As we age, we can be tempted to lose interest in our appearance. Who cares whether our nails are done, our roots are showing, or the hair on our legs is long enough to style? No one sees our bare legs after Labour Day anyway. The extra hair keeps us warm in Canadian winters. My husband has seen me at my worst, so who am…
One of the most sacrosanct items in my daily food plan was recently deemed unsafe—tea, or more specifically, tea bags. A lovely, strong cup of tea is one of my most cherished pleasures. However, I recently read that those faux-silk-like pyramid-shaped tea bags release billions of microplastic particles into each cup of tea, which can damage our endocrine systems and overall general health. I shouldn’t…
I understand if you don’t sympathize with us, but the liquor store is one destination that presents serious challenges for some seniors and senior boomers. To minimize the number of trips we make to the liquor store (or trailer, depending on the size of your community), we tend to buy in bulk. Stocking up on our bottles of Pinot Grigio and Cabernet means buying at…
My husband and I were once brought to the brink of divorce at Costco when he lost me in the crowds, had a temper tantrum, and left. He spent what he claims were hours waiting for me in the hot sun in the parking lot because I had the car keys. It’s not my fault he was too stubborn to wait for me in air-conditioned comfort…
I cancelled my subscription to Vogue’s American edition several years ago because the content became so ridiculously irrelevant and nonsensical that it wasn’t even fun to make fun of it anymore. That’s why you haven’t seen my annual critique of the once-fabulous “September Issue” on BoomerBroadcast for a few years. I do, however, still get newsletters each week from Vogue U.K., which has turned out…
For several months now, I’ve had a draft blog about housing for aging boomers simmering away on the back burner of BoomerBroadcast , and a recent article in the Sunday New York Times titled Hanging On To This Old House prompted me to dust it off and share my thoughts on the issue. Then, I read a piece by Dave LeBlanc in the real estate section…
