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The Trauma of Auto Correct and Siri for This Boomer Grandma
I thought it was only me. I readily admit that I am mechanically challenged. I want to be able to use all the electronics my...
Sep 12, 20152 min read


“Be Careful What You Wish For” Hits this Boomer Grandma
Standing in a crowded, busy Pottery Barn waiting for the sales person to get items from the warehouse, the grandchildren were bored. One...
Aug 30, 20153 min read


Seven Reasons Why You Should Not Retire to Florida From A Long Time Boomer Grandma of South Florida
Those of us Boomers in Florida knew it was bound to happen after this past long hard winter. After all, the snow in Boston Harbor did not...
Aug 13, 20154 min read


And So We Boomers Disappear at the End of This Century…
The article in the Washington Post June 26, 2015 caught my eye, “Social Issues: Census update shows more diverse society as baby-boom...
Aug 7, 20152 min read


”Witching Hour” Takes on New Meaning for Boomer Grandmas
According to Wikipedia, with a modern literal meaning of “midnight,” the term, witching hour, “refers to the time of night (3:00-4:00 am...
Jul 15, 20153 min read


Does Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll Forever Define the Boomer Generation
There is a development called “The Villages,” an hour north of Orlando, Florida. This Grandma personally knows people who have retired to...
Jun 22, 20154 min read


Being a Boomer Grandma is Like a Triple Decker Sandwich
In the Miami Herald, March 20, 2015, Joe Cardona wrote an editorial about “A Generation between the Young and the Old,” bemoaning his...
Jun 1, 20153 min read


This Boomer Grandma Celebrates Middle Age in Her Sixties
This Boomer Grandma always knew what the new studies are showing. We Boomers are NOT our parents’ generation. We exercise more. We...
Apr 26, 20152 min read


The Hottest Red Carpet Styles are Those Women age 60+ and 70+ and the Top Advice of the Top Two Sirens, Sophia Loren and Jane Fonda, are a Prescription for Boomer Grandmas
We Boomer grandmas have made it. The hottest red carpet styles this year are those women age 60+ and 70+. Of course, we do not look like...
Mar 11, 20155 min read


Does the The Emoji-Using Sex Effect Affect Boomer Grandmas Too and Does Anyone Care
This Grandma has to admit that when I saw the blurb in the Culture section of the February 16, 2015 Time Magazine, I first had no clue....
Feb 23, 20153 min read


Researchers Now Tell us Boomer Grandmas Have the Wisdom that Accompanies Long Years As A Reason to Smile
The holiday season is at an end. This Grandma can tell. Everyone used to smile, be kind and accommodating, and now it is back to rudeness...
Feb 2, 20154 min read


When Another Spate of Contemporaries Die, this Boomer Grandma Gets Moving
An old wives tale says bad news comes in threes. Well, this Boomer Grandma is up to four recent deaths of contemporaries. Robin Williams’...
Oct 18, 20143 min read


Two New Easy Ways for Boomers To Measure Our Youth for Our Age and Good Health and How to Maintain These
Grandpa and I are on our return home from a trip abroad planned after a few contemporaries died less than three months ago in quick...
Oct 14, 20145 min read


Whatever Pills We Want to Take to Help Us Sleep May Hurt Us Boomer Grandmas More Than Help
My parents and my father-in-law especially mentioned that they slept less as they got older. They seemed to wake up earlier and go to...
Aug 11, 20144 min read


Can This Boomer Grandma Continue to Travel the World?
Grandpa and I have spent our adult married life traveling the world, concentrating on the man made and natural wonders of the world and...
Jun 27, 20143 min read


Grandma’s Best Tip for Attending Grandpa’s (Husband’s, Significant Other’s)
When I thought about sharing what I have learned professionally and personally about relationships and high school reunions, I thought...
May 19, 20142 min read


Are We Boomers the Last to Experience the American Dream?
All our lives, we Boomers heard how we changed society. All our lives, we Boomers heard how much more difficult it was for our large...
May 12, 20146 min read


This Boomer Grandma’s Freedom
Being a Boomer child in America, I have lived though decades of great change and opportunity that made the American dream possible. This...
Apr 20, 20143 min read


Boomers and Health Care Moving Abroad
Long (we never say old) friends moved to Italy for a good deal of the year. This Grandma is not one to move abroad for long periods of...
Mar 27, 20145 min read


Boosting Boomer Brains
We boomer grandmas are of interest to scientists lately. First, there was a ten year review of a study on brain training,...
Feb 16, 20143 min read
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