Last summer, we were enjoying a day at the beach with my parents when I overheard quite the conversation. One little girl yelled to her little girl friend, as they splashed at the shoreline, “If we drink the magic potion, we can be baby mermaids…
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Today: Hometown tourists.
I may have left my scrunchie, white socks and Tevas at home, but this afternoon I embraced the role of tourist. In our own city. Nick and I boarded the North End Norma, one of Boston Duck Tours’ original ducks, and set out to see…
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Today: What the helmet?!
I sent a special delivery to the Bruins this week. A secret weapon, if you will. If you watched last night’s game, you know as well as I do that the secret weapon did not reach the B’s in time. As time wound down in…
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Today: Thank you, Mom.
“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my mother.”-Abraham Lincoln “I agree with Abraham Lincoln.”-Elizabeth Happy Mother’s Day to each and every mother, but especially to my own. You are an incredible lady and I love you with all my heart.…
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Today: Up on the roof.
Never mind the water, the weather in Boston has been positively divine. I took this photograph from atop the roof while the sun was setting earlier this week. Sort of makes you want to listen to James Taylor, doesn’t it? Speaking of the divine, the…
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Today: Adjust the attitude.
I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Who better than Clark to give us a tutorial on getting back to the right side of the (dog bone-shaped) bed? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjZbMaTfk-Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&] And there you have it, folks. Flop around and around until…
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Today: In a New York minute.
This weekend my friend Kristine and I completed our second Revlon/EIF Run for Women. The event races money for research on and prevention of cancer in women. With over 30,000 people participating, Times Square was a sea of runners and walkers. A few scenes from…
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Today: I’m so excited.
And I just can’t hide it. I’m on page 28 of the May issue of Fitness Magazine and I think I like it. Thank you for indulging me and my gigantic ego (which was promptly checked after I slipped on some wet leaves and fell…
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Today: Troll alert!
The weather was so lovely this weekend, I couldn’t resist a little exploring. On my way home to visit my parents on Saturday, I stopped at Victory Road Park in Dorchester, sandwiched right between the bay and the Expressway. The park is accessible by a…