Sunday Morning Coffee: December 15, 2019
It’s been a wonderful, crazy week. We’ve had snow and rain over the past few days, and on Wednesday especially, the city turned into a winter wonderland. It was beautiful. I’ve been keeping my head above water with a lot on my plate: it’s easy to forget how intense final exams can be and how … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: December 1, 2019
Despite all the baking I did for Thanksgiving, none of it lasted long enough to grab a photo, so instead I snapped a pic of Will getting his hands on the scones I baked yesterday for breakfast (cheddar and chive scones that were served alongside runny eggs… delicious). We’ve had a very cozy past couple … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: November 24, 2019
This has been the busiest, most frenetic week of the fall by far. Perhaps predictably, I got a bit sick in the middle of it all. Luckily, it’s nothing too bad, just a flurry of deadlines clustered together. This is what I signed up for, and I love, but this week was super hard. I … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: November 17, 2019
We’ve been nestling into sweaters, blankets, and warming meals this week here in Boston, in the face of very chilly temperatures (from what I hear, many places around the U.S. are doing this, too). Last week I made so many soups (too many) as a fall transitional meal, but this week (and on the weekends … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: November 10, 2019
Suddenly we’re hurtling toward the end of the year. I had a wonderfully full yet still relaxing weekend last week. My sisters and I ran a half-marathon together, so it wasn’t all resting and taking it easy, but it still felt good (until mile 11, and the three days after the race, when everything hurt). … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: November 3, 2019
This week felt like the midpoint of the fall, with a collective pause in responsibilities and deadlines, a moment to catch my breath before things ramp up for November and December. I took it easy this year in planning the kids’ Halloween costumes: Will was a train conductors (with striped overalls that he’ll wear throughout … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: October 27, 2019
I took this photo while out with my sisters this weekend, and it was just begging to be the pre-Halloween snapshot. We went on a fun run 5k through Boston’s Freedom Trail, experiencing the city through the eyes of a tourist, even though I’ve lived here for years. The gravestone above is found in King’s … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: September 29, 2019
It’s been a glorious weekend, capping off what’s been a great start to the fall. All the other food blogs I follow are commenting on the change of the seasons, the end of the month, and the new recipes and holidays that are lining up in the months ahead. I’m posting this on the late … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: September 22, 2019
The climate strike was this Friday, and I was fortunate enough to join the crowd in Boston’s city hall plaza for a bit of the day. It was great to see people showing up (and I noticed so many of the signs were on the backs of cardboard boxes rather than new, sparkly materials from … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: September 15, 2019
We’ve had our first few chilly autumn days here in Boston, and it definitely feels like fall is coming. There are a few students on campus who come from warmer weather who already broke out their coats and jackets (though that says more about their winter-weather learning curve than the cooler temps we’re actually getting). … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: September 8, 2019
This week has been wild. I officially started my PhD program at Harvard (which I still can’t believe is a real sentence I get to type… which is why things feel wild). It’s thrilling to be back in school, and yet there’s an adjustment as I find my new rhythms and routines. On top of … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: September 1, 2019
I hope everyone’s having a restful Labor Day weekend. It’s been a bit of a tough week logistics-wise with preschool ending but the new school year not yet starting. It feels like all the parent friends I have were in similar situations: what are people supposed to do? For this year, we asked our home-based … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: August 11, 2019
It’s been a gorgeous week of weather here in Boston, and we’re trying to take advantage of all the city and the summer have to offer. We’ve been out and about doing as much al fresco dining and sipping as possible (which, with two little kids, actually isn’t all that possible). We’ve also been in … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: August 4, 2019
The start of the month is always an exciting time, though I can’t believe we’re already in August. July has been a FULL month, with lots of family and lots of travel. First up, my sisters and I had a great time visiting Killington, Vermont in the summer months. It’s a popular ski resort, but … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: July 14, 2019
Boston has seen a lot of hot weather this week, so I’m grateful for the chance to get away to the Green Mountains of Vermont this weekend. My sisters and I had a long weekend together, just the three of us. It’s been ages since I’ve been away from my kids that long, and they’ve … Read more