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).

Zentangle

Hump Day Zentangle® Challenge #8 – Tangle Choice Day Edition

August 7, 2019 4 comments

Windmill Zentangle tangle

Today is the first Wednesday in August. August!?! Seriously? July, we hardly knew ya’ and here we are 7 days into August. They say the passage of time seems to speed up as we age because each passing day (and hour) is a smaller percentage of our lives. As someone who is no longer asked […]

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HUMP DAY (WEDNESDAY) ZENTANGLE® CHALLENGE #7: Mosaic Edition

July 31, 2019 8 comments

Zentangle Inspired Art mosaic, colored tiles

Tangential Thinking  I won’t be too offended if you want to skip down to the first red subheading and get right to this week’s Hump Day Zentangle Challenge. OTOH, friends and family who like to keep track of the tangled (pun intended) recesses of my mind—read on. I admit I thought today was August 1st, […]

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Hump Day (Wednesday) Zentangle® Challenge #4: Perspective Edition

July 10, 2019 3 comments

http://tanglepatterns.com/zentangles/zentangle-terminology

  I’m dedicating this week’s Hump Day Zentangle Challenge #4: Perspective Edition to Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT) Kelly Barone and her son, Travis. Since becoming a CZT myself at the Providence Seminar #18 in 2015, I realized I joined an immensely supportive community that shares not just our artwork, but also our joys and sorrows. […]

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Hump Day (Wednesday) Zentangle® Challenge #3 – Tangle Choice Day Edition

July 3, 2019 7 comments

You know how we try to teach our children not to leave things til the last minute. I had to tell our sons: Do as I say, not as I do. Emulate your father, that guy over there focusing like a laser beam on his work. Unlike Mr. Excitement, I do my best work with […]

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Hump Day (Wednesday) Zentangle® Challenge #2 – Independence Day Edition

June 26, 2019 3 comments

Zentangle fireworks

Based on feedback I received from my first Friday Zentangle challenge last week, I’m changing our Zentangle challenge day to “Hump Day” a/k/a Wednesday. At about noon Sometime on Wednesdays, most workers realize they have finished half the work week and are thus over the proverbial “hump”. What better way to celebrate the workweek being […]

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Friday Zentangle®Challenge #1: Back to Basics

June 21, 2019 12 comments

Zentangle tiles

Some Boomeresque readers know that in addition to being addicted to Zentangle®, I’m also very fond of Mr. Excitement, travel, sunsets, flora (even though no plant species is safe in my care), and dogs. Most blog gurus strongly recommend niche blogs; that is, pick a narrow topic and only write about that. It turns out, […]

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Zentangle Diva Challenge #276 – Fall Snow on Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square Edition

November 15, 2018 15 comments

Lion statue in Rittenhouse Square.

If you’re new to the Zentangle method, you should start here.  If you only want to see beautiful photos of the snow on Rittenhouse Square, you can scroll down. Otherwise, let’s get right to this week’s  Zentangle Diva challenge which was to use 2 semi-circles as the string for our tile. Laura (the Diva) also […]

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Zentangle Diva Challenge #371 – Back in Philadelphia Edition

October 12, 2018 8 comments

Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia

Last weekend, I officially moved myself from our summer beach place in Brigantine, New Jersey, back to the City of Brotherly Love (and Sisterly Affection), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. You know you’re back in Philly when a 19th century Rittenhouse Square  townhouse is festooned with one American flag and 2 Eagles Nation flags. (For non-USAers, the Eagles are […]

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Zentangle Diva Tangles 269-70: Procrastination Edition ⏳

October 2, 2018 7 comments

Zentangle Diva Challenge using Mezzanine

I’m supposed to be writing a blog post about our trip to the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. It was one of our best trips, but I’m having a severe case of procrastination, a/k/a writer’s block. Seriously, we were there in February. It’s now October. The hour glass in the title of this […]

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Zentangle Diva Challenge #368 – Visit to New York City Edition

September 21, 2018 30 comments

Park Avenue Synagogue, New York City, dome

I participated in the weekly Zentangle Diva Challenge the day after returning to Philadelphia from a weekend visit to New York City, a/k/a the Big Apple, a/k/a Gotham, a/k/a the City that Never Sleeps. (If you have absolutely no interest in doodling on steroids, scroll down to read more about our New York City Sojourn. […]

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