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A Night and a Day in Ipswich

By James | Published: September 25, 2011

After a moving memorial meeting for DB, I was fortunate to have the chance to head north a bit with Sarah for a stay near Crane beach and the Inn at Castle Hill, a jewel of the Trustees of Reservations.  For many reasons, but most importantly in celebration of a birthday, it was a gift [...]

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Thanksgiving at Home, 2010

By James | Published: December 5, 2010

As always, so good to go home for Thanksgiving…

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Bringing Back the McRib!

By James | Published: November 8, 2010

Yep.  I had a McRib meal from McDonalds the other day.  That Brian Goodman (quoted in the excellent piece below) has it just right.  Time to go out and try the McRib for yourselves, people!  Make it to the end of the article, and you’ll find a bonus haiku from that same extraordinary man whose [...]

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If Only They Made Healthy M&Ms…

By James | Published: September 15, 2010

The Full Yield is a great, free program that was offered to Boston teachers and other city employees near the end of the last academic year. It focuses on helping individuals eat healthier through periodic phone calls, access to a food tracking website, biometric measurements and plenty of email suggestions for healthy recipes. The program [...]

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Taking it (and the Lobsters) Easy in Midcoast Maine

By James | Published: July 16, 2010

How lucky to have had the week here in this rented place near the clam flats in Rockland, Maine.  Especially with the home temperatures in Boston holding steady in the mid to low 90s.  Today here on the coast?  Cool and misty in the mid 60s.  Yesterday here, Downeast?  Warm and bright in the low [...]

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Memorial Day Weekend

By James | Published: May 31, 2010

You know it’s been a pretty good Memorial Day weekend when: The weather’s been perfect, ranging from the mid 60s to mid 70s.  Even a welcome short burst of heavy rain Saturday afternoon, causing friend C. and me to duck into stores along Centre St. instead of the planned walk around the Jamaica Pond.  Trying [...]

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When The Weather Gets Like That, You Have to Get In It

By James | Published: May 24, 2010

Feeling pretty lucky to have that back porch these days– with the electric grill primed up for use, the small patio table wiped down (man, all that pollen), and the potted plants–a hanging fuscia basket and a surprisingly healthy honeysuckle plant–rounding out the sense of home extended outdoors. A grilled dinner in the early to [...]

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Flour Bakery in the South End

By James | Published: February 19, 2010

What’s that idea? About the ‘third space’ that Starbucks capitalized on during their huge expansion (though much slowed now) over the past ten years or so? The idea that every person typically needs three such places with two of them already, in most cases, determined. Space 1: Home. Space 2: Workplace. Space 3? Variable… and [...]

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Results Show for Vegan Iron Chef Competition

By James | Published: December 2, 2009

When the spread between you and the winner is nearly 50% of your total accumulated point value, you know you’ve been beat. So S. and I, despite what I’d like to call a heroic last meal attempt with the preparation of a variety of the vegan spring roll recipe (c’mon, I even put enoki mushrooms [...]

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Certainties

By James | Published: November 28, 2009

You feel more grounded after really good days like these. Certain. Reading the longer books aloud with a warm-bodied nephew and niece early in the morning.  Crouched together and leaning back against the bedboard, small heads resting on your chest and small hands reaching up for ears and the softness of hair. A breakfast at [...]

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