Browsing category : This Boomer’s Life
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Small Pursuits of Happiness #10: Try a New Game – Our Escape Room Adventure
Posted onI have been seeing these “Escape Room” storefronts opening up everywhere. I have been mildly curious. So, when the ladies from the neighborhood decided to go to River … Read more Small Pursuits of Happiness #10: Try a New Game – Our Escape Room Adventure
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Small Pursuits of Happiness #9: Explore Your Own Backyard – Ashland, VA
Posted onYou know how it goes—you can live in a place for years and never get around to enjoying attractions that visitors travel miles to see. Like New Yorkers … Read more Small Pursuits of Happiness #9: Explore Your Own Backyard – Ashland, VA
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Small Pursuits of Happiness #8: Make Something Pretty with Your Own Hands
Posted onOn March 16th, I decided to attend a fundraiser sponsored by Altrusa International Capital City of Richmond, Va. I joined my fellow Altrusa members, our family and friends, … Read more Small Pursuits of Happiness #8: Make Something Pretty with Your Own Hands
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Thinking About Dying: Conversation with an End of Life Doula
Posted onYou would think that talking about dying would be troubling and difficult. In reality, the conversations I have had lately are comforting and enlightening. In previous posts I … Read more Thinking About Dying: Conversation with an End of Life Doula
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Empty Nesting: Experiencing Orlando as a Grownup
Posted onExperiencing Orlando, Florida as an empty-nester is a major revelation. For so many years, visits to the land of The Mouse, theme parks and princesses, revolved completely around … Read more Empty Nesting: Experiencing Orlando as a Grownup
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Small Pursuits of Happiness #7: Get out of Your Food Comfort Zone
Posted onMom and Dad, I have something to tell you. I think I’m Vegan So I went to a perfectly lovely meeting of the Richmond Vegan Society this week … Read more Small Pursuits of Happiness #7: Get out of Your Food Comfort Zone
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52 Small Pursuits of Happiness in 2019: Week #6 – Try a New Food (Sushi, at Age 70+)
Posted onOur partner Camille, now in her 8th decade of life, has never tried sushi! Can you imagine? Yet if there is anything we have learned on our Boomer … Read more 52 Small Pursuits of Happiness in 2019: Week #6 – Try a New Food (Sushi, at Age 70+)
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Inspiring Boomers: Scarlett Heinbuch, Witness to a Miracle
Posted onScarlett Heinbuch wasn’t just a witness to a miracle, she helped make a miracle happen. Scarlett and her husband David Schwartz have an amazing story to tell. It … Read more Inspiring Boomers: Scarlett Heinbuch, Witness to a Miracle
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52 Small Pursuits of Happiness in 2019: Week #5 – A New Bagel
Posted onSmall and simple: our pursuits of happiness don’t have to be any big deal, but they can add a little bit of fun to the day. That’s the … Read more 52 Small Pursuits of Happiness in 2019: Week #5 – A New Bagel
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52 Small Pursuits of Happiness in 2019: Week #4 — Read A Children’s Book
Posted onAs a writer and editor and avid reader, books have defined both my life and my career. I loved books since my first memory. The day I learned … Read more 52 Small Pursuits of Happiness in 2019: Week #4 — Read A Children’s Book
