2025 is the 6th Season of The Boomer Woman’s Podcast. Each episode is a conversation between me – I’m Agnes Knowles, your host – and a guest who talks to a subject that, someway, somehow, is relatable to Boomer Women. The guests can be any age, any gender, as long as their message is positive, informative, pertinent to our demographic. You, dear listener, might need to be open-minded, curious, tolerant, inclusive… and if you are, you will enjoy these conversations, maybe learn something, and I encourage you to share each and any episode! Click the Follow/Subscribe button to be notified of the next great guest. Want to be a guest on The Boomer Woman’s Podcast? Send Agnes Knowles a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/agnesknowles
Episodes
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
A little progress in the matter of Agnes' family housing issue post-apartment fire... they are settling into their "current normal" - interesting as it is a key phrase this year when Agnes talks about COVID.
Mar Sulaika experiences the joys of apartment living as she has water issues just as she's planning a trip away.
Mar Sulaika shares some of the 'oddities' of her mom's dementia.
Agnes is meeting Mar Sulaika to firm up plans for The Story Goddess (TheStoryGoddess.ca).
Memories of Mar Sulaika's artist friend Robert, followed by the joy in small pleasures.
Finally anecdotes about deer and bear wandering through the town.
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Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Of course, a discussion around eggs morphs to where to find us online!
The power of conversation as we each (all of us) create our go-forward reality. Mar Sulaika got to see her mom this week, after 3 months of isolation - to 2 or not to 2 (metres, that is...) and the varying realities of relationships.
Dementia... and when it speaks inappropriately in public spaces.
A short discussion around the Salvation Army - Agnes voices personal preferences so don't take anything as suggestion/recommendation.
Listen in on a bit of a business conversation - Mar Sulaika's and our two podcasts: this one and Pissed on Podcast... life is ever-evolving!
References to Stella Artois commercials (Mar Sulaika's faves):
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Mondays will be Flashbacks to the same time 2019 for a while as Mar Sulaika takes advantage of the creative energy that has possessed her of late. Thursday will be current as, of course! will be Pissed On Podcast!
So... last June Mar Sulaika was pursuing neighbourhood stats for a business proposal... with very little luck - technology is great but it's ineffective if it's not kept up-to-date.
Mar Sulaika was selling a piece of jewelry: Navajo turquoise... not sure if it's sold - contact her at the website if it's of interest to you!
There was nothing much of excitement in Agnes' life so there's a quick update on the fire that put her daughter and family out of their home last June... life can throw curve balls when you least expect it!
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Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
It's very difficult to be upbeat with the world going through its current growing pains - and Two Boomer Women weren't going to fake it.
Mercury in retrograde was an easy place to start...
Then on to COVID and Black Lives Matter and police and revolution and Brokeback Mountain and Me Too and COVID. How's that for tackling the world as we know it?
We did end on a somewhat lighter note: sending photos by email, playing in the rain and Skype scat - can Agnes work editing magic? (Apparently only some.)
Good news is tomorrow's Friday and it's Pissed on Podcast! https://pissedonpodcast.podbean.com/
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Monday Jun 08, 2020
Monday Jun 08, 2020
June is off to a bit of crazy start for Two Boomer Women so thank goodness they have episodes in the vault! Here is another one from June 2019.
To bring you up to speed, one year ago Agnes's daughter and her family were "collateral damage" from an apartment fire in the suite above them in their downtown high rise. They quickly learned the generosity of people... although Agnes had called her daughter just last week to comment on the one year 'anniversary' and, one year later, they are back in their suite but there are still issues resulting from the fire. A good reminder how things can change in the blink of an eye.
This time last year, Mar Sulaika was working on a contract with a local business to hold IELTS (International English Language Testing System) training for their employees. Mar Sulaika and Agnes continued that conversation and brainstormed ideas - spoiler alert: the manager who was supporting her proposal was transferred out of the area shortly after this conversation (welcome to the world of the self-employed). Part of this conversation is a reminder of the value of The Lost Art of Conversation!
