Patricia W. Finn

Jan 11, 2025 | lifestylesafter50.com | Patricia W. Finn

By Patricia Finn The holidays are over, but January is still “cooking season.” November was even scarier because it is the official start of what I call The Kitchen Season. Housewives know what I am talking about. November and December we baked and cooked our sweet little selves silly in order to provide love from the kitchen. A feast in November to be followed by holiday baking and Christmas dinner. Frankly, I loved it.

Jan 7, 2025 | boomermagazine.com | Phil Perkins |Nick Thomas |Donna Glazier Dalton |Patricia W. Finn

As years go by, memories pile up like leaves on a breezy autumn day. Boomer reader Phil Perkins recalls a trip to Georgetown in D.C. and a chance to see Dizzy Gillespie. Now here’s a romantic Boomer story for you. You were in the mood for one, weren’t you? I thought so. It happened when my wife Sandi and I were in our 30s or maybe 40s. Doesn’t matter. When did Dizzy die? I’ll look it up or you can. We were in Georgetown for a little downtime.

Nov 14, 2024 | lifestylesafter50.com | Patricia W. Finn

By Patricia Finn  It’s fall and I can’t wait to make homemade applesauce. (Thanks, Johnny Appleseed!) Up north this is the season when we would go apple picking. Now that I am a senior and living in Florida, I can safely say that picking apples at the market has the same delicious result as standing on a ladder and tossing them into a basket. I love apples and I love homemade applesauce.

Oct 30, 2024 | boomermagazine.com | Patricia W. Finn |John Ficarra |Johanna Wald |Diana Raab

After a firm rejection, Patricia Finn rethinks her retirement goals and her outlook on aging. “The more you do it, the better it gets,” she says. I have always been a slow learner and only recently accepted the fact that I am aged out of the job market. Recovering from Covid isolation, in 2023 I was determined not to stay at home, so I searched the internet and found an ideal job. I submitted my application and was arrogant enough to be shocked when I was turned down.

Oct 29, 2024 | lifestylesafter50.com | Patricia W. Finn

By Patricia Finn It’s tricky to be approaching October 31st and be anti-Halloween. “What! What is wrong with you Miss Pat? Are you against candy? Do you hate little children? They look so cute in their costumes.”  Yes, they do; and when I step on a scale there is no question that I approve of candy. I can’t help but wonder why we are celebrating a holiday that features death and ugliness? I am the equivalent of Scrooge at Christmas when it comes to Halloween. Dracula? Blood dripping from fake scars?