These days, every day is a special holiday of some sort, and it kind of drives me crazy. But since it is a cold rainy, cozy day and the Boston area has so many great donut spots I just couldn’t resist guiding you to some of my favorites. Sofra is the place to go if…
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Television Free and ‘No Live TV’ Safe Places for Vacation Week
For vacation week, after a local tragedy, it is important for families to be able to find TV free and TV safe spaces and places (read more). Here us a growing list of places: TV Free Places and Spaces -Playgrounds: Go to your old favorite or visit a new one. Cambridge has a playground map….
Christmas in Carver: From Carving Turkey To Carving Out Family Time
What does a family of New York (once or twice removed) Jews do when Chanukah falls right around Christmas? We carve out some family time. You can’t have a Chanukah party two weeks before Chanukah starts because waiting for the first night will be an eternity for the kids. It is bad enough that they…
Thanksgiving: The Peripheral Meals
I think the biggest problem with Thanksgiving is when you forget about the peripheral meals. There are the friends who drop by the day before because they are in town. There is tea after the New Yorkers come in after their longer than expected drive. There is lunch on Wednesday for the whoever came in…
Vote and You Shall Receive
Get up and vote today and you shall be rewarded. You will not only have the honour of choosing the next president, but you will also use your super powers as a valid member of this democracy. Just in case that wasn’t enough, some companies have decided to give you a little boost. Vote and…
Halloween Challenge
I’ll be gone with some of my family until Halloween so in the meantime I have a challenge for you all. It’s frightening how quickly we get into a routine, and how difficult we think it is to change. The reason I’ve been thinking about this is that the Dunkin Donuts with a drive-through is…
Coffee, Breakfast, and maybe a little Brunch or Lunch
Local openings, closings, new things, old things; anything that is on my radar will be listed here. So here goes: I. Sofra Oleana has a new baby: Sofra. Oleana is an amazing restaurant in Inman Square. The food is incredible and the garden is fabulous. They even have some inside/outside seating, heat lamps and blankets for those chilly fall evenings…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 