Lesley CartwrightLight up Your Christmas more than Ever this YearWhat will you be doing at Christmas this year? For many of us, Christmas 2020 — Covid Christmas — will stand out as one that was markedly…4 min read·Dec 17, 2020--1--1
Lesley CartwrightHow to age well: messages from the social sciencesPart II: Advice to my Ageing Self9 min read·Dec 4, 2020----
Lesley CartwrightHow to age well: messages from the social sciencesPart I: Old age can be a time of development, like any other age5 min read·Nov 15, 2020----
Lesley CartwrightWhat I am learning in my eighth decade: being old is like being young, only with a bit more…Do you ever think about being old, about the sort of person you will be in old age? If you are under 50, probably not, why would you take…8 min read·Aug 30, 2020--3--3
Lesley CartwrightFor the Time Being: Reflections of Life and Aging. Fit for Old Age?As old age hurtles towards us, we need a balance between an idealistic and a fatalistic approach to health and fitness9 min read·Jul 15, 2020----
Lesley CartwrightFor the Time Being: Reflections on Life and Aging: When one of us diesJoking about our ultimate fate is fine up to a point, but there is a serious side to it that we need to address.9 min read·Jul 8, 2020----
Lesley CartwrightFor the Time Being: Reflections on Life and aging: NostalgiaIs nostalgia a comfort in old age, or does it have the potential to invoke a longing for something no longer attainable?9 min read·Jul 1, 2020----
Lesley CartwrightFor the Time Being: Reflections on Life and AgingMarianne and Connell: Sally Rooney’s Normal People is a “hymn to the intensity of being young.” But do the young have the monopoly on…9 min read·Jun 24, 2020--1--1
Lesley CartwrightFor the Time Being: Reflections on Growing OldMe and Mrs Baldwin: One of the greatest fears for us oldies is losing our marbles. I’m hoping most of mine are still in the jar.8 min read·Jun 17, 2020----
Lesley CartwrightFor the Time being: OK Boomer! Part 2Talking about my Generation: We Baby Boomers have a reputation for shaping the second half of the twentieth century by breaking away from…10 min read·Jun 10, 2020--1--1
