Adventurous boomers will like the Caretaker Gazette www.caretaker.org where for over 30 years they have advertised opportunities for house sitting and property care taking all over the world. You pay $29.95 for a year subscription where you can view interesting opportunities that may take you to a ranch out west or a French chateau. The responsibilities involve property and house maintenance plus pet sitting in some situations. The arrangements vary from a free place to live to receiving a salary in addition to rent free accommodations. Many years ago a close friend who was between jobs got an opportunity to property sit for a famous author in the woods of New Hampshire.
 In fact many of the properties listed are second homes and how interesting would that be to stay in the home of someone well known such as an author. There are also opportunities to stay and house sit in hunting and fishing lodges as well as bed and breakfasts where you would most likely meet many interesting people from many walks of life. 
This could be a great chance to experience a different part of the country for those boomers who don't want to be tied down and are looking for a unique opportunity in the world of house and property care taking.

I find Yoga to be one of the best forms of exercise to help ease stiffness and aches that so often accompany middle age. After tiring of my limited yoga tapes from the 90's I was happy to find the site http://doyogawithme.com. It has a large selection of  yoga videos ranging from beginner to intermediate which state the degree of difficulty and describes the work out. You can also take 6 week classes for those who enjoy a more structured approach. It is well organized, easy to use and best of all costs nothing.
 I especially love the convenience of being able to stream yoga on my computer where I can do my Down Ward Dog in private. It's also great for those who live in remote places or who can't make a class because of busy schedules.
I knew you could do yoga in many places, by the ocean or a mountain top but the most unusual place I recently saw, was a group doing their Warrior poses in what I consider to be extreme yoga, on their flat boards in the marina on Canandaigua Lake.  I was in awe that they were able to balance themselves on their boards while staying on top of the water, when I struggle to keep my balance on solid ground.
Where ever you choose to do yoga and what ever your level, yoga has health and emotional benefits worth pursuing. Namaste!

A wonderful example of American ingenuity can be found in the Beacon Hill Village Project in Boston beaconhillvillage.org where a group of individuals with little or no family, banded together to form a plan which enables them to stay and age in their neighborhoods. Together they hire their own staff to perform home repairs, provide medical care, deliver groceries/medicines and other tasks depending on the needs of the group.  They rent space for lectures, music events and book reviews designed to enrich their member's lives. Member's pay an annual fee of $675 for a single membership and $975 for a household. The Village Project was formed on the principle that their members want to remain fully integrated into their beloved communities living among all age groups and not in isolation found in many senior living communities. They also formed a national organization to advise others across the country on how to start their own Beacon Hill Village Project in both urban and rural settings.
 This concept could be very appealing to the millions of Baby Boomers who are beginning to face their own aging issues, as the first of the Boomers born in 1946 hit 65 in 2011. In my circle of friends some of those who are childless have expressed concern over who will take care of them in their advanced years. The Beacon Hill Village concept could be an alternative for those who want to remain in the communities they love or something similar to the "Golden Girls" where friends pool their  resources together and live in a communal type situation. One thing is certain that the Baby Boomer generation will do things different than their parent's and shape it to their needs where they have control over their health and lifestyle, not confined to the traditional models of  geriatric care.