Earlier this week, the "Great Places Commission" announced its list of 1,000 great places in Massachusetts. With the list, it hopes "to boost visitation to Massachusetts as well as give local residents the opportunity to visit known and unknown historic sites, cultural venues, and natural landscapes." I am a sucker for this type of thing.... Continue Reading →
Five Years Ago
Five years ago today, my mom and I were in England's Lake District. We were sitting in a taxi in a church parking lot when the driver asked us, "Did you hear about London?" I mumbled "Oh, yeah...," thinking he was referencing London's winning bid for the 2012 Olympics, which had recently been announced. The... Continue Reading →
The Hills Were Alive
Have returned from the land of freedom and unity. My brother Justin and I spent a few days in the Killington and Stowe areas. The short version of the trip is: Hiked for seven hours straight one day. I didn't think I was going to make it out of the woods alive. Toasted marshmallows over... Continue Reading →
Swampola-ed
I am swamped, or swampola-ed, with freelance work at the moment, hence the lack of blogging... I am going on a grand adventure with my lil bro next week, so will report on that upon my return. We will be eating our way through Vermont.
ABCs of Ageing Gracefully
My trip to Ptown was fun. The highlight was the whale watch...we saw lots of whales. They came so close to the boat that we could hear them making noises. I wish I could have been a bird in the sky watching an entire boatload of people run from one side of the boat to... Continue Reading →
