I'm trying something new
something different 
it's a little bit exciting

is this even possible ?

a needle so small & fine 
astonished that i can actually get a thread thru that teeny, tiny eye
my hands & fingers feel so - human
clumsy & inadequate

and then i realise 
relax
breathe
feel
connect 
​stitch

. . . or shall i just call it 'jeanetic modification' 

Dad & I have a reasonable amount in common - no great surprise there.
We both have strange thumbs which are prone to subluxing
We both enjoy pottering around & we both prefer old comfy clothes to new ones.
His jeans basically fell apart.
I took the opportunity to repair them.
We're both happy about that. 

The other day I heard someone say it was too late to be bothered changing or starting something new
‘I’m 40 years old’, she said
You could hear the resignation in her voice - her certainty.  

I remember Dad saying the same thing when he was around 40 years old … and that was over 40 years ago. 

Why do we want to give ourselves a ‘best before’ date ?
A ‘use-by’ date which has nothing what so ever to do with our life time nor our mortality. 

I too have been wondering about what’s next. 
Is there even a ‘next’ ?
Is this it ? 
Is it too late to start again - again. 
🤷🏻‍♀️ 

Easy to say ‘No, of course not’                
Harder to know where to begin