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Here are some of the most inspiring looks from 2013’s Masterpiece Ball. Got your tickets? A most excellent Christmas gift! http://www.wgby.org/downtonabbey
Last winter I learned a valuable lesson. That is that every household in South Deerfield must own and maintain their own personal snowblower….because you just can’t borrow your neighbors. It’s like a lot of things, the saying goes…if you need to borrow it more than two times you probably need […]
It’s the time of the year for our annual Where We Went Column, when each of our regular contributors to share a narrative about where they went during the year. Some years the stories are pretty long because each place still resonates with the writers and they want to put […]
Christmas is so much different than when I was young. Does it take being 55 to realize this? I think back now, I have more than 50 Christmases in my memory that I can lucidly recall…I think about each year and when we put on Christmas music they flood back […]
I am looking beyond the holidays today, off to a magical event that was the highlight of last winter. That would be the upcoming Masterpiece Ball in Celebration of Downton Abbey, to be held on Friday January 3 at the Log Cabin. What a wonderful night it was last year! […]
Television has never been better. I say that thinking about a fair number of my friends and acquaintances who eshew the box, and don’t miss a chance to tell you that they don’t own a TV. But they’re missing so much! There are a few moments in America when everyone […]
Mary told me the other day that Thanksgiving was her favorite holiday of all. She likes the big family gatherings, and spending time cooking with her sister Annie. What I like about this holiday is that it lasts longer than many holidays what with that Friday in between that everyone […]
I’m happy to be settled into the Yotel on 10th Avenue in NYC. I have driven by the big purple sign for this place many times and I’m finally staying in my ‘queen cabin’ here in the 25th floor. This UK company has plans for many more hotels, and now […]
Meet the only store that Wal-Mart fears….Aldi. The German-owned chain of small grocery stores has a lot of reasons behind their spectacularly low prices, and a story today on a foodie blog called forthemammas.com explained some of them. It starts with the size of the stores…none of them giant […]
In the wake of the recent Typhoon Haiyan disaster in the Philippines, Projects Abroad is calling for volunteers to help with valuable typhoon recovery work. To help in areas that have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan, Projects Abroad is directing resources and efforts in the Philippines toward providing volunteers to […]
On a trip a last week to Belize, we sat with a group of journalists from Mexico City. “You should come to our Valley,” said Paul Shoul, my photographer travel buddy. The sophisticated Chilangoes were interested…because Paul is right. For anyone who loves great music, great food, smart locals and […]
