Boomer Magazine: March 2020
We don’t go out to dinner all that often, so recipes and interesting foods I can make at home always catch my eye. I shall channel my inner Irish and attempt to make Boxty (for the recipe, see page 57). It looks relatively easy to make. I’ll report back next month to let you know how it turned out! Hopefully a little luck ‘o the Irish will help me create this yummy dish. Do you hobby? Yup, I just made that noun into a verb. I guess my hobby is exercise, but more than a hobby, it’s a lifesaver—reduces stress, keeps me healthy, and my bones strong. I am not very crafty, although I’ve tried different things over the years but nothing I could really stick with except exercise and reading. My mother was into needlepoint for a few years and was SO into it she needlepointed a wall hanging that is bigger than any wall she had to hang it on! Check out some ideas for you to hobby it up on page 40. There’s so much more in this issue of Boomer. Visit some fabulous local museums (most have free days once a month and senior discounts). Maybe you’ll even find a passion for volunteering at one of them. And if you want to travel someplace “out of the box,” immerse yourself in a story about the trip-of-a-lifetime to Turkey. I won’t be visiting there anytime soon (haven’t saved quite enough coins in my little jar), but I’ll enjoy reading about it while sipping a cup of Irish coffee. There just happens to be a recipe for it on page 54. Happy St. Patty’s Day! We’re all Irish on March 17! By Debra Linn Associate Publisher
We don’t go out to dinner all that often, so recipes and interesting foods I can make at home always catch my eye. I shall channel my inner Irish and attempt to make Boxty (for the recipe, see page 57). It looks relatively easy to make. I’ll report back next month to let you know how it turned out! Hopefully a little luck ‘o the Irish will help me create this yummy dish.
Do you hobby? Yup, I just made that noun into a verb. I guess my hobby is exercise, but more than a hobby, it’s a lifesaver—reduces stress, keeps me healthy, and my bones strong. I am not very crafty, although I’ve tried different things over the years but nothing I could really stick with except exercise and reading. My mother was into needlepoint for a few years and was SO into it she needlepointed a wall hanging that is bigger than any wall she had to hang it on! Check out some ideas for you to hobby it up on page 40.
There’s so much more in this issue of Boomer. Visit some fabulous local museums (most have free days once a month and senior discounts). Maybe you’ll even find a passion for volunteering at one of them. And if you want to travel someplace “out of the box,” immerse yourself in a story about the trip-of-a-lifetime to Turkey. I won’t be visiting there anytime soon (haven’t saved quite enough coins in my little jar), but I’ll enjoy reading about it while sipping a cup of Irish coffee. There just happens to be a recipe for it on page 54. Happy St. Patty’s Day! We’re all Irish on March 17!
By Debra Linn
Associate Publisher
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4 Traveling<br />
Now that you’re retired, it’s much<br />
easier to plan vacations! No more<br />
worrying about taking time off from<br />
work, no more stress about coming<br />
back to a daunting inbox postvacation,<br />
and no more counting and<br />
tracking how many vacation days<br />
you’ve used and how many you<br />
have left. Every day of retired life<br />
is a vacation day, which means you<br />
can plan as many trips as you’d like<br />
throughout the year. From weekend<br />
getaways to Tahoe, Napa, or San<br />
Francisco; and weeklong road trips<br />
throughout California (or up to<br />
Oregon or Washington); to Caribbean<br />
cruises with the whole family and<br />
extended excursions to Europe, every<br />
escape you plan has the opportunity<br />
to be the trip of a lifetime. And locally,<br />
the resources for planning your next<br />
trip are unlimited. Outdoor stores like<br />
REI and Dick’s Sporting Goods are<br />
stocked with all your camping gear<br />
necessities, while Camping World<br />
is the place to go if you’re looking<br />
to hop into an RV and explore the<br />
country. Local travel agents are also<br />
available to help you book cruises as<br />
well as group travel, where you can<br />
visit destinations all across the globe.<br />
TRY IT<br />
REI<br />
Multiple locations throughout Greater<br />
Sacramento, rei.com/adventures<br />
NOTE: They also offer guided trips<br />
around the world, via REI Adventures,<br />
including women’s trips and bike<br />
tours<br />
Dick’s Sporting Goods<br />
Multiple locations throughout Greater<br />
Sacramento, dickssportinggoods.com<br />
Camping World<br />
Multiple locations throughout Greater<br />
Sacramento, rv.campingworld.com<br />
Travel Store Sacramento<br />
1750 Howe Avenue, Suite 320,<br />
Sacramento, 916-929-5555,<br />
travelstore.com/travelstoresacramento<br />
Sacramento Travel<br />
1755 Creekside Oaks Drive, Suite 110,<br />
Sacramento, 916-454-2858,<br />
sactravel.net<br />
Torii gate photo by Megan Wiskus.<br />
Other two photos courtesy of REI.<br />
44 Sac<strong>Boomer</strong>.com | <strong>March</strong> <strong>2020</strong>
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