KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON. As we all look for a better year ahead, Zoomer celebrates Queen Elizabeth II, approaching her 95 birthday, and finds inspiration in the values of service and constancy she represents.

Zoomer Magazine • VOLUME 37, NUMBER 1

ZOOMER

Zoom In Focus

THIS WAY UP • THE PEAKS AND VALLEYS IN THE JOURNEY

Beethoven Turns 250

Music Man

life SIMPLIFIED • Whether it’s game day in the kitchen or game on after shutting down the work-from-home office for the day, we’ve got the gadgets that will give you game 24-7

BOOKS WITH LOOKS • For the esthete on your gift list, we’ve rounded up sumptuous books that would look great on any coffee table

Trading Up

The ER Diaries • Dr. Zachary Levine gives us the 911

Agent of Change • Fixing long-term care and boosting financial security for older Canadians are the top priorities for C.A.R.P.’s 2021 advocacy platform

JEWELS OF THE CROWN • As Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II approaches her 95th birthday, we look at how Canada celebrates our monarch; season 4 of The Crown draws Diana into the plot; Prince William helps legendary naturalist Sir David Attenborough save the planet; and royal style signals so much more than you think

LONG MAY SHE REIGN • Canada commissions a new portrait of the Queen as Her Majesty approaches her 69th year on the throne and her 95th birthday

BALMORAL BOUND • Season 4 of The Crown brings us to Scotland, where Diana Spencer and Margaret Thatcher are put to the royal test, Shinan Govani writes

FORCE of NATURE • Move over, Greta. When Attenborough met Windsor, a multi-gen alliance was born

ROYAL DRESS CODE • A new book analyzes the meaning behind the fashion worn by the Queen and the buzziest of Windsor wives

THE QUEEN OF STYLE • Elizabeth on Elizabeth: In this excerpt, a fashion journalist explores why appearances are everything

SUN, SURF & SAND TRAPS • Although many Canadian snowbirds aren’t leaving their nests this year, Kim Honey talks to some who will still take flight

THE PARENT TRAP • What do you owe your children? Bert Archer takes a tally

PAIN POINT • Women expect blessed relief from both hot flashes and migraines after menopause but, while the heat may be dialed down, the headaches never end for one-third of women, Sharon Oosthoek reports

The Brazilian Cure • Facing existential dread on her 60th birthday, Gabrielle Bauer leaves her tidy, charmed life – and her husband – for a five-month trip that changes her life

THE NATURAL • On a long weekend in Tobago, Vivian Vassos revels in the wonder of an island escape

BRAVE NEW WORLD • The more things change, the more they should not stay the same. Mike Crisolago examines lessons from a pandemic

sweet DREAMS • Easy ways to a better quality of shut-eye – plus the latest science on getting your zzzs

A TASTE OF THE FUTURE • We’re spending more time at home, so why not experiment and have a little epicurean fun. Enjoy these 21 trends for 2021 that will make you feel good about yourself, your community and the planet

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