One Boomer’s Conglomerate features a collection of true short stories and poems in which author Barbara Clay reflects on the “pleasures and challenges” she has experienced. Clay discusses her close connection with nature and animals to show us the beauty in life. Lessons she has gained from her experiences are poetically presented in her stories, and she shares her observations on the role her faith has played in her life alongside meditations on aging.
About the Author:
Barbara’s zest for life started on day one when she was born at home on the 4th of July. She is called “fellow firecracker” by her sister-in-law, Jackie, whose birthday is also July 4th .
Upon moving from the city to the country in 1984, Barbara adjusted well to the introduction of wildlife and various community activities. There were baseball games on a ‘homemade’ field behind a country store, homemade bake sales, stew sales, yard sales, fire and rescue fundraisers, projects, parades, church choirs, and plays in addition to regularly scheduled meetings, school board and PTA meetings, high school football games and baseball games. All of these opportunities were in addition to home chores, shopping, and full time jobs. Of course, it was a further trip to her job, which required allowing extra time for travel. While the country life was not as quiet as Barbara expected, she did enjoy the peacefulness of bird watching from her den window. Her biggest surprise was the kind of traffic on the country roads. She shared the roads with big log trucks, big chicken haulers, and big milk tankers, all of which do not bend on the curves. If you have driven those roads, you know what she means.
