Blogger’s Guilt (noun): Noticing that the search term “summer science classes for teens boston north shore” brought someone to your blog and knowing that your latest post about camps does not include science classes for teens on the North Shore. I feel like I need to find something to add to the post now, but…
Category: Parenting
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Summer Camp Guide: Boston and Beyond
Summer is fast approaching and although some of you sent in cheques, registrations and health forms in between power outages and snow storms this winter the rest of us didn’t have faith that summer would ever get here. The truth is, summer is fast approaching and camp is a great option for parents and children. …
Definition: Deliberate
deliberate adj. : To do each task with careful, steady, often slow, speed, also often without any awareness or memory of a parent’s exclamation only moments before that “We are in a rush!” or “We are late.” or “Please hurry so we can be on time.”
I Am a Transvestite
This morning, on the drive home from dropping the kids off at school, I turned off the kid’s requested station (103.3) because I didn’t feel dressed for the clubs nor was I intoxicated enough to be listening to what was formerly known as dance music and who knows what it is now and turned on…
Mother’s Day Treat at Towne
I’m not a huge fan of Mother’s Day and I feel celebrated by my children and husband throughout the year with little unplanned moments of tenderness, caring, and appreciation. Sometimes the pressure to find the perfect outing, or gathering on Mother’s Day can ruin the moment. I’m not against celebrating, it’s just not worth stressing…
Talks Versus Textbooks
When I was in school there is not much I learned from textbooks except maybe what was in fashion in the 1970’s. I might learn that so and so’s sister once owned the textbook 6 years earlier (remember the handwritten running list at the front of the book). When I was in university I didn’t…
Salem Willows: Family Field Trip
A perfect weekend or after school outing. A little play time on the beach, running around on the expansive lawns, ice cream, pizza, and old school video games.
Let it Go: How Frozen is Saving our Spring Break
Let it Go has many meanings for us this week. We’re letting go of a lot of junk as we spring clean and prepare for a yard sale. We’re letting go of a lot of built up emotion a year after the Marathon Bombing that had us frozen in our homes during lock down on…
Whole Wheat Carrot Pancakes with Honey and Almonds (Recipe)
In this recipe, Chef Jeremy Sewall uses ripe bananas as the sugar. They have plenty of sweetness themselves but go ahead and top them with a drizzle of honey and almonds for a little “icing on the cake”. They are also dairy-free, but feel free to use cow’s milk rather than almond milk if that’s…
Virus Action: Heartbleed & Passwords
The only good thing these viruses, computer bugs, and security breaches do for me is remind me how reliant I am on a tool that I barely understand. They make me want to learn more. The way we use computers with little knowledge of the language is a bit like driving a car and not…
Chef Jeremy Sewall’s Cucumber Lime Mint Mocktail (Recipe)
Chef Sewall, of Lineage, Island Creek Oyster Bar and Row 34, talked about the virtues of mint not just in your cocktail or mocktail. He suggested tossing a little in with your salad to brighten it up. You can also shred (or chiffonnade) a few mint leaves to sprinkle on fish. Lastly, a couple of…
Motherhood: Sidestepping the Rat Race or Stomping on the Tails
It’s nothing new “housewife”, “stay at home parent”, “full time mom”, are all given lip service as something somewhere between “the hardest job on earth” and “must be so nice”. I say “something” because it is not often regarded as a job in the traditional sense. The Oxford English Dictionary has two definitions of job:…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 