Every now and then, it’s good to get away. I don’t think it’s considered playing hooky when you’ve made it clear you’ll be out of the office and are using one of the vacation days you’ve been saving up since 2007, but it still feels…
New England
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Today: Greetings from Boothbay Harbor.
We’re spending a few days in Boothbay Harbor, enjoying the relaxed pace of Maine life and cool ocean air. Nick has vowed to eat lobster at every meal, while Clark and I are spending as much time as possible curled up on the porch swing…
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Today: The weekend according to Instagram VI.
Goodbye, weekend. Hello, Monday. (That sounds like the title of a very emo song.) For the first time in ages a few weeks, there was no storm to contend with in Boston this weekend. I just remembered a saying: Only boring people talk about the…
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Today: Wine about it.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]This weekend I took a little road trip to Little Compton, Rhode Island with my family to Sakonnet Vineyards to celebrate my mother’s birthday. Why whine about growing older more experienced, when you can wine about it? While the rest of the gang…
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Today: The Paparazzi Club goes to Portsmouth.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]As nine of us sat down for dinner at Portsmouth’s Black Trumpet, cameras were drawn from pockets and handbags and given prominent spots at the table. “Is this a paparazzi club?” our waiter asked. Sort of, if you consider artfully arranged plates of…
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Today: What the peck?
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]Nothing says fall in New England quite like a morning spent apple picking. Nick, Clark and I joined our friends from The Pawsitive Dog for a field trip to Schratner Farm in Bolton. After some training, we spent a bit of time at…
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Today: Help, I’ve fallin’.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false] (…and I can’t get up (at 00:30.) And I can’t stop laughing. And I am going to Hell.) Fall is a magical time in the Northeast. And other places, too, I’m sure. Even though I’m practically elderly, I still get those back-to-school…