After reading an article about Ali McGraw recently, I decided that I should watch the film Love Story. As the opening credits rolled with music in the background, I immediately saw myself standing in my parents' bedroom, maybe 30 years ago, playing a music box of my mother's that had the words "Love Story" on... Continue Reading →
A Taste of Home
I've lived in the same general area of Boston for 16 years and have never owned a car. That partially explains why it took me so long to check out an ice cream (well, frozen custard) shop that is not accessible by subway. As a passenger in a car, I would ride by this ice... Continue Reading →
Another New England Delicacy
I've lived in Boston for almost two decades and yet I'd never heard of the New England delicacy known as Richie's Slush...until a few coworkers started raving about it in the office. Some of us hadn't heard of Richie's (I wasn't the only one), so we asked what it was like. One of the raving... Continue Reading →
Still Golden 75 Years Later
I was a reading machine when I was young, thanks to my mother, who instilled in me a love of reading at an early age. I read many Little Golden Books, and to this day, when I see certain Little Golden Books (LGB), my heart just about explodes from joy overload. Here's one: ... Continue Reading →
Bearded Dragons and Baking Bread
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 →
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