The Spencer Street End

The Spencer Street End

Diaries of a reformed slow walker

Ageing happens in mysterious ways.

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Jacinta Parsons
Aug 10, 2024
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There are strange desires that find themselves creeping into a life, as we age. Who knows how they ferment inside us, and why suddenly they are revealed. Perhaps there is some hormone that is released that tells the older body that it now wants for different things.

This happened to me, when I started fantasising about long walks. I have hated walking my…

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