Somerville, Mass – The grandparents didn’t winter in Florida this year, which meant we could not go visit them during the twins’ February break, like we usually do. We made the best of it with a staycation right here in…
Somerville Community Path
Somerville, Mass – Something wonderful happened in Somerville this summer. After many years of construction, they finally completed an extension of the Somerville Community Path, a paved rail trail that now connects the Minuteman Bikeway to North Point Park. The…
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…
Minute Man Bikeway
Arlington, Mass – As I mentioned in my previous post, we are opting out of MCAS so we can spend our time on more useful endeavors. Like going for bike rides, for example. With all of our pandemic biking, we…
Back to School
Somerville, Mass – We’re going back to school! A real school, in a building! I didn’t think it would happen, but these two kiddos are finishing out 5th grade IN PERSON. (Not the professor, he’s been in person the whole…
Pandemic Birthday Bike Parade
Somerville, Mass – The twins are turning 10 and here we are in the middle of a global pandemic. I know I am not the first parent to confront this dilemma. But I *might* be the first parent to come…
World Record for Swinging
Somerville, Mass – This is the kind of summer the twins have had. V spends hours a day — hours — at the playground. He often wants to run over there as soon as he gets up and we have…
Snowy Tree
Somerville, Mass – This is what my favorite tree looks like this morning.
Yellow Submarine on the Big Screen
Somerville, Mass – To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Yellow Submarine is returning to the Big Screen! In the UK, this one day event happened at select theaters last week. In our neck of the woods, it’s happening all weekend long…
Mini Dollar Tree
Somerville, Mass – On Saturday mornings, S has started hosting a pop-up Mini Dollar Tree. It all started a few weeks ago, when he got the brilliant idea to sell some pencils and other trinkets he had found around the…