City Living (Boston)

Classes We’re Taking

Parents are always asking one another about dance classes, music classes, and other activities. There are tons of resources out there, but sometimes they just become a little too overwhelming. Here is what we’re taking and I’ll include what we took when the kids were younger so that everyone can find something! Hope this helps….

Conversations: On Love and Nipples

Part I: Love: If you’re going to dis me dis me like this. This evening there was plenty of excitement when daddy was home early to come with us to pick Henry up from daycare. Then off he went to do some spring skiing with colleagues from work and off we went to have an…

First Full Week of Spring

Play Spring is in the air and so is music. Inspire your little virtuoso with an outing to the Symphony Hall for a family concert with the talented Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. There’s nothing like children to inspire children. Children are free and adult tickets are $20. (Saturday March 27th at 11:00) Majestic Yoga, a cute…

Spring has Sprung Restaurant Style

Not only are crocuses popping up here and there, but in Boston and environs some fabulous sounding restaurants have popped up here and there. Flour Bakery (you know the one near the children’s museum) is working hard to open their third location down by Central Bottle Wine and Provisions in Cambridge, Bergamot has opened in…

Redefining the Glitterati

I know, I know, the time change is only one hour, but there’s something about it that throws us all off. We try to start dinner early but stay up a bit later and do some extra active night time activities to get the kids asleep on time, but somehow one is passed out early…

Valentine’s day with the Kids

I have never been a fan of Valentine’s day…well, I did always look forward to those little red hot Valetine’s heart candies. The ones that make your tongue tingle and scream “CINAMMON” in your mouth. Then there was the year abroad in college in the UK when I discovered they had candy hearts with mean…

Valentine’s Day in Boston With or Without Your Little Cherubs

By Friday will you be in love? No matter. You know you’re in love with your children because of everything you put up with. You know they love you too because otherwise they wouldn’t put you through what they do. Now that that’s been determined let’s see what you can do this week and weekend…

Valentine’s Day: May Your Flowers Bloom Not Your Chocolate

For this season of celebrating the things you love, there has to be mention of flowers and chocolate. I am more a fan of flowers than chocolate. There is something magical they do for me. There is nothing better than having fresh flowers on a table or in the bedroom on a dresser or bedside…

Listen to Your Mother: Hydrate

My mom is the one who taught me to buy a case of water to keep in the back of the car so I would drink enough water. It usually stayed cool enough in the summer and then when the snow began to fall, I had to stop buying water because it would just freeze. …

Citrus: A Little Slice of Sunshine

Citrus is what’s in season. It is the perfect item to wake up the senses. The smell of an orange being peeled is intoxicating. The sound and the feel of an ever so light mist of a lemon being zested is enticing. The taste of a juicy blood orange is refreshing. A perfectly sliced and…

Weekly Bump: Better Late than Never

It’s okay to talk about Chicks and Breeding with your teen Breeding, Hatching and Brooding Chicks for 10-14 year old – Codman Farm Class This class starts February 25th, which is just after most school’s February vacations come to an end. Monday night _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Schnitzel! Come in from…

Steak Recipe: Penny Wise and Foolish in Love

Whether the economy is going down the garbage disposal or you are living in a golden age it never hurts to be penny wise. Here is a great recipe for steak hâché, which in all fairness has nothing to do with steak, but a little French can’t hurt if you’re looking for romance. As a 6th grade…