Life in Newton

Summer has always been my favorite season growing up in the Greater Boston Area. Since I was a little girl, we have travelled to Cape Cod, a 65 mile long peninsula. The Cape is an easy weekend getaway although I highly recommend travelling against the flow of traffic. Surrounded by beaches and dotted with ponds, there are endless places to ...

Since Victorian days, "Lilac Sunday" at the Arnold Arboretum has been celebrated by Bostonians and visitors to the area. Yesterday I enjoyed the frangrance of the lilacs for the first time in many years living in Boston (please be polite and don't ask how many years). It was amazingly uplifting, strolling through the festive ...