It’s that time of year when the holiday decorations box gets pulled out of the closet so I can start to sort through everything. Because we live in an apartment, our collection is modest, and decorations for all of the upcoming holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) all fit nicely into one box. This year, upon … More Get Creative: Christmas Lights as Home Decor
Wow, we got lucky with the weather over the holiday weekend! It was the perfect temperature for a dip in the bay, evenings on the patio, and a sail from the Hyannis Yacht Club. Our Fourth included… an evening swim at Bay Farm a kayak trip across the bay to Secret Beach dinners on the … More Weekend Scenes: Fourth of July
If you know me, you know that I’m a compulsive list-maker. My favorite list to make is my summer “to do” list. Weekends are so precious and with weddings taking up a good number of them you have to have a plan, or the season will just float by. As I check items off the … More Summer 100: A hundred things to do this season
Roses and boxed chocolates have long been the hallmarks of Valentine’s Day, but this year let’s shake it up a little! There are plenty of blooms beyond roses that signify romance. Guys, you will actually get credit for getting creative (and you can leave it to the professionals, you just have to know what to … More Alternative Valentine’s Day Arrangements with Winston Flowers
While it’s very nice to “get” on Valentine’s Day, it’s just as fun to give. Guys can be difficult to shop for so I enlisted the help of Philip Saul, owner of Sault New England in Boston’s South End. He has curated his top 6 picks from the store that any guy would be lucky … More 6 Valentine’s Day Guy Gift Picks from Sault New England
This past week I went to my first Blog & Tweet Meet-Up at Cocoanuts Boston, a chocolate and confection shop in the North End. On a chilly and windy January evening, the storefront looked extra inviting. We were welcomed by store owners Jen and Tara and event co-hosts, Jen Dorman of Boston Bachelorette and Kerrie … More Chocolate Tasting at Cocoanuts
I’m excited to be participating in the Valentine’s Day City Swap so nicely put together by Allie Lehman of the blog Be Up & Doing (all details here). I love the idea behind the swap and that it lets you share something unique about your city. I have a long list of one of a … More Join in! Valentine’s Day City Swap
Last night we welcomed in the New Year with friends at an apartment decorated to the nines. Every nook of the apartment was filled with NYE flair and confetti. From gold spray painted animal figurines, champagne jello shots and a homemade photo booth, not a single detail was overlooked. This kicked off the first year … More Scenes of New Year’s Eve!
The older I get, the more appealing a New Year’s Eve staying in becomes. I think a night spent in with good friends, good food and plenty of champagne easily tops a night of trekking around a frozen city in heels. This year I’ll be having the ideal celebration thanks to three friends who stepped … More New Year’s Eve Hostess Gift
Spending time with family is what the holidays are all about, but we also love our time spent with family friends. We have one tradition in particular, with our closest family friends, the Fowlers, that we always look forward to over Christmas break. Each year we bundle in our coats and head out to Foxfire … More Foxfire Lodge: Log Cabin
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