When we were back East for my little sister’s wedding this summer we snuck up to New Hampshire’s lakes region for a few days of pre-wedding calm. About half an hour from Lake Winnipesaukee is the smaller, quieter lake Ossippee that we spent hours swimming in at family reunions growing up. When Westward Shores reached …
Boston Restaurant Diary: Our Favorite Places to Eat in Boston
Today we’re talking all about places to eat in Boston! How I have MISSED date nights downtown and meandering through Boston in general! One of the most frequent questions I get is around restaurant recommendations in Boston, specifically the north end. Here are the places we’ve eaten and liked, along with a list of restaurants …
Pick Your Own Flowers at Parlee Farms
Today I’m sharing all about our experience picking our own flowers at Parlee Farms in Tyngsborough, an easy drive from Boston. In true Elisabeth fashion, we found something we loved and we’ve already been back (48 hours after our first trip). How many times can we visit Parlee Farms in one season? After Westley …
Favorite Boston Apple Orchard: Parlee Farms
Is it even fall in New England if you haven’t had apple cider doughnuts from Parlee Farms? I love having lived here long enough to be forming traditions with the kids and I hope this is one to stay. We went to this orchard for the first time last year and I’ve been drooling thinking …
Massachusetts Cranberry Bogs!
Cranberry bogs! Have you ever been? We crossed this off our New England bucket list this weekend! Did you know anyone, for a sum, can don the highly fashionable waders and step into wet cranberry bogs? On Friday we ventured out of Boston a bit (about an hour without traffic) to Stonebridge Farm in Acushnet. …
Apple Picking + Honey Pot Orchards
The highlight so many b-school families talked about last year was the fall retreat – apple picking and a potluck at a professor’s home, a little outside of the city. And we missed it. I can’t remember why now. Maybe something up at my parents? It must have been. This year, though, we went. We …