An ode to connections

I finished reading an amazing book last night.  So far, it’s the second-best book I’ve read this year. I still think “The Shipping News,” was better, but this was right up there with it. The book is “Prodigal Summer” by Barbara Kingsolver and it was about human relationships with nature and with other people. More [...]

Snow, V-Day and a broken leg

We’re having a beast of a storm here in New England today. So far it’s just snowing, but freezing rain and regular rain are predicted for later today. Schools are closed though, so the roads are pretty empty. I’m not looking forward to a treacherous commute home or shoveling when I get there, but I’m [...]

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

Loyal readers have probably noticed some changes going on here with the look of the blog. This thing has been up and running for more than a year and Mike and I felt it was time for some improvements. The blog is still undergoing alterations, but I’ll be posting throughout the renovation, so keep coming [...]

Disappointment at the movies

So I had a pretty decent weekend, with a fun girls’ night dinner on Friday followed by a stop at Drink, where I imbibed an aviator–a yummy gin concoction. Saturday was very relaxing, with a birthday dinner for Jason and drinks st Shay’s in Harvard Square. Yesterday I got a lot done around the house, [...]

Not killing time

Well, this crazy week is almost over. Not that I’m wishing the time away, but I am very glad the weekend is near. As my man, Henry David Thoreau said, “As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.” I like that sentiment because people are so often just waiting for what’s going to happen [...]

Knitting, books, Vermont and Obama

I’m feeling a bit better after my bad day yesterday and trying to just take a deep breath and move on. Today is a new day and I plan to treat it as such. I’ve been working on this cool new scarf made with green alpaca yarn that Mike gave me for Christmas. It’s a [...]

President Barack Obama

I’m having a really crappy day and don’t much feel like writing, except to say I’m watching the inauguration and I’m so happy for President Barack Obama and our country. A new day is here and I wish the new administration the best as they confront the challenges we face. It’s going to be a [...]

Walking in a winter wonderland

Today, here in Massachusetts, we’re walking in a winter wonderland. It snowed a lot this weekend, more than expected and the world has been transformed into a snow globe. Unfortunately, that also means snow to shovel and cars to dig out. I just keep telling myself to focus on enjoying the snow (like with our [...]

End of week mash-up

We’re having a Syracuse type of day here, by which I mean that it’s about zero degrees and the snow is super crunchy. It reminds me of walking around campus in the frigid cold and being so bundled that no one could recognize me. I took a page from that book today as I busted [...]

The Shipping News

Last night, I finished an absolutely incredible book, “The Shipping News,” by Annie Proulx, who also wrote the short story, “Brokeback Mountain.” I have to say, this was one of the very best books that I’ve ever read, and I read a lot of books. The visceral descriptions of characters, landscapes and scenes sucked me [...]

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