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Grandma Does London
June 15, 2010
Life in the Boomer Lane is in London to celebrate the first birthday of First Grandchild. Like any besotted grandmother, she believes her grandchild walks on water (or he would, if he walked). On her last trip to London, she tried to smuggle him through Customs between France and the UK. She has decided not […]
Sixty isn't the "New" Anything. Except sixty.
June 3, 2010
I’m venting. I’m seriously so tired of hearing people say things like “Sixty is the new fifty.” Or forty. Or even thirty. This morning, on one of the talk shows, I caught about 30 seconds of the guest going on and on about how sixty-year olds should go mountain climbing and have pajama parties and […]
Sixty isn’t the “New” Anything. Except sixty.
June 3, 2010
Life in the Boomer Lane is venting. She is seriously so tired of hearing people say things like “Sixty is the new fifty.” Or forty. Or even thirty. This morning, on one of the talk shows, she caught about 30 seconds of the guest going on and on about how sixty-year olds should go mountain […]
The Seven Myths About Women Over 50
May 30, 2010
This is from a recent article written by Life in the Boomer Lane and two friends. All of these myths and more are dispelled in their book Saving the Best for Last: Creating Our Lives After 50. You can read more about them and their books at http://www.amazon.com. 1. Women over fifty don’t care what […]
Sex and the Sixty (Year Old) Pt4
May 25, 2010
When Susan arranges her first meetings with men, she is sometimes a bit too intentional about making sure she meets the right person. This is because she once went to the infamous bagel place and immediately saw a good looking man sitting at one of the tables. As he fit the description of who she was […]
Sex and the Sixty (Year Old) pt3
May 24, 2010
After Life in the Boomer Lane’s friend Susan is contacted by men on various computer dating sites, and, after she continues to communicate with them via personal email and phone calls, she is able to eliminate most of them as not a good match for her. “Not a good match” may mean various things: One […]
Sex and the Sixty (Year Old) Pt2
May 23, 2010
For those skeptics who might be thinking that my friend Susan’s poor results are because she hasn’t put enough of an effort into online dating, rest assured that she has been on most internet dating sites since the very first one (CaveMatch.com). She has only excluded the ones that will result in the FBI confiscating […]
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Smuggling Babies Across Borders
June 17, 2010
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Life in the Boomer Lane spent one memorable Thanksgiving in London with Beloved Daughter and her family. Her younger son/youngest child and Her Always Baby and his girlfriend joined them. Her Always Baby and his girlfriend had been together over a year, but this was her first experience traveling with LBL’s family. For part of their stay, they […]