The definition of balmy, according to Merriam-Webster: a : having the qualities of balm : soothing b : mild <balmy weather> I wish it were b the other afternoon, but I settled for a. Mary and I made lip balm (#17 on the birthday list). It was easy-peasy because I ordered a kit online at... Continue Reading →
Here it is, March 1. I have three months to complete 24 birthday list items. No problemo! In recent list news... I ate at a restaurant called Marliave for the first time last week. It's tucked away in a little historic pocket in downtown Boston. As soon as you walk in, you can tell... Continue Reading →
I watched The Deer Hunter the other day. It's on AFI's top 100 movies list. The first part of the movie takes place in the hometown of a few young men who are about to go off to 'Nam. I felt immediately invested because the setting is a working-class town in western Pennsylvania. And... Continue Reading →
I knocked two more things off the birthday list last weekend, when Daisy was visiting. We went to the Larz Anderson Auto Museum and I tried okra for the first time. I've been thinking about visiting the Larz Anderson Auto Museum for years, but hadn't gotten there. I had been to the grounds surrounding the... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I volunteered at a rooftop farm called Higher Ground Farm. It's run by two people (a very nice couple), and they started planting tomatoes, herbs, and greens this past July. Even though I don't know much about gardening, I enjoy volunteering for gardening projects because... Continue Reading →
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