I love the audio help offered by the SFoodie blog, Don’t Sound Like a Tool. Order bruschetta (brew-SKETTA) with confidence and your gyro (YEAR-oh) like a native. Other posts will teach you to pronounce “semi-arcane” spirits such as Patxaran (PAH-cher-ahn), Korean and Filipino dishes, Italian wines, French cheeses and exotic cookware. How utterly Boomerlicious!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
I received an email from Coca-Cola today with fabulous ideas and recipes for summer food and adult beverages (along with substitutions even the grandkids may enjoy). And there is a $1 coupon for Bacardi mixers. With the long holiday weekend looming, be sure to look for the Star-Spangled Mixers pictured above … you’ll have to [...]
Friday, June 11, 2010
How do you define “age-appropriate” when it comes to fashion? Would the answer be different if you were Susan Sarandon in the Boomer vanguard, Ann Curry in the middle or Michelle Obama on the youngest end of the spectrum? Why do we automatically relegate women “of a certain age” to mom jeans, orthopedic shoes and [...]
Thursday, June 3, 2010
I got home from work a little early last evening and was sitting on the front porch when one of my young neighbors got home. She was stomping around with a very ‘not happy’ face. I asked her what was up and she said, “I’ve been sitting in traffic for 45 minutes.” I got to [...]
Friday, May 28, 2010
We lost Art Linkletter this week … that lovable icon of the Baby Boom generation. My mom would have his show on every afternoon when we got home from school and it was a ritual to watch and laugh along with the guests. And although Art knew a lot of famous people, he ‘House Partied’ [...]
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
We have a family joke that all of our luggage resides in Devon, England because every time my sister Meg comes to the U.S., at least one of our bags goes back with her. Last week Meg returned home to England after a visit, and her 20 pounds of excess luggage cost her $250! Now [...]
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings. ~Hodding Carter, Jr. Has any single factor influenced Boomers more than our parents … the ‘Greatest Generation’ … the people who gave us the freedom to believe in ourselves (roots) with all the brashness and self-confidence that characterizes our [...]
Monday, April 19, 2010
I got a 2010 bathing suit catalog in the mail the other day. A few years ago, I would have obsessed about starting an exercise regimen and losing 10 pounds before I would even try on a new suit. But thanks to new fabrics (and probably a fair amount of engineering) we have a ton [...]
Monday, March 29, 2010
As noted in a previous post, neutral colors run the gamut from white to black, beige to gray, tan to brown. But for now, as we get ready to bare our feet and legs, let’s concentrate on light neutrals. You’ll see that the choices are almost endless. This is one of my favorite styles this [...]
Friday, March 26, 2010
A. They’re neutral. I know; I know. : ) According to Desiree Stimpert who writes for about.com, neutral shoes have the advantage of never really going out of style, mainly because they’re so versatile and because many women feel more comfortable wearing neutral colors than they do very bold colors. Desiree created the following table [...]
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