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.

Mother’s Day on The Vineyard: The Other Vineyard

I love to travel.  I don’t have to travel far to enjoy a trip.  As a parent, sometimes the only way to break away from the routines of daily life that blend from work to parenting and back 24/7 is to pack up the family, shut the door behind you, and get away.  For those…

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Mother’s Day Trip: A Day Out with Mom

The beauty of day trips is that you end up at home, in your own bed, which if you’re lucky means your children will spend the night in their own beds as well.  Of course, if sleep habits are all amuck then go ahead spend the night away. For those of you who prefer to stay closer…

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Mother’s Day Celebrations Three Ways

One of the reasons I love living in New England, especially this time of year when the snow has melted (except this year’s snow farms) and the buds are blooming, is that New England is a wonderful place to travel.  Mother’s Day weekend can be an outing into Boston for a stroll and brunch or…

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Mother’s Day in Boston: Brunch, Dinner Date, Lunch & More

Brunch at Tryst in Arlington Mother’s Day brunch at Tryst is a two course prix fixe with a mimosa or virgin Cranberry cooler for $28.  Brunch will be served Sunday, May 10th from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. If mom likes a little spice with her brunch then the Bloody Mary with habanero infused vodka…

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Tower Hill Botanical Gardens

I recently joined two fabulous photographers for a photo walk at Tower Hill Botanical Gardens in Boylston, MA.  The botanical gardens are just waking up from a long cold winter and the daffodils were in full bloom.  The gardens have two greenhouses on site L’Orangerie and the Limonaia House.  My photography companions were. Alison Borrelli and…

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Edge of Vision: Boston Ballet Leaps off the Edge of the Expected

The sweet deep voice of the cello, the feeling of heaviness on your body as night falls and tiredness overcomes you, the joy of celebration, and the sound of an Irish jig, are all familiar to us.  It is this common ground of shared experiences that makes this particular program the perfect first step off…

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Calling All Kids: Opening Day, Gate K, and Mayor Marty Walsh

Now that spring is in fact here and white monster of winter’s reign has retreated, the Green Monster can come out and play.  Today, Mayor Marty Walsh led a tour of Fenway and cut the rope for the new Gate K.  Fenway’s Gate K is designed for families and their littlest Red Sox fans to…

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Owls, Senses & The Arts

Owls have become trendy over the years.  They’re cute. They’re smart. They’re  powerful and their heads turn almost all the way around.  I’ve liked owls well enough but recently I have become a bit obsessed with them for on r simple reason: presence.   Last week I saw an owl close up, in real life, not…

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Spring Lamb Roast (Recipe)

I have recently been reconnected with Australian Lamb.  For those of you who know me, you know I like to shop and eat local more often than not.  In fact, the other day I saw that some grass fed beef was on sale, but then I saw that it was from Australia and I didn’t…

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Easter Treats: Shop Local for your Easter Basket

Here are just a few of my favourite spots to shop for Easter sweets and treats. Let’s start with Boston’s oldest chocolatier Phillips Candy House.  I recently sampled their chocolate dipped peeps and even though I’m not a Peep person, I loved the taste.  Each row of Peeps is dipped in a  different type of…

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