Feeling Old
26 February 2010
This evening we went to Julia’s 21st birthday party. Julia is the daughter of David Paine (he of the wood yard / tractor collection / pub). It was refreshingly all generational – with tiny tots through to ageing relatives enjoying the buffet and disco at a local hotel.
I had an uncomfortable moment realising quite how decrepit I appear (at the age of 37) to the next generation when the eleven year old son of some friends refused to dance to Wham’s ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go Go’ on the grounds that it was ‘old music’. This feeling was further compounded by the fact that every 20-something lovely in the room was dressed (I use the word loosely) like something from a Lady GaGa video and the bare flesh / long leg / cleavage ratio was impressive, if not a little depressing. When you find yourself thinking ‘She must be cold’ and ‘I hope she brought a coat to go home in’ – you know that you are beyond hope in the youth and fashion stakes.
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Swallowtail Hill regulars will know that we’re all about tapping into life lived more slowly. We call it the S’Lowdown as it’s the special Swallowtail Hill flavour of taking things at a pace that doesn’t leave us frazzled and disconnected.
So I regularly disappear from socials – because if I’m entirely honest – being a slave to the scroll doesn’t really match up to our values and it’s all too easy to get sucked back in which definitely has an effect on my mood.
Log Off and Look Up: Marketing Nature
This summer has been an eye opener. Not least because it’s been the most challenging one to date for our 14 year old business, but because it has made me question how we communicate the authentic appeal of Swallowtail Hill.
Sustainability at Swallowtail Hill
If you’ve stayed with us you’ll know that sustainability is at the core of everything we do. We work endlessly to ensure your footprint on the planet is as light as possible while staying here.
Thoughts on a Slow Start to the New Year
Swallowtail Hill regulars will know that we’re all about tapping into life lived more slowly. We call it the S’Lowdown as it’s the special Swallowtail Hill flavour of taking things at a pace that doesn’t leave us frazzled and disconnected.
So I regularly disappear from socials – because if I’m entirely honest – being a slave to the scroll doesn’t really match up to our values and it’s all too easy to get sucked back in which definitely has an effect on my mood.
Log Off and Look Up: Marketing Nature
This summer has been an eye opener. Not least because it’s been the most challenging one to date for our 14 year old business, but because it has made me question how we communicate the authentic appeal of Swallowtail Hill.
Sustainability at Swallowtail Hill
If you’ve stayed with us you’ll know that sustainability is at the core of everything we do. We work endlessly to ensure your footprint on the planet is as light as possible while staying here.
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