I find the book “Larry’s Kidney: Being the True Story of How I found Myself in China with My Black Sheep Cousin and His Mail-Order Bride, Skirting the Law to Get Him a Transplant – and Save His Life” a lot to take in as much as the title seems to be. It was entertaining, intriguing, sad and bizarre book that I read quickly since…
Below are some helpful hints on having a smooth Halloween with a three-year-old that I learned from our first night out with him. Have Costume Ready Weeks Before. My son had a hard time deciding on which costume to buy. One week it was Red Power Ranger, the next Black Panther and then Spiderman. I decided to pre-empt his indecisiveness by going to Target and…
Halloween is upon us once more and I’ve managed to take our little tyke to pumpkin patches and do the rides, find the right pumpkin for this year and not be caught in long lines. Here are some helpful hints to keep it a happy occasion! Go Early. I always go onto the pumpkin patch websites to find out when they open. I wait to…
Londoner and journalist Helen Russell finds herself in rural Denmark when her husband takes a job at Lego. They decide to give Denmark a year and this becomes her motto. Russell decides that her new writing assignment is to learn why the Danes are rated as one of the happiest nations in the world. She endures the long dark winters, pickled herring and eating too…
We were off to Boston once more to see my husband’s parents and his sister. We were looking at activities to do close to their house. Our little boy needs to be active otherwise like normal little boys he can get fussy. We tend to do trips around fall break since my husband is a college professor. A few years back we went to see…
Rain showers were coming through the Boston area when we entered the tunnel that leads to the Boston Logan International Airport. We arrived two hours before, which is what airlines recommend in order to make your flight following checking luggage and security. We have a small child so this includes a suitcase and a car seat. When we came out of the tunnel I had…
After I read “At Home in France,” I did what I always do, I wanted to know what the author did after she published it. Author Ann Barry was not able to share more tales of her life in her second home near Carennac, France, since she died of cancer at age 53 and sadly the book was printed posthumously. We have things in common;…
A hike around Shaw Nature Preserve led to snakes, green and red trees, and an abundance of different terrain. Wildflower Trail We first took a small walk around the Whitmore Wildflower Garden checking out some of the flowers in bloom next to the Bascom House. This garden displays five plant community areas (woodland, wetland, glade, savanna, and prairie. I took a long walk to check…
Reading the book “Marco Polo Didn’t Go There” by Rolf Potts I was swept away into of world of adventure and faraway places. He provided glimpses into war-torn countries, such as Cambodia, where the dangers of unexploded land mines are still very real today. You follow him hiking through the top of the world in the Himalayas and learning about the wondrous culture of these…
Photo from My Scenic Drives Driving along the Mohawk Trail during autumn is a kaleidoscope of colors as the leaves change to russet, amber and scarlet. This weekend getaway is due to visit to see my husband’s family in Boston. The route starts at Interstate 90 and takes you along Highway 2 through sunlit valleys and tunnels of color changing trees and ending in Williamstown,…
