When I am an old woman…

“When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people’s gardens
And learn to spit.”
- Jenny Joseph

(an extract from Warning)

Here’s to growing old in style,

P.S. I was going to post my Paris recap today, but I’m holding off until I can get a few snaps from the girls I was there with. I want to be sure I can share all the juicy details!

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