I won’t write about how we get attached to dogs, beyond all reason. We simply do. I won’t write about how we know their life spans are shorter than ours, and that we will outlive them. We do and we will. I won’t write about how the end will be tough and our hearts will […]
May 28, 2013 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane has two longtime friends, Jessica and Louise, who met and fell in love 17 years ago. Back in those Dark Ages, they weren’t allowed to legally marry, and so they had a big, bold, wedding in a friend’s backyard. It was a glorious day. But it wasn’t legal. In this […]
September 28, 2010 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Now Husband went to his cousin’s daughter’s wedding last month in Istanbul. It was held at an old palace in the heart of the city. The remains of the ancient exterior had been preserved, and the interior was rebuilt for celebrations such as this. It was a new building within the remains of an old building. The event was […]
August 26, 2010 by Life in the Boomer Lane
My husband Dan is about to leave for a month: two weeks in Turkey and two weeks on Rhodes in Greece. In Istanbul, he will be celebrating the wedding of his cousin’s daughter. It will be a huge, gala affair. Black tie. No “optional.” Held in a palace. Seriously. On Rhodes, he will be staying […]
January 21, 2015 by Life in the Boomer Lane
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