BOOKS
The symptoms of old age can approach with the relentless, if sometimes quieter force, of a Tsunami. It may be brutally marked one day by catching yourself unexpectedly in the mirror for what seems like the first time, and noticing a face that looks more like crushed tissue paper than the soft rose you remembered.
While still in our scrumptious sixties we were categorised by some, rather euphemistically, as Young Old. However, after crossing the invisible threshold into our 8th decade (i.e. our seventies) and beyond we start to move into a different category of 'Old Old'.
There was a time when we believed the Biblical adage, "three score years and ten". Now in the 21st century this has been rewritten to be "fourscore years and more".
Our books introduce you to the what we like to call the LOTTELs, that is, Lots Of Time To Enjoy Life, as well as other wide ranging topics including sexuality. Yes, we still enjoy doing 'it'.
UPCOMING EVENTS
15th January 9.30am
Radio Interview
with 2ARM community radio, Armidale
19th January 11.00am-12.00pm
"Myths of Ageing"
Talk at Armidale Library
3rd February 7.30pm
"Join the Wellness Celebration"
The Wellness Centre, Whitebridge
10th February 7.30pm
"Join the Wellness Celebration"
The Wellness Centre, Whitebridge
12th February
"The Myths of Ageing"
Kurri Women's Shed
17th February 7.30pm
"Join the Wellness Celebration"
The Wellness Centre, Whitebridge
1st March 2.00pm
"Wellness"
Mount Tambourine Library
4th April 10.30am-2.00pm
"Wellness"
One Day Workshop at Forster Library
7th April 10.00am-12.00pm
"Wellness"
Talk and discussion on Wellness at Port Macquarie Library
20th April 10.30am
Talk for Probus Club, Nelson Bay
1st May 6.00pm
"Enculturation of Race"
Rationalist and Humanist meeting Havelock North, New Zealand
Watch this space!
Maureen & Joan are accomplished speakers. They are available for presentations to your group.
Contact them now on 0417 151 923 or 0439 049 763
or via email at info@marjobooks.com.au
Sixty Strong & Sexy: Women Share Their Secrets
From their wealth of experience as health professionals in nursing, caring, education and management and the odd sideline as a tourism operator, the authors have had the priviledge of sharing the life experiences of many ordinary "bread-and-butter" women. They found their humour, resilience and insight a revelation and that being a sexagenarian can be both fullfilling and exciting.
The vitaility, insights and "love of life" demonstrated in this book are truly inspirational. read more...
Glimpses
To gather these inspirational vignettes, Maureen and Joan interviewed women in Australia and New Zealand. "Glimpses into the lives of Positively Aging Women" gives us an opportunity to consider how older women, aged seventy to hundred and beyond, are contributing to the well-being of our community. By describing the unsung lives of these women we get a glimpse of how maturity really is and can be, rather than the negative myths often presented by the popular media. Myths such as "we're all going to end up in a nursing home you know!" and "the aged are such a drain on the tax payer".
Maureen and Joan delight in exploding these false myths of maturity and their book "Glimpses" does this both poignantly and beautifully, making it a fabulous and uplifting gift for mother, sister, aunt or friend. read more...
