I settled down to read ‘Things to do Now You’re 50’, with a pen. I placed a tick next to all the things I’d already done, such as ‘visit the Tower of London’ (p.10) and ‘take at least one big risk in your career’ (p.41). Then I drew a circle round the things I wanted to try soon such as ‘do a sponsored parachute jump for charity’ (p.143) and ‘write a song’ (p.153).

So, slowly but surely, when time and opportunity permit, I need to work through the list. But what to do first? And will I have achieved everything I intend to achieve by the time I am sixty? Watch this space and we’ll see!

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