Category: Parenting

I’m your parent not your friend.

Kugel & Cards: Vacation

On vacation, I try to be on vacation.  I always give my husband the stink eye when he’s checking email on his phone. If he tells me he has a quick conference call I can feel my hear drop like an old elevator in my chest but I smile and shrug.  He’s gotten much better…

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Home from Camp: Back to School

We have heard a lot about what school districts are doing to improve and update (or not) school lunches.  Schools are not the only ones improving meal time for kids.  I recently asked, Lucy Norvell of the American Camp Association, New England what is going on in the kitchens and dining halls at camp these…

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Weekend Guide: August 15th – August 17th, 2014

You can get there from here.  These joyous round bellied statues can’t help but make you smile as you walk into the Japan house in the Boston Children’s Museum. Try out the Cultural Connector to make a vacation out of a day in Boston.  The Cultural Connector, run by the Boston Harbor Cruises, takes you…

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A Back to School Alphabet: Where to Eat

  All Star Pizza Bar: For their awesome toppings.(Cambridge) Barismo: For the best coffee roasting and cappuccinos (Arlington) Clover: For their collection of trucks and brick and mortar shops that will keep you well fed fast.  (Cambridge, Boston, Burlington, Brookline, Watertown) Deluxe Town Diner: For their delectable diner dishes from breakfast to dinner. (Watertown) East…

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Weekend Guide: Friday August 8th through Sunday

Some ideas for the weekend.  Some events go throughout the summer and others are just the day posted below.  Be sure to click through if you want to check other dates. Friday, August 8th * Today* It is a gorgeous day out today and thanks to the Highland Street Foundation, the following places are free. …

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Sounds: chirp tweet

I don’t know why this is so, but I’m counting on Nest or Apple to help me move out of the dark ages with these horrific little ceiling slugs of a machine.

Bowl Kings: Step Inside

I love summer days by the ocean.  Poolside afternoons and early evenings swimming until our lips are blue are a huge part of summer fun.  Picking berries at the CSA and ignoring the sweltering heat because each fresh blueberry pops in our mouths with the taste of perfection defines summer.  Day after beautiful day outdoors…

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Swept Away by a Rug (Sponsored)

We love to be home, but being home doesn’t always mean hanging out within the walls of the house.  There are front stoops, small porches, and a back deck.  At our house, we have a backyard that hasn’t quite come into its own yet.  Until now. Just like a sitting room, a living room, or…

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Dog Town: Boston’s Best Hot Dogs

I love a good hot dog.  I’m just as likely to stop for one out on the town as I am to make one at home.  If I’m cooking at home my go to dogs are these ones. My son likes the Hebrew National Reduced Fat hot dogs (Not the 97% lean – those are…

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Blogger Bash NYC

Whenever fellow bloggers ask about which conferences I am or am not going to, or when asked if I’ll be at Blogher I joke that I’m allergic to those kind of conferences. The truth is I won’t break out into hives at one of the big blogger conferences, but at this moment in time for…

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