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).

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Visiting Old Town Edinburgh, Scotland with a Context Travel Walking Tour

August 4, 2016 20 comments

Edinburgh Castle as seen from the 6th floor observation deck of the new wing of the Scottish National Museum

Our six night visit to Scotland gave us two full days in Edinburgh, a/k/a “Auld Reekie”. Edinburgh’s nickname was acquired back when the stench and smoke of numerous coal fires, garbage and untreated sewage, combined to cast a smokey, noxious haze over the city. Fortunately, today “Auld Reekie” is merely an affectionate anachronism for Scotland’s […]

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Zentangle Diva Challenge #278 – “Knightstar” and Back to Edinburgh Edition

August 4, 2016 21 comments

Gate, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland

(Zentangle? Who? What?) The Zentangle Diva and her family are back from their 3 week road trip from Saskatoon, Canada to southern California and back. Somehow she found the energy to post a challenge. She posted a day late because she had to celebrate Saskatchewan Day. (Who knew Saskatchewan had a day?) For those who might […]

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Zentangle Diva’s Challenge #270 – The Isle of Skye, Scotland Edition

June 1, 2016 15 comments

Celtic knot tangle pattern

(If Zentangle is a new concept for you, start here). This week, the Zentangle Diva challenged us to use the new tangle, Skye, by Margaret Bremner, CZT. For this tangle, Margaret deconstructed a type of Celtic Knot pattern she saw on a box for the game, Isle of Skye. I don’t know anything about the […]

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Zentangle Diva Challenge #265—Scottish Stripes

April 26, 2016 25 comments

Edinburgh Castle

[New to Zentangle? Start here.] This week, the Zentangle Diva challenged us to tangle stripes. I did my challenge tile after traveling all night and all day from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the USA to Edinburgh, Scotland via Dublin, Ireland. It’s not my most exciting nor creative work, but it wasn’t very taxing which is what […]

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