Vera ...

I have a sneaky suspicion that Vera is lying about her age. She says she is 84, and her husband is 90. They are not acting like it.

Last year they went skiing and she was explaining the great difference that her new twin-tip skis made and she loved the great fantail of snow behind her as she skied down the mountain. She is now eyeing off some new ski boots as well. The year before they skied in Japan because they love the powder, but they usually go to Canada. They were a little indignant about the medial insurance forms though, as after you turn 80 there is no tick-a-box for snow skiing. Obviously the insurers haven't met this couple.