I just got back from seeing Ryan Adams at the Somerville Theater. I wish every show was there. Not just because the sound is great and there's almost not a bad seat in the house, though those are both true. But because - and here's where I feel like such an old lady - everybody sits through most of the shows, and then I can walk home in less ( Read more... )

Somerville's hosting free movies on Thursday nights this summer, and I'm going to try to go to as many as I can, since Seven Hills Park is right down the street from me ( Read more... )

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Answering Interview Question #4 With Both Yes and No
This is a beautiful post about what a mother wants for her daughter, but I have to admit there was one part in particular that got to me: It means that she'll revel in solitude, and by equal parts accident, habit and choice manage to be alone without being lonely. But when she has ( Read more... )

Harvard Law School to move historic houses in preparation for new campus developmentThey're moving three historic houses two blocks down the street! And closing off the main strip of road through the neighborhood for the whole weekend ( Read more... )

That title can apply to both of these items, in different ways ( Read more... )

Yesterday afternoon, I went on a walking tour of North Cambridge (which is my neighborhood, the Porter Square area). Turns out there were lots of things like this the last two Saturdays, and I just never heard about them. That's sad, because I looooove guided tours. I would go on a tour of my driveway if there was someone telling me interesting ( Read more... )

Interesting(ish) things from the past few days:

1. The Evanses got me two shirts for my birthday (selected by the lovely genjamin): One that says "Everyone loves a Pittsburgh girl," which I can't find on the internet. And this hilarity. Looking for that link, I found more on that site that I want: Blame it on the Rain (OMG, how many rainbow shirts can ( Read more... )