I’m fortunate enough that my suburban existence includes a home featuring ample backyard space. It makes up for the fact that a quality bakery serving up fresh bagels is really nowhere to be found out here. So while my periodic cravings for boiled, ring shaped bread products may be going unfulfilled, I can happily stare […]
Bring yourself back to late last summer…recall those beautiful heirloom tomatoes your neighbor grew…and that smug expression on his face… Don’t let him parade around with his perfect tomatoes again while you slink off to Whole Foods. This is the year you become the smug neighbor. Grow those perfect tomatoes. Grow enough mint to fuel your […]
Just a few days ago while walking through the Boston Common this writer came upon a woman peering into a leafless willow tree. It turned out she was a birder, out hunting for the afternoon. She was nice enough to share her binoculars with passersby and the view they revealed was one we all hope […]
