It takes a village
Posted in Children: Entertainment, Grown-Ups: Entertainment on Jun 19th, 2009
The Somerville Arts council and the City of Somerville is sponsoring a free outdoor Jazz concert this Saturday afternoon, as well as evening events all week. Check out the schedule and lineup for Saturday and the entire week.
The outdoor concert kicks off with the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, who I have seen previously during the Honk […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 18th, 2009
Strawberry season is in full swing. My three year old daughter and I visited Verrill Farm in Concord yesterday and picked nearly 5 pounds (and probably ate another two) of “low-spray” berries at $2.75 per pound. The berries were abundant, so glossy, like an advertising photo, and sweet. I kept telling my daughter to […]
Posted in Children: Entertainment, Children: Health on Jun 18th, 2009
The latest book parents I know are buzzing about….
A little over a year ago newspaper columnist Lenore Skenazy got a lot of praise and censure after writing about her decision to let her 10 year old son take the subway home alone (read the original column here).
I was quite pleased to see the column when […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 14th, 2009
This might be the yummiest part of our current festival overload around town. Details here.
Would say more about my love of local strawberries but we’re off to attempt to get a table at The Friendly Toast for a first visit - hoping it will work if we show up when they open at […]
Posted in Children: Entertainment, Uncategorized on Jun 12th, 2009
Looks like we won’t get a gorgeous sunny day, but it will be mostly cloudy until late afternoon, so get out while you can and check out the 30th Cambridge River Festival. All kinds of art and performance along the river, sponsored by the Cambridge Arts Council.
I will be rocking the Festival all afternoon, helping […]
Posted in Grown-Ups: Recipes on Jun 8th, 2009
Growing up we had a rhubarb patch, and I loved it then and love it now. Anything sweet and tart (sometime, if you have some extra rhubarb, peel a stalk and dip it in sugar - my mom was very conscientious about our eating and this was one of the few times we had […]
Posted in Children: Entertainment, Children: Outings and Adventures, Grown-Ups: Entertainment, Uncategorized on Jun 6th, 2009
Now that Harvard and MIT have wrapped up their commencements and other festival rites, it’s festival season for the rest of us -
Jose Matteo is putting on the Dance for World Community Festival today - with performances until 6:00 and dancing in Harvard Street thereafter.
Down by the river, The Boston Dragon Boat Festival is celebrating […]
Posted in Children: Recipes, Grown-Ups: Recipes on Jun 2nd, 2009
I am a big fan of Steve Parker’s stand at the Central Square farmer’s market and was so glad to see him there yesterday (last year he didn’t start coming to Central until later in the season). He was there yesterday with all kinds of early spring goodies - radishes, white turnips, spinach, chard - […]
Posted in Children: Health, Children: Shopping, Grown-Ups: Shopping, Grown-Ups: Health, Responsible citizens on Jun 1st, 2009
11:30am-6:00pm in the parking lot behind Harvest Co-op.
As I recall from early days last season, it will be plants (flowers and veggies for your flowerbeds/patio recession garden!), lettuce, radishes, and other early things. It seems a little early yet for local berries but that is right around the corner - hurray! Austin Brothers will be […]
