Two years into an Editorship is a good time to take stock. In the essentials, Ageing & Society is doing well. There is a healthy flow of quality submissions, and the ‘bank’ of accepted papers has built up to fill two issues ahead. In other words, the time between a paper's acceptance for publication and its appearance has extended to around 6–8 months. The interval will be held at this level. Recognising the increased number of papers that merit publication, Cambridge University Press has agreed to an expansion of a volume's pages by 12 per cent. They were happy to allow more, but we'll proceed step-by-step for, as it is, Jean Wilkinson works flat out.