Virginia Ironside

Marie is turning 69 this year, but there are no signs of her slowing down! The year brings plenty of challenges, but worst of all, it seems Gene is getting too old to want to hang out with his groovy granny any more. Maybe learning to graffiti and speak street slang will help win him back!

Let Virginia Ironside take you through the top twenty reasons why getting old is good for you - and let the young and dumb keep their callow youth!

Another year, another January, and Marie Sharp has written a new diary, dishing the dirt on how the cool grannies live today, and her drug cravings aren't the half of it.