Growing old disgracefully - you bet!

We have a great store very close to where I live and they sell everything you need for the home, carpets, soft furnishing, kitchenware, DIY, discount toiletries, wine, garden centre and lots more. There's everything you could possibly need and I go in there a lot not only because they give good customer service but there is another far more important attraction for me! Every year from 26th December until the following December they run a 'wine bonus'. This means that every time you buy something in the store and ask for the receipt to be stamped for the 'wine bonus' you can save up the receipts and in December for every £100 you've spent you can claim 1 bottle of wine. The maximum is 12 bottles per. person and for the umpteenth year I have the full house again. Whoopee! Buying a new cooker when I retired helped a lot this year so I shall be able to fill up the wine rack and get quietly sloshed over Christmas. Beats loyalty cards and green shield stamps!
The trouble with getting older is that people, especially family and grand-children in particular, are forever tutting at what you wear, how you do your hair or make-up and how you behave. I don't really care anymore, I have always been fairly sober with dress, after all I have always had a professional career and smart business clothing was a necessity. Now I can dress how I please. Last weekend when I was shopping with my grand-daughter we went into one shop to buy her a pashmina type scarf. It wasn't a chain store but an independent family run business which was stocked with a lot of cheap trendy stuff. On the way in I spotted a rail with all types of leggings including some beautiful gold and black shiny print ones. Further into the store were some rather cute net tutu type skirts in several bright colours. I said that I was going to get the leggings with one of these skirts. Then we spotted the flourescent green leg warmers, and flourescent orange knitted Andes type hats (the one with the ear covers and pom-poms on the top) and I told my grand-daughter that I was going to get this and wear it! She was horrified! Well, why shouldn't I if I want to. The only thing stopping me from doing so is common sense and also because I have a lot of clothes that need wearing out. I can't bear to throw anything out if it isn't completely worn out and now that my income is extremely limited I will not be donating to the charity shops. If I do look out of date, it is probably because I am. What's good enough for the Princess Royal is good enough for me!
But one day I might be tempted.....so watch out!