Fall Homecomings, Leaf Peeping Apple Picking, Pumpkin Spice Lattés Caramel Apples, Chai Hay Mazes & Not Putting on the Heat Wearing Boots and Scarves but Still Ordering Iced Coffee and Going Out for Ice Cream We are New Englanders 10/14 BU Fringe Festival 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.(Boston) You have fringe on your scarf and fringe…
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Welcome to The Weekend: Boston September 30-October 2nd
The weekend is here and so is fall in full force. Hopefully you spent the end of your week well caffeinated with National Coffee Day. Now here are some options for the weekend. Friday, September 30th 9/30 5-9 p.m. (Watertown) Arts & Drafts at the Arsenal Center Arts and Drafts is an evening of live…
Five Ways to Go Above and Beyond the Pumpkin Spice Latte: National Coffee Day Upgrade
Go above and beyond the class Pumpkin Spice Latté with these Boston area drinks.
Here on Huron: Cambridge’s Sweet Spot
If you have ever lived off of Huron Ave. there is a good chance that it left a strong impression. Many move to this neighborhood and can never leave thanks to a certain gravitational force. Others are here for a few years only and then return to their homelands with a little piece of Cambridge…
Uncommonly Good: How to Joyfully Shop for Gifts (Sponsored)
Brands shift and change over years and new ones replace the others, but there are a few that have staying power. Remember when Pottery Barn literally just sold chunky pottery? There are some catalogs that I have been shopping with for as long as I can remember. One of those shops, which I now order from…
Falling for Italy in the North End: Artú
When we 1st moved to Boston there was still a highway on the horizon between Boston and its North End. Dan and I enjoyed an occasional romantic date night or late night coffee when we dared try to get ourselves from Cambridge to Boston and back (remember this was the time before GPS and iPhones and…
Return of the Weekend Guide: September 16-18th
Our long-lost friend, the Weekend Guide, is back! We live in a region that is full of options and opportunities and making a curated list of things to do each weekend is one of my favourite things to do for my readers. What I get in return is a feeling of satisfaction and joy when…
Back to School & Back in Time: American Girl Grace Thomas Train Ride
As children are making the transition from carefree summer days to the structured days of school, you don’t have to put away your suitcases and bathing suits quite yet. School-free weekdays may be over, but it’s still summer outside and a weekend trip here or there is a great way to tiptoe towards fall. Easing back into reading…
5 Memorial Day Weekend Options In and Around Boston
This Memorial Day Weekend should be sunny and warm. Here are a few ways to celebrate and commemorate those who have put themselves in harms way and continue to do so in the name of our country. For our family Memorial Day always includes our local parade, a time to reconnect with friends and our…
Weekend Guide: Slush it Out
Live it up this weekend. No need to beware the ides of March because (a) you are not Caesar and (b) they’re not until the 15th. So here are a few ways to celebrate the weekend. Saturday Blue Man Group Lips are blue, but then again so are their entire faces. Blue Man Group is…
Welcome to Arendelle, MA: Disney On Ice presents Frozen presented by Stonyfield Yokids Organic Yogurt
There is no doubt that Elsa is in town. She’s left a Frozen trail across the state and mountains of snow in Boston. Disney on Ice Frozen is in town at TD Gardens. It opened last night, February 13th, and will go through February 22nd, 2015. For a discount on Ticketmaster fees use the code:…
Weekend Guide: MLK Jr. Long Weekend
How each family treats this long weekend is a personal choice. Some volunteer or attend special MLK Jr. breakfasts, speeches, events. Others treat it is an extra day to get caught up on family time, housework, recovering from some winter illness, or having that winter vacation that was perhaps co-opted by the flu this year….
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 