I finally tried the New England delicacy known as fluffernutter. I'm not sure why it took me 18 years to try it since marshmallow is in my top 5 foods list. But the past is the past. Marshmallow Fluff was created in Somerville, MA, hence the regionalism. I haven't bought white bread in years, so... Continue Reading →
I went to Florida in March and it was GLORIOUS. I attended a conference in "St. Pete" as the locals say, and then my boyfriend Allen met me and we spent a few days in his hometown of Tampa. I had never been to these lovely cities before, so I did many new things. Here... Continue Reading →
Like any good Anglophile, I love afternoon tea. I've enjoyed trying it at different hotels in Boston: the Ritz-turned-Taj, the Four Seasons, the Park Plaza. I've also had tea at L'Espalier and Upstairs on the Square (R.I.P.). I had been wanting to try tea at the Boston Public Library, but up until a year or... Continue Reading →
You know you're too busy when you're still reporting on things that you checked off the list in February... My friend Abby and I intended to ride a zipline set up in a Boston park by a Kissimmee, Florida, tourist organization one February weekend. But when I arrived 15 minutes before it opened and the... Continue Reading →
I went to a new brewery and a new (to me) music venue the other day. Lamplighter Brewing Company is a hip little spot in Cambridge. A small taproom is connected to its brewery. And there is a "cafe" within the taproom. Genius! You can get good coffee and good beer in the same place.... Continue Reading →
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