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Beyond Justice
Life in the Boomer Lane has known Heather for 60 years. They met on the first day of ninth grade, cemented a friendship that would last decades. It would take LBL too long to describe her. LBL will simply say that Heather flirted with the world. In the absence of people or animals, she would […]
Posted in: current events
A Wandering Jew
June 17, 2021
by Life in the Boomer Lane
I‘m not a fan of walking. I know how to walk, and I walk when it’s necessary. Some years ago, I walked 60 miles in three days in order to raise money for breast cancer research. I walked in honor of a close friend who died in her forties of the disease. I walk 1.5 […]
Posted in: Uncategorized
Selling Your Home vs Aging in Place: 3 Options for Safe Senior Living
June 10, 2021
by Life in the Boomer Lane
The following is a guest post, written by Karen Weeks. Karen is a Senior Lifestyle blogger. She struggled to find a new sense of purpose after retirement which made way to learn a new skill and took a computer course. She then created ElderWellness.net as a resource for seniors who wish to keep their minds, […]
Posted in: aging, baby boomers
Oldushka
June 6, 2021
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane is about to say something positive about something that is happening in Russia. Contrary to what some readers may believe at this point, Donald Trump, Former Guy and Loyal Russian Supporter, had nothing to do with this post. Russia, for all it’s megalomaniacal intrusions into the US presidential election and […]
Posted in: aging
Older, Faster, Tougher Part 2
June 1, 2021
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane will begin with an explanation to Loyal Readers. This post is not a follow up to the last post about LBL’s gym attendance. LBL’s going to the gym has never, in all the decades that have gone on, resulted in her being faster, or tougher, although she does seem to […]
Posted in: aging, physical fitness
The Gym
May 27, 2021
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane has been going to the gym faithfully for a long time. She joined her first gym just about 48 years ago. When she came home and showed Then Husband her shiny new gym membership card, his response was “Gyms make money from people like you.” Perplexed, she asked him to […]
Posted in: working out
Neighborhood Yard Sale
May 23, 2021
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Yesterday was the annual neighborhood yard sale. Life in the Boomer Lane was both organizer and participant. The weather was what the DC area rarely provides: temperatures in the high 80s, full sun, and no humidity. The starting time was 8 AM. The first looker arrived at 6:45. He bought a book for twenty-five cents. […]
Posted in: life
Dust Rabbits
May 13, 2021
by Life in the Boomer Lane
For a fair number of years, Life in the Boomer Lane has had someone come into her house every two weeks (or maybe three or four) and clean. Her cleaning person was reliable, efficient, and an absolute pleasure to be around. When COVID hit, that stopped. Since LBL no longer has children running all over […]
Posted in: humor
Freeganism
May 11, 2021
by Life in the Boomer Lane
A Loyal Reader recently called Life in the Boomer Lane’s attention to a movement called Freeganism. Freeganism, she found out, is an ideology of limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources, particularly through recovering wasted goods like food. The word “freegan” is derived from both “free” and “vegan,” although LBL realizes […]
Posted in: food
You Can Go Home Again
May 3, 2021
by Life in the Boomer Lane
A close friend of Life in the Boomer Lane came back to the DC area to celebrate her birthday with her daughter. Her daughter asked her how she wanted to celebrate and she said she wanted to do a driving tour of all of the different places she had lived in the area. The journey […]
Posted in: memories
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June 23, 2021
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