Author’s Note: This piece was written two years ago, but has never been posted anywhere. I thought I would go ahead and post it here for a couple of reasons. First, the essays posted in this blog are often reflective about some sort of change, so it seems to belong here. Second, I am working [...]

I‘m worried. Actually, I’m scared.
I am taking a break from my usual fluffy yet thoughtful posts this week to talk about something on my mind. It is important to me that my blog not become a place of political ranting; there are enough political blogs out there! Unfortunately, though, I cannot discuss all of the [...]

Earlier this week I became a true Bostonian. I illegally parked in a commercial loading zone in Downtown Crossing so I could run into the yarn shop for two minutes (which quickly become about 15). I refused to pay more for parking than for my yarn purchase. Also, it was a yarn emergency. I couldn’t [...]

When I chose to move to the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston a year and a half ago, a big part of that decision was due to the true neighborhood feel of the area. I didn’t have a car at the time, and I loved that I could walk anyplace to get what I needed. In [...]