I had a Paper City brew with my friend Kerry at Bukowski before she heads back to California. I swear it was a Paper City Ireland Dam Ale because I wrote it down on my coaster to remember. However, the closest thing I can find on their web site is a Holyoke Dam Ale and [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
[From mapsoftheworld.com]
Back when I mentioned I was taking some time off and perhaps a few long weekends away, Montreal was not yet finalized, but now it is! My friends and I will be driving up from Boston, with one friend flying up from New York, in a couple of weekends. Now, we just need to [...]
I am officially a regular each month at Design Hive, the independent designer’s market in Cambridge. A couple of Saturdays ago, it was as busy as usual and we even came across some new vendors.
The Stella Marie Soap Company had a display that made me hungry…
Can you believe that those mini soap cupcakes are actually [...]
There is a song by a band called The Frames that I love called Fitzcarraldo.
I learned the inspiration behind the song in a concert. Lead singer Glen Hansard mentioned it was inspired by a Werner Herzog film called Fitzcarraldo. From what I remember, he said the movie is about a man whose dream was to [...]
When traveling for extended periods of time, ambitiously equipped with maps marked with places you wish to see, crossing off those places one at a time with a strong sense of accomplishment, you can accidentally turn enjoyment and exploration into a task – like when you are at work and you have a to do [...]
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a couple of amazing events. On Thursday, I found myself at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston at the 21st annual Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation.
Share Our Strength is committed to ending childhood hunger. Thanks to their all-volunteer committee, one of whom was kind enough [...]
…at the end of this month.
I will be out of the office for 6 whole days and while I made an effort to cram in a trip to Stockholm and even looked up flights to Costa Rica to possibly reconnect with my friend Sue, my anniversary date loomed over my head, reminding me that my [...]
This Tuesday, Mike and I attended the LifeSavor cocktail party at the Langham Boston hotel to benefit Community Servings.
If you are not already familiar, Community Servings provides free home-delivered meals throughout eastern Massachusetts to people who are unable to shop or cook for themselves because of HIV/AIDS, cancer and [...]
