On a recent evening, the lobby of the Eagles Ice Arena burgeoned with eager skaters waiting for their lessons to begin. Chattering children squirmed as parents laced up their skates, while others pressed their noses against the plastic, watching skaters skim across the ice. But children weren’t the only ones preparing for ice skating lessons. Patty Mathias, 51, laced up for her third Learn to Skate class. Eagles offers group instruction for adult novice skaters as well as private lessons. It wasn’t last month’s national figure skating championships that inspired Mathias to take to the ice – it was love. “My grandson signed up,” she said as she cautiously skirted the edge of the rink. “He wouldn’t do it without me”/Cindy Hval, Washington Voices. More here.

Question: How old were you when you last learned a new skill?