We have officially passed the one year mark in our Massachusetts house and have signed a lease for another 12 months. Not a week goes by where I don’t miss the relative luxury we lived in while in Northern Colorado, but it’s getting better. If Colorado was my fat pants in terms of mind-numbing comfortContinue reading “Living in History”
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Twenty Minutes Away
Local church, town meeting house, and school It’s a phrase I think to myself throughout the day: twenty minutes away. As in, grocery store. Twenty minutes away. Starbucks. Twenty minutes away. Take-out. Twenty minutes away. Gas station. Twenty minutes away. Target. Twenty minutes away. Shopping mall. Twenty minutes away. I find myself trying to gauge justContinue reading “Twenty Minutes Away”
Bathtub Mary (or Mary on the Half Shell)
Photo from Wikipedia entry, “Bathtub Mary. I drove to Waltham today to get a new Brownies uniform. The troop has decided to go with just the vest which disappoints me greatly because I do love a good costume on a kid. Every activity I’ve ever volunteered to sign the girls up for required special attire:Continue reading “Bathtub Mary (or Mary on the Half Shell)”
Lobster Pants
I knew it was only a matter of time before I would start seeing that odd New England fashion item that I both (secretly) enjoy and abhor: chinos (long or short) with an embroidered marine life print. It can also be applied to belts, but the full pant makes a bolder statement. Today it wasContinue reading “Lobster Pants”