From her childhood nanny (one of the good ones; she also had a horrendous one), she often heard, "Let's go and explore. But most important, as we can see from this book, is to be as open-minded and entertaining as she clearly is. My mother whizzed around Norfolk on her beloved Harley Davidson until she was well into her sixties, in her motorcycle leathers. There is a difference, I think, between facing problems and allowing oneself to be overwhelmed by them, though that can be a difficult line to tread.

Anne and Colin found their salvation in living more or less independently, and I was happy for her that this worked out.Honestly this book was very similar to her first one; it's just more details about the fascinating life she has lived. Since the second book is definitely informed by the first one, my recommendation is to read both books of Anne Glenconnor’s autobiography. She's obviously delighted that in her 90th year she's found a new career and a new purpose in her life. I make sure I drink lots of water and I’m asleep for a lot of the time I’m not eating, so it couldn’t be easier. This was an easy and again, an interesting read; although I first thought it was going to be a rehash of ‘Lady in Waiting’; it just went into things in more depth and less in some others.

When asked for the secret of a healthy old age, she advises people to sit up straight, to lift their feet when walking and not shuffle, and to make lunch their last meal of the day. She wraps up with some life advice: "Joy is always waiting for us somewhere in life, even in our darkest moments and often in the most surprising of ways, and that embracing life in all its strangeness has so much good to offer . She told them that if she did produce a book she would want to sell at least 500,000 copies and appear on Graham Norton’s TV show.Draw a picture from the point of view of one of the passengers on the plane who sees Baby Bear and Owl flying up to the moon. Despite the vast differences in our backgrounds, I felt like Anne was a kindred spirit in many ways.

Lady Glenconner has suffered more than her fair share of tragedy – her eldest son died of heroin addiction, the second of Aids, and the third was involved in a terrible motorbike crash that left him with serious head injuries. When my friends asked me about Colin’s behaviour, or Princess Margaret and I swapped stories about our difficult husbands, it seemed much healthier to laugh about it all.But there are parts of her life that are normal; like problems with her husband, her marriage, her children. She alludes to her faith and how it has helped her, but she really only mentions this when her youngest son was in a terrible wreck and doesn't go into any detail about what her faith entails.

The people I was talking to all seemed to be the size of postage stamps, and I could hardly see them. We all think that the aristocracy have a wonderful life, swanning about, and while they do have riches that most of us cannot imagine, their lives are no more fulfilling than the poorest of us in some respects. This account of her life could have been so much deeper and more powerful, but it came across as being rather rehearsed and shallow. We had a good chat about who might live in the holes on the moon and I think he was surprised to find that Baby Bear didn't find anyone there. I absolutely loved Lady in Waiting so when I heard that Lady G had this 2nd book I bought it immediately.

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