Cambridge, Mass – I know that people take small children to watch the fireworks, because I have seen them there. I admire these people, I really do. I always wanted to be the kind of parent who keeps on doing…
Circus: Moscow vs New York (Part 2)
Moscow, Russia – The day of reckoning has arrived. One month after our annual visit to the Big Apple Circus, I dragged the family out to the Moscow circus to see how it measures up. There are actually two highly…
Sick Twins, Will Travel
New York City – We had so much fun visiting Auntie and playing in Central Park last year, that Daddio signed up for the same conference this year. The fact that it was the weekend before our departure to Moscow…
We Will Finish the Race
Boston, Mass – Compliments of and to Boston Magazine, May 2013.
Circus: New York vs Moscow
Boston, Mass – It has become a tradition to celebrate the twins’ birthday by attending the Big Apple Circus, the awesome one-ring show that sets up on Boston City Hall Plaza every spring. Unfortunately, this year we are going to…
Dear Boston
Boston, Mass – After the Boston Marathon bombings last year, a spontaneous memorial sprung up on Copley Square, as mourners left flowers, signs and running shoes as tribute to the victims. The items were eventually removed to the city archives,…
North End Boston
Boston, Mass – I succeeded piquing the twins’ interest in American history. All it took was a comic book about Paul Revere and a few guns. I have been taking the boys on some of my research outings around town…
History Lesson
Boston, Mass – In anticipation of Patriot’s Day, I brought home a sort of comic book, Paul Revere’s Ride, by Xavier Niz and Brian Bascle. The twins are into comics these days. It’s interesting to me how they are willing…
New Balance Climb
Boston, Mass – It’s been a year since our last visit to the Boston Children’s Museum. There is always a ton for the twins to do there, but I have to admit that I have felt a little gypped in…
Lonely Planet New England
Somerville, Mass – A box of these guidebooks was waiting for me upon my return home. When I worked on the previous edition of New England, I was very very pregnant. Here we are–nearly four years later–a new edition is…