Category: Boomers

  • Caring For The Elderly – Ease Into Care Giving

    Caring for the Elderly may be your lot if your parents don’t pass away young.  At some point, you are going to begin helping them with the everyday affairs of life. Your involvement may escalate as they grow older and have more needs.  You may find yourself a full-fledged caregiver for one or both of…

  • Caring For The Elderly

    Caring for the elderly is still a family responsibility even amid the talk of long-term-care insurance.  Eventually, decisions have to be made by the family concerning the care of aging parents. Rest homes are expensive, so caring for aging parents often falls to family members.  Caring for an aging parent in their own home, where…

  • Secrets Of Longevity

    Who doesn’t want to know the secrets of longevity?   Ponce de Leon was searching for the Fountain of Youth when he travel to what is now Florida in 1513.  So, the quest for longevity and a anti-aging formula has been around for along time. In 2000, a team of scientists studied cultures where people…

  • True Friend – Ruth Jensen Tuttle

    Today, I say good-bye to a true friend.  Ruth Jensen Tuttle passed away last week and her services are today.  She was 89 years old and was one of the kindest women I know. Even though there was a number of years difference in our age, she was no less a true friend and a…

  • Anti-Aging Secret Revealed! – Amazing Clara

    “Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing”. -Oliver Wendell Holmes- At 93 years old… Clara is a prime example of aging gracefully… with a playful spirit. Anti-aging studies have proven over and over again that physical and mental activity is one sure way to stave off…

  • Respite At Grandma’s House

    The word “respite” means:  breathing space, relaxation, informal, recess, time out, rest. There is probably no greater “respite” for kids than spending the night at grandma’s house.  (In my case… “Nana’s” house.)   On occasion, I have a grandchild call and say,  “Nana, can I spend the night at your house?” “I need a break.” …

  • Vintage Bookplates For Kids Books

    These vintage bookplates are just the ticket to put in the books you’re planning to give the kids or grands.  Books are such a long lasting gift… especially when they’re signed by you. Book plates seem to be a thing of the past.  I used to see them in old vintage books at thrift stores. …

  • Aging Gracefully Is Not Always Easy

    Aging gracefully is not always easy if you’re ill or incapacitated in some way. It’s hard to keep a smile on your face when your body doesn’t function well or you can’t remember your grandchild’s name. Since I have been helping to take care of my aging mother, I have begun to question this business…

  • Baby Boomer Farmer Grant

    Meet boomer, Grant Holdaway, better known in these parts as Farmer Grant.  Well…Grant Holdaway may not technically fit into the baby boomer age category, but he’s a great example of staying fit, active, and still going strong at a mature age.  A lesson for all of us true “baby boomers.”

  • Squidoo Queen – Baby Boomer Joan Adams

    Squidoo Queen is a perfect name for baby boomer Joan Adams… She maintains she’s going to have 100 Squidoo Lenses up before the end of the year… and at the rate she’s going…she’ll make it. I first met Joan by seeing her photo on Pat O’Bryan’s Internet Marketing forum chat site. I liked the way…