By  LPJ My imagination’s running delightfully wild. The bag’s heavy with goodies. When opened, not all will fall out all at once. They’ll trickle out slowly, mysteriously, but everything has promise. Or maybe, the goodies will stay in the bag, and then rush out as “when it rains it pours”. Nonetheless, I see 2025 as […] The post What’s in the bag for 2025? first appeared on Baby Boomer Lola ..read more

By  LPJ It’s a glorious Christmas day. I am at the home of my son John, daughter-in-law Natasha and grandson Eliott in El Cerrito, close to Berkeley, California. The day started with a sumptuous breakfast of fresh-baked rolls, frittata, ripe melon slices and orange juice, the perfect breakfast before a lively gift distribution and opening. […] The post My joyful Christmas 2024 first appeared on Baby Boomer Lola ..read more

By  LPJ The two-day celebration of the Sangtiagenians of the USA 46th anniversary at Stockton Hilton, CA last weekend more than met expectations.  For one, the attendance was among the best in decades, 220 plus. The vibrancy couldn’t have been matched. The Saturday banquet/dinner-dance glittered with the ladies’ elegant Filipiniana wear and the gentlemen’s formal […] The post Santiagenians of the USA did it again – 49th anniversary celebration at Stockton was a blast first appeared on Baby Boomer Lola ..read more

By  LPJ I love paddle boating, I told my son John, daughter-in-law Natasha and grandson Eliott.  I stood corrected.  It’s pedal boating.  Okey, I love pedal boating.  So, John and family took me to Shoreline Park lake in Mountain View, CA last weekend, to enjoy an activity I experienced in the last five years.  This […] The post Pedal boating and family bonding – perks at Shoreline Lake Park by the bay first appeared on Baby Boomer Lola ..read more

By:  LPJ All year through, we wait for the magic of Christmas.  Something so vibrant and precious. Is it in the nippy air?  Is it in the sultry smell of burning logs in fireplaces at wintry nights? Is it in the carols we hear? Is it in the gifts we give and receive? No, the […] The post The magic of Christmas is in the heart first appeared on Baby Boomer Lola ..read more

By:  LPJ Anxiety plagued me days before my eye cataract surgery.  My left eye progressed over the years to what the eye doctor called “cloudy”.  The clouds needed to be rid of with a new lens to be implanted. Not a rare case, so I received much encouragement for the procedure from those who had […] The post Goodbye anxiety first appeared on Baby Boomer Lola ..read more

By:  LPJ I had a most enjoyable impromptu get-together with two of my high school classmates last week. Three golden girls reminiscing about our youth’s golden years. It couldn’t have been more fun, or even more nostalgic. After 50+ years with Leonora (Nora) Badong Sumangil, and 9+ years with Iluminada (Luming) Gaerlan, time couldn’t have […] The post Silliness edged with nostalgia equates to a lovely, quirky mini reunion first appeared on Baby Boomer Lola ..read more

By  LPJ The windy city wasn’t windy at all the week we were there in October this year. The weather was gorgeous, and every day  I felt I was in sunny California. My Chicago trip with my nephew Chito (Albert Pandes Jr.) and his wife Benita was quite meaningful in two ways. First, I went […] The post Fabulous wedding and spectacular river cruise marked our Chicago week first appeared on Baby Boomer Lola ..read more

By  LPJ I’ll never tire of LA. I’m back in Los Angeles, enjoying a week of vacation at my daughter Joy and son-in-law Matt’s place in Hermosa Beach. I love the sea air and the swish of waves a block and a half away. The dinners at touristy restaurants and the meals that my daughter […] The post Enjoying a fun-packed week of vacation in Los Angeles first appeared on Baby Boomer Lola ..read more

By:  LPJ My Papa’s birthday is coming up.  He left this world near my 21st birthday. I think of how grateful I am to him – he figured significantly in my childhood, my growing up years, my phasing in to young adulthood.  His teachings, principles, guidance, wisdom, hard work and fine example contributed tremendously to […] The post Remembering Papa/Lolo John on his birthday first appeared on Baby Boomer Lola ..read more