Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters

Ruby’s Cove, Greenport Long Island: B&B Review

Ruby’s Cove in Greenport Long Island is a quirky, bed and breakfast on Long Island in the town of Greenport. The town itself is perfect for a weekend getaway. Just a short walk to the beach and an equally short walk into town you can leave your car behind and enjoy time away from home…

On Pointe and Prickled Tink: Pricked with the Boston Ballet

Boston Ballet’s newest show, Pricked, was a bit of a mystery for me. When I first heard the title I thought perhaps it would be an interpretation of Sleeping Beauty . I don’t like to read too much about a performance before I see it, because I want to experience the performance in my own…

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…

Save the Date for a Splendid Time

I have been a fan of Splendid since the first time I felt their fabric. Then along came Babystyle and they carried the soft as silk clothing for my children. Now whenever I can, each season, each age, I try to make sure my kids have one or two pieces of Splendid’s collection in their…

Definition: Blogger’s Guilt

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…

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. …

Will Change for Fashion: Baby Steps

Some people are motivated to change for better health (a totally worthy cause- I get that). Others make a change for the noble cause of being able to run around and play with their children at the playground (another great reason). I love playing games with my children, but I’m of the philosophy that my…

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…