Over the years, on Wordpress, people have come and gone, shared lives and left, left old blogs to pursue new ones. They continue on with their lives, maybe updating with the occasional life update, but most often not. … More You’ve Got a Blogger in Me ☆
Sometimes I don’t really know what to write, and then I think oh, you shouldn’t write for the sake of writing, you should write because–because you’re trying to write something. Because you’re trying to convey something. Because there’s a story you have to tell, a thought to flesh out, a destination to get to. You’re … More Writing ☆
White petals are falling. I’m walking through a park. I don’t know where I am, but I am walking parallel to the Charles River Esplanade, through a park stretching several blocks. It is lined with trees and benches and Victorian brownstone mansions. Every few minutes, I fish for a Kleenex. Boston has trees. A lot … More Along the Charles Rivers
With a few remaining swipes on my CharlieCard, Boston’s transportation pass, I rode up to North End – their Little Italy. As I walked the narrow streets, I passed by Italian groceries, trattorias, quaint cafes, bakeries, and restaurants, overhearing a group of men chattering in Italian. I went to the Boston Public Market and then … More Little Italy
My main reason for taking the subway to Cambridge: it was cold, and they had taxidermy at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. At the museum, there were hundreds of creatures on display, including elephants, giraffes, wolves, meese, rodents, birds, monkeys, and more. I gasped. Multiple times. My favorite was the buck-toothed beaver. Harvard’s campus … More Cambridge Campuses
In an effort to read more this year, my goal for 2023 is to read 50 books. It’s my third consecutive year of setting a reading goal. In 2021, my goal was to read 21 books. In 2022, my goal was to read 22 books. Looking back, I set a goal in 2017 to read … More 2023 Reading Challenge
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