If you have not had the opportunity to see Dale Chihuly’s work, make haste to do so. You will be so happy that you made the effort. His exhibit “Through the Looking Glass” at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston is breathtaking, cheerful, moving, intricate …
Yes! It’s farm stand season! I do back flips when I find a great farm stand with beautiful, organically grown, fresh produce to supplement my own garden output. Fortunately, there are a few right in my town, but even if I had to travel a …
When I was a girl my father occasionally talked about his experiences as a young man tent camping just beyond the beach in York, Maine. He spoke so longingly of special times swimming, cooking and sitting by a campfire, doing little to nothing while enjoying …
The forecast for this week is for some really hot weather within the next few days. So, in an attempt to be marginally proactive about meal planning and to avoid turning on the oven when the house is already hot, I am roasting organic, spring …
In the American tradition I went to the local Memorial Day Parade and cemetery observances this morning. After hearing the prayers and speeches citing the remembrances of the fallen in conflicts throughout the world involving the US armed services, I was struck by the notion …
Throughout the years I have enjoyed many happy days in Traverse City, Michigan at a friend’s home watching their adorable, toddler boys mature into handsome, sensitive, intelligent young men as well as having absorbed glimpses of life on Grand Traverse Bay in all seasons. On …
On a recent trip to Dublin I wandered through Trinity College in the city center. Entering at the front gate and onwards to Parliament Square, I could feel the history of this storied institution. Founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, it is the oldest …
If you are completely smitten by stunning knitwear as I am, then take yourself to Cleo in Dublin just behind the famous Shelbourne Hotel. It is by far one of the best knitwear shops I have ever found and trust me, I have found plenty. …
One of my favorite day trips is to coastal Rhode Island through the villages of Tiverton Four Corners and Little Compton. Not too far from Boston, yet it seems to be worlds away with a peaceful, natural vibe of the late 19th century with …
Admittedly I am swept up in watching the royal wedding extravaganza today despite the fact that I have my doubts about public financial support of royal families, the institution of marriage and ostentatious, lavish spending. On my morning walk I was taken by the purity …