It is refreshing in an age when a certain pair of shoes is “to die for” and one Kardashian sister is ready to kill the other because a shirt has been borrowed without permission, to be reminded of greater tragedies. Being reminded that love, betrayal, and loss are the true tragedies in life. Love, betrayal…
Category: New England
Over the River and Onto the Cape: Thanksgiving Vacation
I love the tradition of American Thanksgiving. Even though I grew up in Canada we never celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving until this year (in Cambridge, MA USA). In Canada Thanksgiving isn’t really a holiday. We learn about the pioneers and we talk about the harvest, and maybe colour in a horn of plenty or two in…
The View from Here: New England Fall
Boats and cars at the Head of the Charles Fall colours at Fresh Pond, Cambridge Look up. A view from the water By car. On foot.
PIN: Pencil it in this weekend (October 19/20)
A – is for Autumn one of the most beautiful times of year to live here. Take a walk along the Charles River or through Mt. Auburn Cemetery. B – is for the Boston Book Festival. All things authors and books at Copley in downtown Boston. C – is for crew, and Cambridge, and the…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 