Well, it finally had to happen - having stumbled around for the past few years, progressively holding books and newspapers further and further away from my peepers as old age ravaged my eyesight, I swallowed my vanity and dignity this week and had my eyes tested. We didn't get off to a good start:

"So Mr. Cruden, when was your last eye test - within the last 5 years?"

"Ummm, 1975 I think but I'm not sure, it could have been 1976...or maybe 1978"

The futility of getting the date right only made the optician's universe-sized pause bigger....oh dear! So, I will be bespectacled for reading and computer work from now on...what fun! I wonder how long it will take for me to sit on them??