06-16T16:30:33.505-07:00ANd there it is... the knees are what do us in, la...ANd there it is... the knees are what do us in, ladies. I wore short skirts, too, Rain.. and now, at 60 and 6 months I am wondering whether I'm just a tad too old for them. Megan, you are younger than we are... just wait, honey... just wait :) <br /><br />The beauty of embracing my cronehood is that I can be peeved and yet love them.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-40635628579271393832012-06-16T16:13:12.850-07:002012-06-16T16:13:12.850-07:00In the 1980s when I worked for a police department...In the 1980s when I worked for a police department I had a sargeant who was amazing at estimating peoples' ages.<br /><br />He finally told me that he did it by looking at their legs just above their knees. He said that people could wear makeup, color their hair, exercise their upper arms/butts/etc...but they just couldn't do anything about that little wrinkly saggy spot just above the knee!Hughes ap Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069264462698564387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-88197025446033711822012-06-16T08:33:37.700-07:002012-06-16T08:33:37.700-07:00I wore short skirts all the way through my 50s but...I wore short skirts all the way through my 50s but sometime in my 60s, it wasn't working anymore. Probably it should not have in my 50s but I didn't care then. I thought my legs looked tonedm went without pantyhose and enjoyed the feeling of tanned legs and freedom. Now though it's capri or cut off jeans that hide the thighs and once again I don't have to think about it. The funny part is it was in my late 20s that I looked at my legs and thought-- they don't look like a young girl's legs anymore. I asked my husband and he agreed with me which was upsetting and now I try to think what were young girls legs supposed to look like that mine didn't. I continued wearing short shorts and have some very attractive photos in them with a pair of high heeled sandals when I was sketching in the desert. What was that all about? Sometimes my old photos of me embarrass me more than the current ones ;)Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-64649811936582881682012-06-15T17:58:07.303-07:002012-06-15T17:58:07.303-07:00My calves are still ok, but the thighs! Oh good gr...My calves are still ok, but the thighs! Oh good grief. What happened! But it's ok as I seldom wear shorts that hit above my knee. And I never wear short skirts any more. That 60 birthday is only a few weeks away. I haven't decided how I will handle it. It's coming so I might as well be joyful about it. I'm going to start saying that so it might just be joyful when it arrives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-60275028077186284932012-06-15T17:43:00.117-07:002012-06-15T17:43:00.117-07:00Actually, my legs are one of my more favorite part...Actually, my legs are one of my more favorite parts of my body. They don't look like I've had three children. Unlike my tummy. :( <br /><br />Sorry I've been MIA. I've been in bed for four days with a sinus infection. Uggghh. I've missed my favorite blogger. <br /><br /><br />Megan xxxMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622415628314992252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-7587194992374033822012-06-15T07:39:34.578-07:002012-06-15T07:39:34.578-07:00This is perfect - two readers agree with me and I ...This is perfect - two readers agree with me and I haven't even had my yogurt for breakfast yet1<br /><br />NoCal was wonderful in the summer... leggings made it seem that I was always coming or going from the gym (which was usually true) and they do hide a multitude of sins, Lynda... tho I never saw them with swimsuits.<br /><br />What is it about those legs, Sharon? MTF said the same thing to me 2 years ago and I sluffed it off.... and now it's happened to ME! <br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-42500527359342879112012-06-15T07:35:33.619-07:002012-06-15T07:35:33.619-07:00I just asked myself the same question yesterday. ...I just asked myself the same question yesterday. For some reason, the wrinkles on my face didn't bother me all that much, but those on my legs just tick me off!<br /><br />p.s. am still loving your blog...gotta have it with my morning coffee.Sharon Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090039934805352441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-11233246546104205172012-06-15T06:33:47.475-07:002012-06-15T06:33:47.475-07:00Not sure, really.
I moved from South Florida to n...Not sure, really.<br /><br />I moved from South Florida to northern California in 2000 and didn't see my legs for over a decade as we did our version of global cooling here and didn't really experience summer so much as hear about it when others had wildfires. Long story short, it finally warmed up and i pulled on a pair of shorts a few days ago-not for long, folks, I took one look at those wrinkly appendages and went diving for lightweight leggings promising never to try bare-legged-ness again. I totally get now why the women here wear leggings under everything, bathing suits included. i love this place!!!!Lynda Halliger Otvos (Lynda M O)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08938791116446859160noreply@blogger.com