SUMMER 2022 update: check out the list of summer 2022 PERFORMANCES), family and children’s programming is back! I used to think of a Tanglewood concert (in Massachusetts Berkshires) as a romantic date night idea. Over the last couple of summers however, attending a Tanglewood concert has become our family’s tradition (it is still part of …
Boston is surrounded by natural beauty – there are lakes, mountains and/or the Ocean- practically in all directions; so it is a perfect starting point for weekend roadtrips. Here are our favorite tried and true summer weekend destinations from Boston: NORTH OF BOSTON DAYTRIP A DAY trip might be the best weekend choice for many …
Our followers must know by now that our summer is not complete without a visit to the Berkshires – a mountainous region in Western Massachusetts (about 2.5-hour drive from our suburb south of Boston) with plenty of beautiful nature to see in any season. Our favorite time to visit is summer because it is the …
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 …
Fall means so many beautiful things in my beloved Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. Among them – an Annual Fall Festival of Shakespeare – at the Shakespeare & Company where high-school students from MA and NY showcase full-scale Shakespeare plays produced with the help of the Company’s directing teams. With acclaimed theater productions, actor training and …
A weekend trip to the Massachusetts Berkshires from our suburb near Boston has become our family’s summer tradition. Last summer I offered you a Two-Day Massachusetts Berkshires itinerary (With or Without the Kids). With four kids (ages 6-8) in our party, KIDS RULED our agenda during our visit this summer! NOTE OF LODGING: There …
As my loyal blog followers know, I am in love with the Berkshires region in Western Massachusetts. But until my recent visit earlier in July, I have not yet had a chance to feel equally in love with the area accommodations. That was all until I discovered – with the help of the Berkshires Visitors Bureau- Seven Hills Inn in Lenox and …
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June is a big birthday month in my family as both my mom and my daughter celebrate their days (You can read about where to take your kid on their birthday in Boston here). For me there is no better birthday celebration than spending the day with those I love doing things that I enjoy …
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If you live in New England (or are visiting in the summer), there are plenty of opportunities to celebrate every summer weekend – within a two hour drive. Our family’s summer celebrations last summer started with a last minute getaway to the lake house on Long Pond in East Lempster, New Hampshire during the last weekend in …
The first time I went to Kripalu Yoga Center in Berkshires for a two-day yoga retreat last October – I knew that I would be back soon. And I was- on a Sunday right before the New Year’s. This time I went with a girlfriend for a day program- and now hope that it is …