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.
From Our Readers

Kitchen-Covid Confidential

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

By Allan Ripp | December 27, 2022
woman on tablet doing puzzle Agenturfotografin. Exercise your mind with one of America’s favorite puzzles. Fun, stimulating, and picked for baby boomers. Boggle birds BrainBusters for boomers, and find the mammals in hiding.
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle Birds and Untether Your Mind!

How many words can YOU find in this word-search puzzle?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | December 19, 2022
An extended family playing charades. Image by Monkey Business Images. Resurrect some of your old childhood games to bond with your grandchildren, support important skills, and create lasting memories.
Family

Play Your Childhood Games with Your Grandkids

Transform fond old memories into new memories

By Charlie Fletcher | December 7, 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.
From Our Readers

My Mother’s Christmas Decorations

Rich with meaning, while teaching a surprise lesson

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | December 5, 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.
From Our Readers

Disney Memories: A Boomer’s Visits to Disneyland

‘My First Visit to Disneyland at Age 59’

By R.G. Begora | November 7, 2022
Cover image: Robert W. Norris wrote a moving tribute to his mother: “The Good Lord Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise: Pentimento Memories of Mom and Me.”
Books

‘Pentimento Memories of Mom and Me’

Preface from ‘The Good Lord Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise’ by Robert W. Norris

By Robert W. Norris | October 31, 2022
Chefs working in a Chinese restaurant kitchen. Photo by Sarayuth Punnasuriyaporn, Dreamstime. Chicago, 1957, two boys found fun in watching food prep at a Chinese restaurant. Their experience led to positive influences throughout life.
From Our Readers

The Chinese Restaurant: Memories from Childhood

Curiosity led to a new friend and a lifetime of influence

By R.G. Begora | October 28, 2022
young girl at church Valeriia Titarenko Dreamstime. The 2-year-old gave a gift of canned peas, demonstrating the joy of giving. The world needs “More peas, please,” says her proud grandmother.
From Our Readers

‘More Peas, Please’

A donation from a child sparks joy all around

By Darlene Edwards | October 19, 2022
picture of two snakes in the leaves. Image by Bruce Macqueen, Dreamstime. Used for the Boggle Find the Snakes puzzle
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBuster: Find the Snakes

... Before they find you!

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | October 17, 2022
Julia Nunnally Duncan became enamored of her grandmother's treasures as a child and followed the story behind one: Her great-uncle Charlie Lynch's military collar disks.
From Our Readers

My Grandmother’s Treasures

Trinkets of the past open up new worlds and a reverence for family history

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | October 11, 2022

Signup for BOOMER'S weekly newsletter

Copyright © 2025 Ross Media Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
BOOMER Magazine™ is a trademark of Ross Media Solutions, Inc.