We had friends from New York and Philadelphia visit this weekend. It was me plus 5 architects so naturally, we toured Boston’s finest buildings. We started off with a jaunt to Harvard Square to knock a few off our list and to also grab the T.
Our first stop was the Carpenter Center (Architect:Le Corbusier) at [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Monday, March 30th, 2009
As seen on Boston.com
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies/NOAAThis right whale image was taken in Cape Cod Bay under NOAA Fisheries permit 633-1763, under the authority of the US Endangered Species and Marine Mammal Protection Acts. (Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies/NOAA)
Mike emailed me this image from Boston.com because he knew I would be excited to see [...]
[Chicken Cesar Salad Recipe from The Comfort is Always Here]
When I was younger my mom would add them to a salad, along with the dressing, before placing the salad on the table for dinner. This gave the dressing time to eat at the croutons, to break them down and make them crumble and almost melt [...]
The lovely Lacey Bean of The Perks of Being a JAP passed along the Honest Scrap award to me! I am so honored, she is one of my favorites.
The rules are … [1] Choose a minimum of 7 blogs for brilliance in content/design. [2] Show the winners and let ‘em know. [3] List at least [...]
Spring is here and I am excited to be able to walk around and explore my neighborhood without having to climb over snow piles and tip toe over patches of ice. The train is a fifteen minute walk from my house so the nice weather also means that I do not have to drive my [...]
My sister Jenny orchestrated a surprise birthday party for my brother Patrick on Sunday. He thought he was going to the Bruins game with a couple of friends and little did he know, about 15 other friends were waiting for him in the premier club.
He was surprised!
The seats were unbelievable, there was an unlimited supply [...]
Last night my friend Shannon invited me to her house for grilling, yes it was almost warm enough, and LOSTing. We also had some wine from a glass with which I am now obsessed.
Look at that slight curve and the faux-shattered finish.
She got this from Crate & Barrel and is in search for more, and [...]
When I was in El Salvador, Sue once took me to a little burrito place for dinner. The chefs cooked the food outside on a grill which is were we ordered. The front was open and they sold Pilsener, El Salvador’s national beer. The walls inside were red and the tables and chairs were plastic [...]
One thing I have learned from communicating in English with someone who is speaks English as a second language, is that I probably learn more about the English language than the other person.
I am a fast, get to the point kind of talker.
But I have found that when you have no choice but to slow [...]
