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CSI: Arlington, VA
August 5, 2010 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane sometimes wonders what Miracle the Cat does at night. LBL knows that she patrols the property and that she (LBL) will very, very occasionally be greeted in the morning by a dead baby mouse on her welcome mat (Now Husband husband shrieks each time that they must immediately get rid […]
Go to Craft Fairs or Become A Lesbian
August 4, 2010 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Elisabeth Hasselbeck thinks a lot of older lesbians would have turned out straight if they could only land a man. The co-host of “The View” said older women who have led heterosexual lives are choosing same-sex partners because men their age are chasing younger women. “All the older men are going for younger women, leaving […]
On Safari in My Vegetable Garden
August 3, 2010 by Life in the Boomer Lane
I have never had any interest in planting anything in the ground, tending it, watching it grow, and then eating it. I assumed I was genetically unable to do so because for many generations in Eastern Europe, my family wasn’t permitted to own land, and so the farming genes were sort of erased. But I’ve […]
The Girl Who Strayed With Buyers
August 2, 2010 by Life in the Boomer Lane
If you’ve been in the real estate business as long as I have, you’ve probably accumulated a lot of fun experiences that, in retrospect, could have been used successfully in POW camps. I’ve locked myself out of houses, and once, another agent and I had to climb in through a high window to get in. […]
Why I Want to Live in the Sundance Catalog
July 29, 2010 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane’s Sundance catalog arrived today. She is always so excited to see it, and it’s not because she wants to buy everything in it. It’s because she wants to live in the catalog. There are some really good reasons for this and even better reasons why this wouldn’t be such a […]
And She Spanx, too.
July 25, 2010 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane bought a lovely dress to wear to First Son’s wedding last September. She had to wear Spanx with this dress. Most people know about Spanx. LBL knows about ithem because her former best friend Jean became a model, dumped her and now Spanx is Jean’s best friend. LBL also know […]
Goodnight Sweetheart, Whoever You Are
July 19, 2010 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Now Husband had a high school reunion yesterday. He is always having high school reunions, because he went to four high schools. Three were in Europe. One was in Morocco. So, in addition to the four reunions in the actual locations of the schools, there are four US-based reunions each year. This provides him with […]
Just Beat Me With A Banana
July 16, 2010 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Stop the presses. Ok, what Life n the Boomer Lane mean is if there were presses, she would stop them. She’s on a rant. CNN just came out with a story titled “Study: Body Shape Affects Memory in Older Women/Memory Loss More Pronounced in Women Who Carry Excess Weight Around Their Hips, A Study Says.” […]
Time Travel Without Frequent Flyer Miles
July 9, 2010 by Life in the Boomer Lane
On Tuesday night, there was an installment of a special series called “Through the Wormhole” on the Science Channel, hosted by Morgan Freeman, which is the only reason Life in the Boomer Lane watched it. She doesn’t like Science. Worse, science doesn’t like her, and is constantly foiling her attempts to do things like live […]
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Easy Rules for Baking Success
August 6, 2010 by Life in the Boomer Lane
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LBL loves to bake. Pies. Cakes. Cookies. Clay pots. You name it, she will bake it. Along the way, she has noted several rules that are really important for a successful result: 1. Read a recipe first and see what ingredients you still need before starting to bake. This will avoid the following when you are […]