Ideas for couples time – in and out of the house
With everything that is going on in the world right now, I did not think I was in the mood for a ballet. But in the press release for new contemporary program, DREAMstate, Boston Ballet’s Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen promised the “feast for eyes, ears and soul”. So taking my husband with me I decided …
DREAMstate innovative program continues at Boston Ballet for one more weekend Read More »
update: 2023 Festival weekends are September 3-5 and 9-10. This year we celebrated beginning of fall season with a 3-day Spa and Wine getaway to Canadian Quebec. We try to do this couple’s retreat every year on our anniversary weekend in September – and it often coincides with Magog Harvest Festival (Fete des Vendanges) which …
Last weekend the forecast promised a hot mid-September day, our kids had the plans of their own, and we found ourselves on the market for a “couple’s day” away ideas. Living in a Boston suburb, there are day trips possibilities in any direction, but the plan did not seem to fall into place until … …
COUPLE’S RETREAT TO MARTHA’S VINEYARD (FOR A DAY). Read More »
2019 UPDATE: The Fete is happening over two weekends: August 31-September 1 & 2, and September 7-8! See you in Magog! Watch our youtube video report from 2019 Festival: If the name of this blog is of any indication, looking for ways to celebrate weekends is my passion! On a recent September weekend (which happened …
Fete des Vendanges Celebrates Fall Harvest in Magog, Canada Read More »
We spend a family summer weekend in the Massachusetts Berkshires every year but we haven’t had a chance for a couple’s romantic weekend in the Berkshires weekend in a long time. So we aimed to make the very best of our 24 hours in Lenox last weekend! Here is how it all unraveled. ROMANTIC NIGHT IN …
For me, attending Boston Ballet’s performances is not only about admiring one of the leading and oldest American ballet companies, but also about spending time with my loved ones. I carefully “plan” my Boston Ballet season by choosing which family member I will invite on which ballet outing with me. I shared Romeo & Juliet with …
Choose Your Date And Celebrate End Of Season At Boston Ballet Read More »
My readers may know my passions for making birthdays special and for all things water. My personal birthday usually combines the two, but for my Aquarius husband’s birthday in the beginning of February, I try to find other ways to make a splash so to speak (here is my post from his last year’s birthday …
Hot Tubbing for two in the heart of Cambridge, MA Read More »
For our March date night Vit and I were privileged to “awaken our senses” and celebrate the (calendar) beginning of spring with the Boston Ballet’s Shades of Sound. (Thank you, Boston Ballet, for the tickets, and thank you, mom and dad for babysitting). Shades of Sound (runs March 19-29 at the Boston Opera House) is …
Shades of Sound: Spring Awakening on Stage. Date Night at the Boston Ballet. Read More »
When a sleek glass-walled culinary center opened in the middle of our “neighborhood” Whole Foods (in Dedham, Mass.) the concept seemed new, but also so natural. We are used to celebrating food in any number of places, so why not at our neighborhood grocer as we do our weekly shopping runs? Whole Foods’ culinary center …
Cooking Couples and Sticky Fingers: Cooking Classes at a Grocery Store Read More »
It all started 20 or so years ago with a first failed merengue (I don’t think I got as far as properly beating the egg whites to a desired consistency, let alone baking them) . I have tried again a couple of times over the years. Always failed, but never gave up! It was the picture of the Pavlova cake …