Posted inNew England Travel
The View from Here: New England Fall
Boats and cars at the Head of the Charles Fall colours at Fresh Pond, Cambridge Look up.A view from the waterBy car.On foot.
Posted inParenthood Travel
The Ebb and Flow of a Vacation
Whether you watched the tides go out and come in, or you went to the city, or mountains or valleys, like every day, a vacation has its own ebb and…
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Happy Canada Day, Eh?: A Canada Day Abécédaire-Abecedarian
A is for Alberta, Algonquin, and Aboriginal. B is for Beavers, Butter Tarts, and Beaver Tails. C is for Canuck, CDN, CN Tower, and CN Railway. D is for Ducks…
Posted inHolidays Parenthood Travel
The elusive perfect Father's Day Gift
Part of what make's finding the perfect Father's Day gift so hard is that more often than not, it isn't a particular thing that dad wants or needs. More often…
A Tale of Two Cocktail Menus
I've been in Toronto, if you're measuring time in libations, for two cocktail hours and in both places I found myself with wonderful options. Most recently, I went out for…
Cocktails in Canada: Boston raises a few glasses in Toronto at Bannock
This evening we headed out looking for a taste of Canada and found ourselves seated around a table for four at The Bannock. The Bannock is wedged between two Canadian…
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Easter Bunnies Don't Lay Eggs: Mystic Aquarium Animals Do
Every year at this time, as spring approaches, I am faced with two big questions: What exactly is the connection between bunnies and eggs? What on earth are we going…
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Dream Post: La Réserve Ramatuelle
I've decided that I'm going to give in to fantasy and include some dream posts. These are places I'll never go or things I'll never do...okay I do believe in…
Christmas in Carver: From Carving Turkey To Carving Out Family Time
What does a family of New York (once or twice removed) Jews do when Chanukah falls right around Christmas? We carve out some family time. You can't have a Chanukah…