St Clair Shores, Mich – Here we are for our annual visit to my hometown of St Clair Shores, Michigan, on the glorious Lake St Clair. Lo and behold, we arrived just in time for the annual 25th of June…
The best beaches in Cape Cod
Cape Cod, Mass – No place says summer in New England like Cape Cod – that iconic arm that reaches out into the Atlantic, yielding 560 miles of sun-drenched, windswept coastline. Cape Cod is the quintessential summertime destination, with sand dunes covered…
New England Seafood Feast
Somerville, Mass – Wow, it’s been a long time since we have had a dinner party. (Thanks, Covid.) But the backyard is in full bloom and we have friends visiting from out of town, so we knew it was time…
All About Alaska
Somerville, Mass – Our family has a big adventure coming up this summer: a trip to Alaska! Daddio and I are doing research for our forthcoming book The Last Stand of the Raven Clan. We have already taken research trips…
Hamilton on Broadway
New York, New York – Ever since the twins fell in love with Hamilton and learned the entire soundtrack by heart, I have been waiting for the opportunity to see Hamilton on Broadway. Or at least somewhere–live–but preferably on Broadway.…
Underwater Breathwork in Yoga Journal
Labrelotte Bay, St Lucia – It was my first time scuba diving in nearly two years, and rediscovering the reef was pure bliss–admiring the ubiquitous tube sponges, spying on a peacock flounder hiding in the sand, swimming amid schools of…
Where to Live in Somerville
Somerville, Mass – Last year I did a bunch of writing about Where to Live in Boston and Cambridge for ApartmentAdvisor. This year I got to do a quick follow-up about the ‘Ville. What a treat to write about my…
Ice Skating
Cambridge, Mass – There was one winter when the twins were four years old, when we did a fair amount of ice skating. This was my early attempt to embrace winter (although I notice that I called it “Surviving Winter”…
Another snow storm
Sarasota, Florida – I just want to point out that we were supposed to fly home–from Sarasota to Boston–last Friday. But we didn’t. Why not, you ask? (As do the administrators at the twins’ school…) Because our flight was canceled…
Pickleball
Sarasota, Florida – You have probably heard that pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America. I think it’s fair to ask: who doesn’t play pickleball these days? I don’t know… but not us! We always play a little bit…