Perhaps Halloween is the holiday of choice at Monsters University but we have Thanksgiving, Thanksgivukkah, Chanukah, and Christmas fast approaching. Monsters University just released their Blue-ray DVD sets and they make the perfect gift for all the monsters in your family big or little. If you haven’t seen it yet, save it for your next…
Category: Holidays
Not Just a Cookie Cutter Halloween Appetizer: Food Network’s Ghostini’s
If you are on Pinterest you know that this month there is everything from Halloween Bento boxes being sent to school with kiddos, fun Halloween cocktails for grown ups to enjoy while others indulge in their favorite childhood candies. Every food channel, magazine, local restaurant and bakery is celebrating the flavours of the season as…
Yom Kippur Smoothie: A treat to sip all day
As you may know, I’ve been on a bit of a green smoothie kick. I think with back to school, back to work, and back to life as we knew it in general smoothies just work. There is a lot of pressure on this holiest day of the year to start it off right and…
Father’s Day: No Crumbs in the Bed
It turns out that dad is not that into breakfast in bed. In fact I’m our family, the idea totally repulses him. My children’s father is fully dressed before he leaves the bedroom and a bit fastidious about his morning routine. The idea of having breakfast in pajamas of any sort with the potential chance…
The elusive perfect Father’s Day Gift
Part of what make’s finding the perfect Father’s Day gift so hard is that more often than not, it isn’t a particular thing that dad wants or needs. More often than not what dad needs is more time, more sleep, more flexible income, more time with his buddies, more time with his kids, more time…
Hiding from the inevitable.
Hiding from the inevitable. I’ve discovered something. Unfortunately it doesn’t predict the weather, nor does it cure anything. It’s not a new app nor is it something that makes your life seemingly easier. It’s not beautiful. It’s not tasty. It’s just a little annoying. I don’t have writer’s block. I have more ideas than time…
Easter Bunnies Don’t Lay Eggs: Mystic Aquarium Animals Do
Every year at this time, as spring approaches, I am faced with two big questions: What exactly is the connection between bunnies and eggs? What on earth are we going to do for Spring Break? I love staying local for spring break because I love spring in New England. We often head to the beach…
Valentine’s Day Giveaway: From the Heart of the Kitchen
Instead of worrying about which are his favorite flowers, or which chocolates her ex used to get her, if you make something in your own kitchen from the heart you can’t go wrong. Don’t be mistaken, I love flowers and good chocolates are a sweet gesture, but when someone makes me something my heart glows…
Personal Shopper of Sorts
I like to know what’s going on around town and who’s doing what. I’m a neighborhood busy body, but I don’t care or notice who bought a new car, who painted their house, who just got back from a ski vacation at Whistler and the like. What I care about is who is making what,…
Shop by the Fire: Digital Boutique Browsing
If given the choice, and let’s face it it is almost always a choice, I will drive several towns away to avoid the crowds at the mall. The lights, the smells, the cranky people are an affront to my general well being and completely destroy any pleasure that shopping gives me. So I will stroll…
Perhaps you’ve spotted Santa
He definitely lives in the neighborhood and it is clear why. We have so many great gifts within a couple block radius.
Don the Best Apparel
If you know your friend’s style then by all means give them that perfect pair…of earrings, boots, gloves, or more. And don’t forget the four legged friends.
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 