This Fourth of July, I was really lucky. My daughter and my two grandchildren came to visit from Spain. We enjoyed the community parade in the morning of the Fourth, then planned to have dinner at the festival before the fireworks. However, my granddaughter wasn’t feeling well so we had dinner at home. A lucky thing happened though – we could see the fireworks well from my backyard.
Another boomer blogger, Meryl Baer of Six Decades and Counting attended a concert celebrating the Fourth of July, followed by ice cream at the best scoop place in town. Her local symphony orchestra performed a variety of popular, familiar tunes. Curious about the writers and composers of the music, Baer investigated and discovered several were immigrants or first-generation Americans. Read about her findings in “Celebrating Our Diversity.”
Two years ago, Rebecca Olkowski with BabyBoomster.com went to a Fourth of July party in Hollywood. She sat down next to actor Norman Lloyd, who was 101 at the time. He regaled the table with tales of what it was like to work with Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles, and Alfred Hitchcock to name a few. This year, Rebecca went to the same party and Norman was there again at 103, still telling stories, eating chicken, corn on the cob, and enjoying his Sangria
Other boomer bloggers are reflecting on life:
No matter what our age, we all set goals and make plans, Jennifer Koshak of Unfold and Begin says. We've got things that we want to accomplish and midyear is a great time to check in on your goals to see how you're doing and if you need to make any adjustments. Find out more by taking a look at Koshak’s article on how to do a midyear check-in of your goals.
Do you take time to reflect on your life? asks Sue Loncaric from Sizzling Towards Sixty. Do you indulge yourself in memories or feel trapped by them? Are you ready for new beginnings? Loncaric guest, in the Over 50 and Thriving Guest Series, this week poses these questions to us as she reflects on her own Life Over 50. Read her article “Reflecting on My Life Over 50 – Old Memories and New Beginnings.”
Laura Lee Carter of the Adventures of the New Old Farts is reflecting on the fact that after a week of evacuation, nasty smoke, and a gigantic sense of foreboding, she and her husband's new solar home didn't burn up in the third largest wildfire in Colorado history. Read all about it in "Hallelujah! Our Home Is Saved."
Tom Sightings from Sightings Over Sixty this week offers a reflection on how “Time Goes By...” Here's how his post begins: "The other day I was in the kitchen and my wife B was doing something in the living room. I heard her whistling, although I wasn't paying attention to what it was. Suddenly I heard her screech: . . . "
This is the Best of Boomer Blogs #554. Click on the links above to read the articles. And, be sure and join in the conversations. Boomer bloggers love to hear from readers.
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