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elderly woman at mailbox, by Bonita Cheshier. Boomer reader Doreen Mary Frick shares a snapshot of her elderly neighbor Alice, and the connections that add meaning to her days.
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A Neighbor Named Alice

The small but important things that keep her smiling

By Doreen Mary Frick | February 8, 2023
People at a retirement party. By Monkey Business Images. Covid postponed Dale Davis’s plans to retire, and when it did finally happen, the reality didn’t live up to his visions of retirement.
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The Road Ahead: Visions of Retirement

Reality didn’t live up to expectations

By Dale Davis | January 20, 2023
young boy sitting on stone steps. by Tatiana Bobkova. As Boomer reader R.G. Begora recalls his childhood, he recalls several tales that make him seem like a bad boy … or a dumb kid. Perhaps you can relate!
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The Day My Mom Threatened to Call the FBI on Me

Was he a ‘bad boy’? You make the call!

By R.G. Begora | January 17, 2023
A worker's hands laying new tile. The pandemic seemed the perfect time to tackle a kitchen renovation, but Covid disagreed! Allan Ripp shares the tale from his NYC apartment.
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Kitchen-Covid Confidential

‘I forgot to order grout!’ Sarah shouted – was it Covid or decorating delirium?

By Allan Ripp | December 27, 2022
1950s style jukebox Stefano Ember. For article on musician deaths, the memories and feelings they stir
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No More New Music

The days that music died for one boomer reader

By Larry P. Lefkowitz | December 12, 2022
a box of old Christmas decorations. image by Kim Christensen. Some mementoes retain a rich meaning for years. For Boomer reader Julia Nunnally Duncan, her mother’s Christmas decorations have become more valuable with age.
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My Mother’s Christmas Decorations

Rich with meaning, while teaching a surprise lesson

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | December 5, 2022
JFK in the limousine in Dallas shortly before he was shot. Many people still recall where they were on Nov. 22, 1963. Larry Lefkowitz shares his memories of the Kennedy assassination.
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Eleven Twenty-Two

Childhood memories of the Kennedy assassination

By Larry P. Lefkowitz | November 21, 2022
'Pilgrim Maya' book cover
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Once in a Lifetime Trip

Around the USA in 30 Days

By Stephen Billias | November 16, 2022
The Cinderella castle at Disneyland in California after dark. After a childhood of making Disney memories, R. G. Begora made his first visit to Disneyland at the age of 59, with unexpected results.
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Disney Memories: A Boomer’s Visits to Disneyland

‘My First Visit to Disneyland at Age 59’

By R.G. Begora | November 7, 2022
a pile of old pocketknives, one of the memories that stirs this poet's heart. Boomer reader Julia Nunnally Duncan recalls the little things from the past that speak to her still: "mementos of a past time and place."
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‘The Little Things’

A poem

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | November 5, 2022

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