> > I wonder how many more years a couple of old folks in their 70's can continue to grow a garden. It is 50 feet wide and 150 feet long. But we like fresh vegetables and home grown, home cooked food is best for my diabetes.
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> My husband has a great Aunt and great Uncle who are 94 and 92 years old. Uncle Frank still does his own gardening and yard work. Aunt Faye walks to the market whenever she needs anything. They just built a new house right next to their old one. (Well... they didn't build it, they had it built.) They're amazing people. I hope I age as well as they have.

People like that can be very encouraging. My grandfather was still hiking at 95, but he slowed down a little before he died at 97.

These days I watch in amazement as my wife's mother, who is going to be 90 in a couple of months, mows grass, grows a garden, and keeps up a three bedroom house. She lives alone, but her son is just across the highway. We visit her about twice a month and she wants to go grocery shopping, out to eat, and visiting her friends who are all too old to get out. She loves Chinese and Mexican food but her favorite is pizza. I expect her to live to be 100.
Howard