Mar Sulaika was having a small medical procedure so Agnes may (and did) do double duty as Florence Nightingale!
Finally, a brief discussion and story about unions.
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Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Two Boomer Women reach back into the vault again today to June 2019.
This episode has a lazy start although Molly Shannon is full of energy! (When these episodes were recorded last year, we had no way of knowing how loud, and uneditable, fidgeting is. So, our apologies, but rest assured fidgeting is the sign of an active creative!)
Mar Sulaika has been considering selling some of the artwork of her late husband, Peter Paul Ochs (still available as of this air date - if you're interested please contact Mar Sulaika via the website), and discussion revolves around all the emotions that accompany that idea.
Joni Mitchell's take on the creative process leads into Mar Sulaika and her creativity with Agnes brainstorming a route to an online voice for Mar Sulaika.
Discussion invited at: https://twoboomerwomen.com/join-the-conversation/
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Donald Trump, Mar Sulaika's book and Amazon... and that was just the first 5 minutes!
It's a short episode today as life is winging just a bit out of control and Agnes is agitated because of an aggressive deer stalking while she was out with her grandsons and dog this morning.
Updates! Skype, computers, they can be a thorn in one's side.
Fear in children; and ending with James Thurber's The Last Flower.
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Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
An all-time record short episode for Two Boomer Women... our Skype connection was incredibly glitchy and yet the recordings were way better than the Live convo we experienced!!
Agnes is taking the boys to feed birds this morning and Sulaika's neighbours feed squirrels... of course this is the segue for the discussion about humankind's relationship with animals: world-view and COVID-view... who is top of the food chain?
Agnes has something up her sleeve, which we were going to discuss live, but Skype was too glitchy to continue - we continued via phone... stay tuned to find out our secrets!
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
Two Boomer Women had serious connection issues today but the conversation around the post-COVID realities for care facilities is worth sticking around for - both women have first hand experience with the current model and, as Boomers, may need the future model to work for us!
We started light with the facts of life: the connection between sex and longevity.
The post-COVID world may be unfolding slowly as isolation rules are lifted... what that looks like for care facilities on a go-forward basis will be interesting. There are so many facets to consider and this pandemic has laid bare all the failings of the current system. If you have ideas to add to ours, please do: https://twoboomerwomen.com/join-the-conversation/
The conversation broadens to include any workers who can never get full-time work... and is it only Two Boomer Women who can use that serious discussion to segue in bra fitters? Stay tuned for a personal bra anecdote from Mar Sulaika that most women will relate to.
We end today with some business chat around what's happening on Mar Sulaika's business website - hopefully some of our chat about ideas and websites and stories will trigger you to think about what your post-COVID world looks like and you'll consider reinventing yourself online!
Mar Sulaika can be found at https://thestorygoddess.ca/
Agnes can be found at https://sassysavvysuccessful.com/
Editorial note from Mar Sulaika, in reference to her comments about a Family Caregiver association: It's the Family Caregivers of BC, Barb Maclean estimated 1 million - here in the province - who provide 'unpaid care' for adults (I think this is not just elders).
Factoid: Health Council of Canada estimates a 31% burnout for family caregivers.
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
As usual Two Boomer Women cover a plethora of subjects today.
As well as her English language business, Mar Sulaika is very creative so bounces some ideas off Agnes... who loves any challenge that involves brainstorming a solution! ...which leads to a short discussion on copyright.
Weather as a subject of conversation and memory issues - everyone can identify with those two conversations!
Bread-making and the arrival of "opening up" after a long COVID isolation...
Agnes tries to share some podcast problems she experienced this week but stops when Mar Sulaika dozes off.
Spring has arrived... such good news for so many reasons! Respecting nature (or other monuments)...
Mar Sulaika was able to chat with her mother last weekend - which brought mixed emotions.
It's Hump Day, next meet is Pissed on Podcast!!