SEVENTY YEARS OLD . . . and PLUM PIE

So, figuring I'd probably made into a new age category like, um, old, I checked age groups online: 

https://www.englishforums.com/English/NamesOfDifferentAgeGroups/dxvzn/post.htm:

infant (< 1 year) ->  kid (before puberty)-> teenager (after puberty but < 19 years) -> young adult (between 19 to 25 years) -> simply called adult?? -> middle aged person( 40-60) -> senior citizens?? -> body (dead )  

!!! I’ve been in the second last group for ten years already . . .  and the next category is . . !

"Tarara-boom-di-ay. . ."

Well, it’s no wonder I have a heightened appreciation for literature about us old guys. 

There’s a story in this anthology that I would like to recommend.  “Neighbors” by Megan Lindholm is about a woman on the verge of Alzheimer’s, but I loved the ending. 

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Time to eat pie! 

From my cookbook that’s showing signs of aging right along with me . . .

PLUM PIE

2 pounds prune plums (the small blue ones){I only used one pound}

1/3 cup water

¾ cup sugar

2 tbsp cornstarch

¼ tsp salt

1/3 cup chopped walnuts

2 tbsp butter

Pastry for 9-inch 2-crust pie

1/3 cup orange marmalade: optional:  (we thought the marmalade was too dominant) 

*Bring plums and water to boil.  Cook 3 minutes.

*Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt.  Stir into plums.  Cook just until thick and clear.  Remove from heat.

*Add nuts and butter.  Set aside to cool.

*Line pie plate with pastry.  Spread bottom with marmalade (if desired).  Add plums.

*Top with crust.

*Bake in hot 425 oven for 30 minutes. 

*Serve with ice cream; YUM!