Cambridge, Massachusetts – I underestimated how hot it was when we left the house this morning. We made an outing to my favorite park, North Point Park in Cambridge, to scoot along the river and watch the trains going in…
New England Aquarium
Boston, Massachusetts – Back in our own house in our own country, we’re trying to transition to a new routine, which will include preschool for the twins, starting next week. This week, we got nothin’. No babysitter, no grandparents, no…
Meanwhile, Back in the Pink House…
… this has been going on. When we finally make our way back to the pink house, I always have a new, deeper appreciation for all the regular stuff. The things that I love about home are all the…
Street Art – Os Gêmeos
Somerville, Mass – When the Brazilian duo Os Gêmeos had their exhibit at the ICA in Boston, they left their mark in a few places around town, as did graffiti artist Shepard Fairey. Their most prominent piece is the unmistakable…
Street Art – Shepard Fairey
Somerville, Mass – One of the things I love about city living is street art. To kick off a series on this controversial topic, I present a photo Twin S and Twin V, posing in front of a Shepard…
Canobie Lake Park
Salem, New Hampshire – To celebrate the 4th of July, Twin S was diagnosed with pneumonia. Poor little monkey. Twin V had also been feverish for a few days, though he seemed to be on the mend. It was 95…
Franklin Park Zoo
Boston, Mass – Neither of the two zoos in the Greater Boston area is particularly impressive. It’s a great disappointment to zoo-lovers such as Daddio and I. That said, we are members of Zoo New England and the Franklin Park…
Lecount Hollow Beach, Cape Cod
Wellfleet, Massachusetts – I have this fantasy that the twins and I will spend the summer visiting and reviewing the beaches up and down the Massachusetts coast. (Unfortunately, I have yet to find somebody to pay me to do…
Strawberry Picking
Northborough, Massachusetts – On a picture-perfect sunny Saturday, we took the twins to the strawberry patch. As I have written about before, we have had some success with apple picking and blueberry picking, so why not strawberries? The twins were…
Castle Island
South Boston, Massachusetts – Last minute babysitter cancellation. I couldn’t really afford to not be writing today, but I had no choice. Well, I did have a choice. Instead of staying home and stressing out about work not getting done,…