Author: City Living (Boston)

I am a writer and cook. I write about city living, travel, food, the arts and family. I raise my family in Cambridge & Boston and share tips for throwing cocktail parties, packing lunches, having fun on the weekend without going broke or losing your sanity.

Emotion, Drama and Beauty: Boston Ballet’s Obsidian Tear

Boston Ballet provided tickets to Obsidian Tear for my review.  I am a researcher by nature.  I like to know the background and history and meaning of things.  On the other hand, sometimes I like  go to the ballet without any hints of what I am about to see.  I want to experience it in…

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Rail Trail’s New Fall Menu: Dining in Hudson

Ontario autumn 🍁 #artes#groupofseven#ontario#ago#canada#autumnleaves#artes#toronto A post shared by Mari Rustan (@mary_of_silence) on Oct 25, 2017 at 2:37pm PDT Photo provided by @Mary_of_Silence I don’t know if it is my state of mind or if it really is so, but the fall foliage is especially beautiful this year.  I see paintings everywhere I go.  The light…

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Beautiful Utility: A Motto to Live By (Sponsored)

We all love beautiful things and there are those who keep them tucked away and safe and others who want to enjoy them every day.  I am an enjoy them every day kind of person.  I love finding vintage or artisan items that speak to me and instead of keeping them in a display case…

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Beyond the Basic Boo: Chocolate for Halloween

The basic ‘boo’ is what we had before Pinterest.  If you’re old like me, you might remember the plastic printed masks with the garbage bag printed costume.  Of course, those retro costumes would look pretty fab today as an ‘old school’ kind of thing.  Our family of course was a “we don’t spend money on…

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Fall Foliage In and Out of the City

Fall is one of my favourite times of year.  It always has been.  I don’t love the heat of a tireless summer sun but I love snuggling under a heavy wool sweater. In some ways I fear change but when it comes to the seasons that’s a whole different story. I love the changing light…

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A Part of Something: Me Too

We are all a part of something larger than ourselves. Some things we work hard to become of a part of. Other groups we were born into. Some of our shared identities are a blessing and others a burden put on us. Recently, on Facebook women are sharing their statements of ‘me too’ to show…

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Sudbury Life: Shiny New Whole  Foods

The thing about me is that I, like most people no doubt, am a constant push and pull, yin and yang, this but that.  I love tradition and am not fond of change but on the other hand I am obsessed with innovation and change. Being invited to visit and preview the new Sudbury Whole…

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Norwell Farms Celebrates with Local Chefs

We have the city living lifestyle (hence @BostonCityLiving), but that doesn’t mean pounding the pavement, dining out on Newbury Street and hanging out at the local playground 24/7.  We love to escape the city for a little bit here and there.  The nice thing about the Boston area is that you don’t have to travel…

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Pastry Chefs Gather for Sugar Rush

We are not Paris, but Boston’s pastry scene is magnifique and has been developing at a the speed that spun sugar sets over the last few years.  I got a taste of some of what the area’s best pastry chefs have to offer at the 4th Annual Sugar Rush.  Sugar Rush was started by pastry…

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