Sharpie Al
Charlotte Alice Overton-Hart, or just Sharpie Al.
Champion of ageing and the old, and the experience and wisdom of older people, inspired by my 92-year-old gran, Nancy.
People are my favourite vintage. Amazing greys.
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“Rhythm is deep and it touches us in ways that we don’t understand. We know that language used rhythmically has some kind of power to delight, to...
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CREATIVE IDEASNew and creative ideas happen all the time. By definition they are unique and different. However, with new ideas you never know if...
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Delicatessen with love – portraits of grandmothers around the world alongside their specialty dishes by Italian photographer Gabrielle...
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PlayThere are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotistical thing which uses love for self-importance. This is the ugly and...
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“Wherever your life ends, it is all there. The utility of living consists not in the length of days, but in the use of time; a man may have lived...”
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“Though I am an old man, I am a young gardener”— Thomas Jefferson - To be ever learning is the key to life.
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Typeverything.com - DelVal Botany Mailer by @danielgblackman.
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“Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in...
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This week I discovered Validation Therapy, which seeks to engage meaningfully with people who have advanced dementia. A key principle of the therapy is that each individual’s opinions are:
“acknowledged, respected, heard, and (regardless whether or not the listener actually agrees with the content), they are being treated with genuine respect as a legitimate expression of their feelings, rather than marginalized or dismissed.” (Wikipedia)
In practice this can be an incredibly powerful way to connect with and help people. Naomi Feil’s work with Gladys Wilson - who hadn’t spoken a word in over four years at the time the validation therapy took place - is a particularly moving example.
Sweet memories last forever, even if you can’t see them.
Beautiful Brighton artwork by Alice Pattullo. I’m particularly glad to see The Duke of Yorks and Laste feature.
And the starlings. Always the starlings, with not so much as a seagull or stick of rock in sight. Nice visual cliché avoidance.
Fish n chip deals for older people are a great idea, as retirees often watch the pennies more since they’re no longer working. Absolutely everywhere could do with having deals for older folk, even if it’s just for a certain time of day, or on selected products or services. Silver Screen at The Duke of York’s Picturehouse in Brighton shows films at a reduced rate for seniors with free tea, coffee and biscuits. Hurrah for The Duke’s.
Small but perfectly formed balcony garden by Agnese Bicocchi. There’s even enough space for a chair to sit in the sunshine and read.
