Last week, Boston Ballet began their 2019-2020 season with a spiritual force, a physical force, an artistic force and a dramatic force. America’s got talent and you don’t have to sit at home with a remote to experience it. In fact, you cannot fully experience it from your couch. I …
Life is a journey and being a passenger is sometimes fabulous and other times it feels like entrapment. The best way I know how to deal with it is to get off the train and soak in the world around me. What does that mean? It means I get out. …
My husband and I have always loved Vermont. We soak in the mountain air and dive into the lakes. We love the small towns and craft breweries. I have a little saying about Vermont: Vermont is the only state I know where you can stop at a gas station to …
Pull up a seat at the many new French tables in Boston.
Music education, just like sports, is less about becoming a professional musician and more about the process and skills that we learn along the way. If the path leads to becoming a professional that’s wonderful but not the outcome for everyone. My children studied for several years at Yamaha Music …
When I first saw this ice cream sandwich in a pretzel bun I was not sure about it. I love salty and sweet but I thought it might be too bready. After the first bite though, I was obsessed. I’d trade this for a regular ice cream sandwich any day. …
I love an outdoor movie night. There is something about sitting outside that sucks you into the movie even more. Tuesday, August 13th celebrate the dog days of summer with a family night at Fenway Park watching Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse. It is a movie that all can enjoy. I …
Our house always has books strewn about, especially come summer, and a frequent author in the house is Rick Riordan. The other thing our house has lately is disgruntled teens. When I told my son we were going to see the new musical in town he said okay. When I …
There are Jimmy Buffett fans among us wherever we are. I learned that last year when Fenway was teeming with Hawaiian shirts and really mellow polite people. It was my first Jimmy Buffett experience. My husband is one of those fans. He loves the music and the rest of the …
We can’t all escape the city for summer days. The good news is that the Boston has a few summer secrets. You can sip a glass of cold white wine on the urban version of a widow’s walk. The best clam shack around may not have the sea air and …
