It takes a village
Posted in Grown-Ups: Shopping, Grown-Ups: Services, Responsible citizens, Uncategorized on Jan 19th, 2010
I found a box labeled yards sale in the basement. You know, a glass coffee table bowl from Pier One, candle holders, all the things replaced by Legos or non-breakable “dustables” (as my bachelor friend calls all decorative nic-nacs) in my living room. I don’t know how long they were there waiting for the often […]
Posted in Children: Health, Grown-Ups: Health, Grown-Ups: Services, Responsible citizens on May 27th, 2009
‘Tis the season - for buying a new home on the spring market, or planning a warm-weather renovation. With many thanks to Cambridge mom Erin Rowland, we are able to share a very comprehensive list of key issues and resources to keep in mind when considering this important health concern. More resources may also be […]
Posted in Grown-Ups: Services on Mar 23rd, 2009
Just learned that Enterprise Farm has extended their winter CSA through May and will be offering a year-round share as well . We’ve had our winter share delivered through Metro Pedal Power, which has been great.
CSA details here.
Posted in Children: Services, Grown-Ups: Services on Jan 30th, 2009
If you have embarrassingly overdue library books, time to dig them out, ASAP (OK, maybe that’s just me….)
FYI the temporary main branch of the library at 359 Broadway is closing tomorrow (January 31st) so that the city can get into the building and set it up for the fall (Cambridge Rindge and Latin is set […]
Posted in Children: Services, Grown-Ups: Services on Nov 11th, 2008
Apparently, these days you don’t need to be a Birkenstock wearing, mung bean eating, compost turning, macrame weaving, flax seed bread baking mama to successfully outfit your babies in cloth diapers. You just need to know the location of Diaper Lab. Diaper Lab is hosting its grand opening on November 15th at their […]
Posted in Grown-Ups: Entertainment, Grown-Ups: Services on Oct 14th, 2008
I don’t have a radio/CD player in my house anymore. We moved, it is in storage, and we can’t find a good place for it. But I don’t miss it. First of all, in my life with three young children, when could I ever listen to it, even if it were here? Secondly, I have […]
Posted in Children: Services, Grown-Ups: Health, Grown-Ups: Services, Uncategorized on Sep 18th, 2008
My fantastic mom-in-law was visiting this past week and that is all I need to say to explain why we were at JP Licks Ice Cream shop at 11 in the morning today. They had an ad for Frozen X Yogurt, stating that it was “tart, tangy, non-fat, refreshing, low cholesterol, less sugar, millions […]
Posted in Grown-Ups: Services, Responsible citizens on Sep 13th, 2008
So, I recently moved to Northampton and had been excited to get involved with a newly formed non-profit called Green Northampton. I was introduced to the founder of the group via email from another friend with whom I had shared Cambridge preschool co-op experience. So, when I went to my first Green Northampton meeting […]
Posted in Children: Shopping, Grown-Ups: Shopping, Grown-Ups: Services, Musings on Aug 26th, 2008
Yes, the sweet home goods store Bowl and Board, formerly found between Harvard and Central Square, is now in Somerville. If you have never been there, it has a mix of home goods, kitchen ware, simple furniture (butcher blocks, shelving, chairs, a couch or two), carpets and even clothes and personal items. I […]
Posted in Children: Entertainment, Grown-Ups: Services on May 13th, 2008
I just took my kids to see Nim’s Island this past rainy Saturday at the Arlington Capitol Theater. Well, the movie was alright– not as much adventure as I was hoping for, but the scenes of Nim swimming through the water with her sea lion buddy were pretty cool for, um, the children.
Though I don’t […]
Posted in Grown-Ups: Services on Feb 26th, 2008
Why is it that that every few months, it seems we are looking for another good babysitter? We don’t move every few months, our children aren’t hyenas, we’re (relatively) clean, and we get along well with our sitters. Could it be that, um, all sitters around here are students whose class schedules change every three […]
Posted in Grown-Ups: Services, Responsible citizens on Feb 15th, 2008
You may have heard this week that Popular Science rated Cambridge number six on its list of America’s 50 greenest cities.
Don’t rest on your Cantabrigian laurels though (unless of course you plan to compost them) — you can get your green on that much more by checking out the chic eco-friendly offerings at Greenward, marking […]
