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My eightieth birthday was an event. We looked forward to it, many old friends as well as my family gathered to mark it, and for all of us it was an excuse to celebrate the years of our friendships. The glow of that weekend remains. Although these days it’s no longer the milestone that once it was, it felt like a sort of achievement to get to that age. We are all living longer. But the flags were out in March last year. I was surprised to have reached 80, but pleased as well. Grateful, most of all. My 81st.