Are they veins or vines?

My hands cause great concern to the very young and very observant. No I'm not close to dying because you can trace the blue veins (rather vine-like I admit) through the backs of my hands, and, yes, it does come along with the age moyen territory.

There is no camouflaging the hands (although I'm sure there is some cosmetic procedure to take the fat from your butt and pump it into your hands) save for wearing gloves. You can botox your face, dye your hair and dress like a tween but you can't hide your hands. One can moisturize for a silken effect, one can choose a strong nail colour to distract the eye, or you can say, these hands have served me well and, if I keep using them everyday to dig in the ground, knead bread, braid hair and write thank you notes. I may claim them as well-deserved and well-loved.

Sadly, this is one sign of l'age moyen that cannot be recovered through a headstand. Worth a try though.