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Word to Your Mother
July 21, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Adult children are generally like people who work at the same office with us. We see them on a regular basis and we might even have lunch with them or go out for drinks after work or even go to their house for dinner. We know things about their personal lives, especially when they are […]
Grandma’s in the Basement (and Jr’s in the Attic)
June 20, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
If you start to hear strange noises from your attic or basement, don’t worry that you have been invaded by squirrels, mice, or zombies. Chances are more likely that it’s either one of the people who birthed you or who you, in turn, birthed. According to the Atlantic Monthly, which gets its data from a […]
My Father’s Tallis
June 14, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane’s dad was born in Poland, seven years before the start of World War I. In addition to the massive upheaval going on throughout Eastern Europe at the time, it was additionally dangerous to be a Jew. And to be a poverty-stricken Jew at such time indicated the potential for a very […]
Name That Turk
March 29, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
(credit: visualfunhouse.com) Everyone has a family tree. Now Husband Dan has a family tree, only the branches have a permanent bad hair day and refuse to organize themselves in any logical way. Part of this is because people in his family believe strongly in marriage and so they marry often, creating lots of half […]
Fullness
March 16, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Tomorrow morning, I’ll board a plane for London to see my daughter and my grandson. I’ve been there many times, now. This trip, like all others will have its own unique character. The word “fullness” comes to mind when I think of this trip. My daughter: The fullness of belly, of breasts. Incubating her next […]
Finding My Future in A Trashcan
January 1, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
One of the great ah-ha moments of LBL’s life began with the sight of small pieces of a photo in the trash can in the driveway of her marital residence. At first, what LBL was looking at made no sense to her. LBL recognized the photo, one taken by Now Husband, of her on a […]
Happy 2011, via 1960 and 1963 and 1975 and…
December 30, 2010 by Life in the Boomer Lane
When my ex and I split almost 20 years ago, the only items of real value to me that I wanted to take were the photos, the children’s memorabilia, my own memorabilia, and my artwork. Along the way, some of these items disappeared. Others were forgotten. A couple months ago, my ex and his wife […]
My 2011 Letter of Commitment
December 29, 2010 by Life in the Boomer Lane
About 15 years ago, I attended a workshop that allowed me to see what was working in my life and what wasn’t. Part of the program was that we got to create Letters of Commitment, contracts between us and ourselves, based on several areas of life. These LOCs weren’t resolutions. They were blueprints of how […]
A 100,000 Year History of Pregnancy, Childbirth and the First Six Months Of Life
December 27, 2010 by Life in the Boomer Lane
For those of you who live someplace other than the bottom of my clothes-to-be-ironed basket, you are aware that the world is always changing. And pregnancy, childbirth and young motherhood have changed along with it. I am aware of this because I have an 18 month old grandson, Jonah. Although he looks remarkably like the […]
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The Toddler/Hobbit Connection
July 25, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
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Toddler anatomy differs from other anatomies, like adults and marsupials. Because their center of gravity is so low to the ground, Toddlers resemble real people less than they do Hobbits, without the medieval garb or hairy toes. And, like Hobbits, they live in a miniature world of their own creation. Yet, because they are so […]