Both my children appreciate a little “fancy”. Whether it is dressing up for a special occasion, or having just the right accessory, these little things matter. It is the frivolous and unimportant things that are important sometimes. You don’t have to be a 5 year old girl to appreciate the twirling, dreamy, glittery, playfulness of…
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Life’s a Ball: Now Duck!
You begin by sitting up on the rug or the tickly green grass and your mom or dad or brother or sister rolls it to you. You learn to roll it back. Then, you get a bit older and your mom or dad or brother or sister or friend throws it to you and you learn…
It’s Out of the Park!: Fenway Beyond The Green Monster
You don’t have to be at Fenway to gather with Red Sox Nation and enjoy the game. You don’t have to be sitting on your couch either. You don’t have to bring the kids to a local sports bar to watch the game either. Today you have the perfect solution: Out of the Park. Out…
Definition: Serendipity
Serendipity is waking up to the sound of an alarm clock except you did not set an alarm. Mother and daughter got back late from the ballet. Husband texted that he was going to swim early in the morning. At 7:15 the construction trucks outside back up and sound like an alarm. I stumble into…
Kirkland Tap and Trotter: Brunch
Kirkland Tap and Trotter, which just over the Cambridge border, outside of Harvard Square, is the guy (could be girl but since Chef Tony Maws is a guy this analogy works better that way) on campus that everyone wants to know. It’s not the Big Man on Campus but the really nice, approachable, easy going…
Long Island: Closer than You Think
When I was a high school student in New York, Memorial Day weekend was a long awaited weekend, because it was the kickoff to summer. For many of my friends that meant it was time to kick off shoes, trade cars for mopeds and take the ferry to Block Island. It has been a long…
Mommy Nearest Boston Expert: Try This & That
The “appmosphere” is forever expanding and contracting on my phone. I download new apps all the time and some prove indispensible while others go unused. Some I begin to use right away, others sit dormant for a bit until I get into the habit of using it. Some apps I use for their intended purpose…
Family Time in Long Island Wine Country
One of the reasons I love living is Boston is that you can get just about anywhere from here. In an hour or so you can be at the beaches on Cape Cod or the Islands, you can settle into the base of a mountain in Vermont, or you can walk the rocky shores of…
Kitchen on Common: Chef Joh Kokubo’s cooking is the best kept secret
Kitchen on Common is a little spot I stumbled upon a few years ago and I fell in love. It’s not the kind of place you fall head over heals in love with, swept of your feet, over the moon and you might not come back. It is more like a little crush, that you…
Red Sox Moms: Mother’s Day on the Mound
Not every mom is a lilac Sunday type of mom. For your sporty mom, consider celebrating “WALK IN THE PARK” on Sunday, but not just any park; Fenway Park. This annual Mother’s Day celebration is Presented by Bank of America. There will be Alumni Autographs and Family-friendly Activities from 11 a.m. to 1p.m. The Boston…
Lace, Balance, and an Inspiring Mom
As a young child my mom was a skater. Her eyes light up when she talks about her skating days. As Canadians, I feel like skating is in our blood somehow. So my entire life, I’ve followed ice skating competitions as well as hockey games. This week I got the opportunity to meet the ice…
Definition: Car DJ
Car D.J., noun: The job of car DJ is strictly reserved for the driver of the car. If there are passengers in the back seat they will like have the most requests. The DJ is also known as ‘hey you’, ‘mom, mommy, MOM!’, ‘dj mommy mom’, ‘dad, daddy, DADDY’, ‘are you listening to me?!?!’, or…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 