I love chocolate. I love croissants. I love chocolate croissants. I visited a new place in my neighborhood for the croissant. It's super-new, having just opened in the last month or so. It's a French place called Cremeux that sells French pastries, sandwiches, coffee, and Belgian chocolate. I ran in to get something to go,... Continue Reading →
I had heard about a recurring jazz concert series in my neighborhood before COVID hit. I didn't know much about it, except that it was free (donations encouraged) and it was held in the basement of the local VFW hall. Then COVID happened, and I didn't give it another thought for years. A month or... Continue Reading →
I'm running out of time to finish my birthday list this year, so I'm focusing on visiting local businesses that I haven't been to before. I've walked past Violet Skin Boutique countless times over the past 13 years. I couldn't splurge on its signature treatment, facials, at the moment, but I was intrigued by a... Continue Reading →
The Boston area seems to have really embraced the biergarten concept. This is a beautiful thing if you're a beer drinker. Within a few weeks' time, Allen and I visited three outdoor beer gardens within a 20-minute drive. Notch Brewing from Salem, MA, has set up shop in the Charles River Speedway in Brighton. It's... Continue Reading →
The brunch I had the other day is one of the best I've ever had. The location of the brunch spot is unassuming: a short strip mall in a Boston suburb. Also in the strip mall is a branch of the US post office and a pharmacy that look straight out of the 1950s. I... Continue Reading →
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