Still, I absolutely LOVE the snow - and we just got our first real storm today in Boston! What a beautiful way to bring in the New Year.
(A snow-covered Harvard Yard. Photo courtesy Boston Globe.)
Goodbye, 2008 - hello, 2009!
14 years ago
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Snow Day!
Since I work from home, I don't really get to call in for a "snow day" because I can't get to work.
Still, I absolutely LOVE the snow - and we just got our first real storm today in Boston! What a beautiful way to bring in the New Year.
(A snow-covered Harvard Yard. Photo courtesy Boston Globe.)
Goodbye, 2008 - hello, 2009!
Still, I absolutely LOVE the snow - and we just got our first real storm today in Boston! What a beautiful way to bring in the New Year.
(A snow-covered Harvard Yard. Photo courtesy Boston Globe.)
Goodbye, 2008 - hello, 2009!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
As Seen On Good Morning America...
Today was the culmination of a work-in-progress over the past few months with Good Morning America to do a segment on World Vision's Gift Catalog. It was so good to see it all come together - and it's so good to finally have some rest =)
You can watch it here.
The best-selling item from the catalog each year: a goat ($75)
Pics from the studio to come soon!
(THANK YOU to my loving and patient husband who was my right-hand man all weekend! I could not have done it without him.)
You can watch it here.
The best-selling item from the catalog each year: a goat ($75)
Pics from the studio to come soon!
(THANK YOU to my loving and patient husband who was my right-hand man all weekend! I could not have done it without him.)
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Yes, My Kitchen Is Tiny...
This Mario Batali quote sums up my I-love-to-cook-but-I-live-in-a-city-apartment thoughts:
“Only bad cooks blame the equipment,” he [Batali] said. “I can make almost every dish in my restaurants on four crummy electric burners with a regular oven — as can just about anyone else who cares to.”
Read more from this weekend's New York Times article on cooking in small kitchens...
A snapshot of our 5' x 11' kitchen in Boston:
“Only bad cooks blame the equipment,” he [Batali] said. “I can make almost every dish in my restaurants on four crummy electric burners with a regular oven — as can just about anyone else who cares to.”
Read more from this weekend's New York Times article on cooking in small kitchens...
A snapshot of our 5' x 11' kitchen in Boston:
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Food, Festivals, and Friends
Yesterday was a great adventure all over Boston. The fabulous mother-daughter team (and our neighbors in the apartment below us), Elena and Marucha, invited me to join them for the Swedish Yuletide festival in the South End.
It was SO much fun! It was in this really interesting old building known as the Boston Cyclorama that is actually a round, brick building. It was beautiful. We watched the Swedish tradition of the St. Lucia pageant with the children, ate Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes and lingonberries, and bought some little homemade Christmas ornaments made of straw.
After the festival, it was on to Formaggio's in the South End - a food lovers delight. The shop is tucked away on a little side street in a tiny storefront, but it's jam-packed with meats, cheeses, spices, and produce from all over the world! Needless to say - we enjoyed the free samples!
Finally, we ended up at the Cultural Survival Bazaar to do some shopping. All of the vendors work with communities in the developing world to establish fair trade, micro-economic projects that help boost the local economy. I bought an Indian tablecloth that I had my eye on after spying it at last weekend's Cultural Survival event. We also had a chance to sample Tibetan foods like momos - a first for me! - from the House of Tibet Kitchen in nearby Somerville. Tasty!
Unfortunately, I forgot my camera. Just picture all three of us smiling, laughing, and eating all day long!
It was SO much fun! It was in this really interesting old building known as the Boston Cyclorama that is actually a round, brick building. It was beautiful. We watched the Swedish tradition of the St. Lucia pageant with the children, ate Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes and lingonberries, and bought some little homemade Christmas ornaments made of straw.
After the festival, it was on to Formaggio's in the South End - a food lovers delight. The shop is tucked away on a little side street in a tiny storefront, but it's jam-packed with meats, cheeses, spices, and produce from all over the world! Needless to say - we enjoyed the free samples!
Finally, we ended up at the Cultural Survival Bazaar to do some shopping. All of the vendors work with communities in the developing world to establish fair trade, micro-economic projects that help boost the local economy. I bought an Indian tablecloth that I had my eye on after spying it at last weekend's Cultural Survival event. We also had a chance to sample Tibetan foods like momos - a first for me! - from the House of Tibet Kitchen in nearby Somerville. Tasty!
Unfortunately, I forgot my camera. Just picture all three of us smiling, laughing, and eating all day long!
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
The Real Reason for the Season....
Before we all get carried away with the "spirit of Christmas," I thought it would be helpful to take a minute. Pause. Breathe. Watch this video. And consider what it really means to celebrate Christmas this year.
Then, if you're compelled to change the way you do things this holiday, consider giving a gift through the World Vision Gift Catalog to help nearly 1 million children and families around the world.
www.adventconspiracy.org
Then, if you're compelled to change the way you do things this holiday, consider giving a gift through the World Vision Gift Catalog to help nearly 1 million children and families around the world.
www.adventconspiracy.org
Monday, December 01, 2008
Bostonians Fight AIDS Together
A few weeks ago, World Vision and Boston AIDS Africa held the first citywide Caregiver Kit build in the United States. We built over 3,000 AIDS Caregiver Kits that will go to our volunteer caregivers and their patients in Rwanda.
Around the world, the Caregiver Kit program has already trained 65,000 volunteers and served 900,000 adults, children, and orphans affected by HIV and AIDS. Amen!
Every time I get a chance to meet other people excited about World Vision and the work that we do, it always gets me even more excited about our work around the world.
Here's a quick pic of some of our volunteers:
I did some local media around the event, too. Here is a link to the article in that Wednesday's Metro Boston.
Around the world, the Caregiver Kit program has already trained 65,000 volunteers and served 900,000 adults, children, and orphans affected by HIV and AIDS. Amen!
Every time I get a chance to meet other people excited about World Vision and the work that we do, it always gets me even more excited about our work around the world.
Here's a quick pic of some of our volunteers:
I did some local media around the event, too. Here is a link to the article in that Wednesday's Metro Boston.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Happy Birthday, B!
The big B-man turned 27 on the 28th. He only gets a few weeks to be the "same" age as me, and then it's another year of me being older and wiser than him. Oh the perks of age!
The day started with breakfast in bed and some homemade pecan sticky rolls. Yummm!
That night, we ventured out to a new restaurant in the South End - Hammersley's.
I tried the rare beef tenderloin - and B had the quail. Delicious!
Just another night in Boston...
The day started with breakfast in bed and some homemade pecan sticky rolls. Yummm!
That night, we ventured out to a new restaurant in the South End - Hammersley's.
I tried the rare beef tenderloin - and B had the quail. Delicious!
Just another night in Boston...
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