You reach mid life, begin your crisis and then discover that none of your peers want to join you on your wild jaunts to the local night club.

Clubbing is great but not much fun alone, and who would want to bungie jump without an audience? You can Salsa, Rock and Roll, and Ceroc until you have blisters ..... but without a partner? It looks silly ..... I know, I've done it!

How do you make new friends when you're 50?

I have five weeks off work and I want to have some fun. I want to try new things and enjoy my time with some interesting, lively, people. I have some lovely friends but they don't seem to enjoy the same things as me any more. They have gone a bit crusty. (love em)

I love to chat, dance, sing, laugh, chill and would try most things at least once. I crave long discussions and debates, enjoy film, art and music of all kinds, I am open minded and am excited by a challenge ..... But knitting and Bingo just do not do it for me.

So I am on a quest, a hunt for like minded people ..... Where do I find them?

I would appreciate any ideas you may have on how to make new friends quickly. (I haven't got time to join an evening class) Any suggestion will be gratefully accepted, tried, and successes/failures reported on these pages.

My plan for tomorrow is to go to Borders in Oxford Street, London. I will sit next to anyone who takes my fancy and, if they meet my 'requirements', ask for/give my phone number :-)

So if a strange woman with a slightly crazed look approaches, don't be afraid, just humour her, she's having her mid life crisis.

Sparky x