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Here is a list of all the Baby Boomer Lola blog posts, with the newest ones on top. Feel free to comment, like, or share these stories as much as you want. Happy reading!
- Part 2: Snippets, teasers and cliffhangers
- Relishing the magic of the outdoors at Shoreline Park in Mountain View, CA
- An esoteric brainstorm on love and romance
- An impromptu birthday party started without the celebrant
- Meaningful Sunday for me – stayed a little longer in church
- Fiesta fever and fiesta fervor
- Sudden attack of homesickness
- Excited for my omiyage
- Getting international and savvy with food
- Sudden attack of homesickness
- Frazzled by a technological shift for Babyboomerlola
- Memories of an old-fashioned girl’s prom
- Soaking in the raw ambience of a live stream market on the street
- Sharing good news and reflections about Babyboomerlola on its 1st anniversary
- Drawn to a hometown organization celebration – for fun, friendships and nostalgia
- Happy and tickling flashback of Midway
- Associating July 4th celebration in Palo Alto with chili
- Family bonding
- A curious celebration of Father’s Day at Alta Mesa
- Graduation – a triumphant passage to the next adventure in life’s journey
- The comedy is us
- Feeling frenzied yet rested while watching sports at home
- Harry and Meghan: a triumph of love – for England, for the world
- A loving tribute on Mother’s Day
- What is your idea of exercise — I tell you mine
- Buying fun with a few tokens … before marshaling restrain
- My offbeat adventure of eating solo in a restaurant
- Blessing from random conviviality with an elderly stranger
- Tinkering with thoughts about robots
- Met Siri for the first time – and I’m intrigued and fascinated
- The mystery about humility — and the promise of its bounty
- Does love spawn stupidity? Hmmm …
- A celebration to remember with joy
- What makes you happy – I know what makes me happy (or joyful)
- What makes you sad – I know what makes me sad
- Old songs evoke memories of serenade, an old courtship custom
- A reflection from a place of vulnerability
- Lola’s blog throwbacks
- Birthday parties – and all that jazz … or some of it
- The magic of a place haunts the memory – is there such one for you as there is for me?
- Hard to refuse an “all you can eat” meal – especially if it pitches crabs
- The mystic about retirement
- Traveling back in time on a Chopin waltz
- A pat on the back for my cooking talent, at times elusive
- Griping about a dry spell … or is it?
- Mayon, the sleeping beauty is roused – what prince kissed her?
- Snippets, teasers and cliffhangers
- Recalling the first three days in America
- The frivolity of youth
- Surprise birthday parties never get old
- Enjoying being pampered like a queen – for a period
- Greeting 2018 – and a toast to exiting 2017
- Feeling daunted, but refusing to be miserable
- The dilemma of packing for a trip
- Naga is a splendor
- Sending my grandson loving thoughts from over 7,000 miles away
- Rainy day blues bring out food cravings
- Soaking in the ambience of a live stream market on the street
- Remembering Mama/Lola Nena
- Memories of an old-fashioned girl’s prom
- Broccoli to balance the comfort food
- People watching at the burger joint
- Act on our compassion and gratitude
- From fear to love
- The party that broke the spell
- A sad recollection … and the message to a confused world
- Learning from the expert
- Admitting being a baby boomer didn’t come easy
- Intimidated by technology
- Look at Ms. Daisy now
- An unplanned meaningful deed in the car shop
- A surprise visit from a chatty intruder
- A mindless quirky way of enjoying food
- A fourth grader’s first agony of defeat
- Introduction