Boomeresque:Definition
1. Adj.: Describing a person born between 1 Jan. 1946 and 31 Dec. 1964
2. Adj.: Description of a person, place or thing possessing Baby Boomer je ne sais quoi
3. See also, Boomer, Esq.: A Baby Boomer who is also a licensed attorney (See, e.g., About).

Philadelphia Phriday* — Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market

March 24, 2013 45 comments

Reading Terminal Market sign in Philadelphia

It’s probably no secret that Philadelphia has a little bit of an inferiority complex. Wedged between New York City and Washington, D.C. on the I-95 corridor, sometimes we are just not feeling the love. However, we recently had our collective ego massaged a tab when Mark Bittman, food writer for the New York Times Magazine, […]

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Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, A Nature Preserve and Sanctuary at Onomea Bay, Big Island of Hawaii

March 18, 2013 42 comments

By the calendar, here in the northern hemisphere, it’s the first day of Spring in two days which is why today’s weather forecast for Philadelphia is disturbing: snow and the dreaded “wintry mix” with about an inch of accumulation expected. Really? And those daffodils in Rittenhouse Square? What about them? I’m using my store of […]

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Philadelphia Phriday – Rittenhouse Square

March 9, 2013 80 comments

William Penn’s 1683 Map of Philadelphia (Red Arrow Points to Southwest Square, Now Rittenhouse Square) It’s no accident that I picked Rittenhouse Square for my first post about a Philadelphia neighborhood. Since 2010, it has been the focus of our urban lives. When we became empty nesters, I decided to downsize.I sold our “this old house” […]

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WHAT THE !?!? Hawaii Edition

March 5, 2013 38 comments

One of the fun things to do while traveling is to keep your eyes open for things that strike you as odd, “different” or downright hilarious. An “I’ve had enough winter” trip to Hawaii produced plenty of grist for my blogging mill, but before we get to the “news you can use” stuff, I thought […]

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The Philadelphia Flower Show, A Harbinger of Spring, March 2 – 10, 2013

March 3, 2013 7 comments

Orchids

By the beginning of March, most people residing above approximately 37 degrees north latitude have about had it with Old Man Winter. In my hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that’s when the Philadelphia Flower Show opens to rescue us from our winter blahs. Since I can remember (i.e. a long time), the annual Philadelphia Flower Show […]

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Baby Boomer Travel Daze

February 16, 2013 19 comments

We left our apartment at 5:30 A.M. for Philadelphia International Airport on Valentine’s Day to commence the first leg of our 6,000 mile journey to Honolulu, Hawaii. My husband, Steve, is an aisle seat person. I choose the window seat so I can look out in case we fly over anything interesting and so I […]

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Lincoln — Boomeresque’s First Movie Review

February 7, 2013 25 comments

When time and/or money are scarce, one way Baby Boomers travel is at the movies. Sometimes, it’s time travel. Generally speaking, movies are not my preferred genre for entertainment; hence, I will not be offended if you are of the opinion that I have no business writing a movie review. My poor husband, Steve, indiscriminately […]

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How Baby Boomer Travel Bloggers Deal With Seasonal Affective Disorder

January 28, 2013 20 comments

Edited November 14, 2018 All of you who have the good sense to reside within 30 degrees north latitude and 30 degrees south latitude can go finish the dishes, take out the trash, walk the dog, read a book, go for a bike ride or engage in whatever indoor or outdoor activity makes you happy. […]

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Travel Down Memory Lane

January 26, 2013 39 comments

Sometimes travel is not measured in miles (or kilometers). Sometimes travel is cerebral, the view absorbed by our mind’s eye. As an aging Baby Boomer, I find myself tripping down Memory Lane more and more often. Sometimes — like for Steve and me — it happens in an elevator. As we and our four bags […]

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Key West, Florida – The Literal End of the Road (Or Maybe the Beginning)

January 11, 2013 33 comments

Key West, Florida Sunset from Mallory Square

Some years ago, on our first visit to Key West, Florida, the southernmost city in the United States, my husband, Steve, and I arrived by cruise ship. Unlike a good many of our fellow passengers (811,458 in 2011), we didn’t head for Duval Street to start drinking at 10:00 a.m. No Sir. Mister and Mrs. […]

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