Boston Ballet invited me to see this year’s Nutcracker performance and I decided to put my carol-belting, holiday baking, dance-loving self aside for a little holiday twist on this year’s review. If you can’t stop singing Christmas carols and you love the smell of pine trees everywhere then this post isn’t for you. If you are picking…
Tag: Other Holidays
City Hall Plaza does Winter Right: Boston Winter Opens December 7th
There are some trends that I could do without (like pet cafés) and others that I hope become tradition (like pop up ski lodges in the city). In New York City you can “aprés ski” atop rooftops on faux fur lined seats in cute little makeshift cabins. Paris’ Village de Noel is more like a Christmas…
Weekend Guide: Winter Wonderlands & Whatnot
This is it… the weekend before the most exciting day of the year (for food lovers) Thanksgiving. The horn of plenty, the celebration of the harvest, clinking glasses with family, Macy’s Day parades, football and all such indulgences. Take time to enjoy the weekend. If you’ve planned well you don’t have to stress about coming…
Join the Club: I Love You Because You are Cheesy
Formaggio kitchen is more than a majestic cheese cave, but I think you know that already. Of course there is a cheese of the month club. Each month, Formaggio hand selects three cheeses with a special focus on seasonal cheeses, and what is looking its best at that time. Each monthly selection will include a…
Join the Club: Pining for Wine
Just because beer options have become incredible doesn’t mean that wine disappears in the shadows. There are beer lovers and there are wine lovers and there are those who are smart enough to appreciate it all. This one is for those who appreciate wine. From cocktail hour to night caps there are all sorts of…
Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker: Dewdrops, nutcrackers and 4,000 crystals
As I sit outside class, rack after rack of beautiful hand-stitched costumes roll by. They will soon be coming to life on stage in dress rehearsals making the renderings of the newest production of the Nutcracker come to life. The dewdrops fairy’s bodice and tutu alone has 4,000 crystals set on it. Each one done…
Merry Christmas: In green and red pine-scented letters!
There’s been a lot of mumbling, whispering, and questioning lately. It’s not about Santa Claus. We know he’s real, plus he lives in Huron Village ( not sure if he is couchsurfing, has a regular airbnb reservation, or just a condo he lives in part time.). The mumbling is coming from the adults. Something about…
Last Minute Gift Ideas: Forgot the Butcher, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker
I can say it is officially crunch time. As we walk to the car around the puddles, there are little tiny ridges of crunchy white snowy ice. School is having it’s all-school sing and pot-luck. In a couple days the children will be home for the holidays whatever they may be in your home. Some…
Christmas in Carver: From Carving Turkey To Carving Out Family Time
What does a family of New York (once or twice removed) Jews do when Chanukah falls right around Christmas? We carve out some family time. You can’t have a Chanukah party two weeks before Chanukah starts because waiting for the first night will be an eternity for the kids. It is bad enough that they…
Our Rockefeller: Charles Square Tree Lighting
As a family we are New Yorkers at the core intertwined with our new Bostonian and Cantabrigian roots. Aside from the fact that, as a family unit, we don’t celebrate Christmas (that’s just at Grandma’s house) there is still something magical about the Rockefeller Center treeand the tree lighting. We check in with one another about…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 