hands of time

Hands of time are so very beautiful. 

Hands of one who has lived a long life often have skin that is deeply etched with the wrinkles of time. These hands tell us stories of love and hardship. In these hands I see a person who may have toiled long hours creating a life for all those around them more comfortable, always striving to do the very best with what they had. I also see hands that may have held their partner, little children…possibly their own sons, daughters, grandchildren and sometimes great grandchildren. These hands are hands of love that remind me of my Mom and Dad's beautifully etched hands.

 ink illustrations of hands by sandra santa lucia

Old age is not for sissies. – Betty Davis

One of the signs of passing youth is the birth of a sense of fellowship with other human beings as we take our place among them. – Virginia Woolf

The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.  – Doug Larson

Age is an issue of mind over matter.  If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.  – Mark Twain

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.  – Mark Twain

A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.  – Jean Rostand

An archeologist is the best husband any woman can have:  the older she gets, the more interested he is in her.  – Agatha Christie

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.  – Henry David Thoreau

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.  – Henry Ford

Age is like the newest version of a software - it has a bunch of great new features but you lost all the cool features the original version had.  – Carrie Latet

The spiritual eyesight improves as the physical eyesight declines. – Plato