I got to see the Boston Marathon in 2003 from my apartment in Beacon Street. It was thrilling to be part of the crowd even from my living room window. I remember going out to the streets to run some errands while people will waiting for runners to come by. I knew I would never [...]
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Since I did not grow up in MA, I have missed out on a number of adventures and activities that many of my friends took for granted. I quickly learned that acting a tourist was a great way to learn about the state I now called my home. While I lived in Boston, exploring the [...]
It has been a while since I have had a chance to post anything. Basically because it is conference time at work. I have been out and about at meetings, conferences and I am not done yet. This last week I was in NYC with Christi for Book Expo. Most of my friends know and [...]
I did the North Shore Yarn Crawl
Posted in Knitting Projects, tourism on Mar 21st, 2012
I suspect I will do this once and never again. I spent the weekend doing a Yarn Crawl of yarn shops in the North Shore. Last April Christi and I went to Salem, stopped at a yarn shop and found out we had missed an awesome adventure. We vowed we would make a point to [...]
I am sure you are thinking: WTF Sara? You post someone virtually everyday and then you disappear for 2 weeks! Ok, maybe a few of you are thinking this. The thing is: I went to Seattle. I saw my best friend, finally met her husband, made her 4-month-old my new best friend (or I became [...]
After living in Massachusetts for 10 years (yes, it is officially 10 years in January) I finally took the time to do 2 things I should have done years ago. First, I got my library card for the Boston Public Library. Second, I saw the Boston Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker. A visit to the [...]
I am sitting in a hotel room in Chicago, my first night here, bored. It is Wednesday. I am not a bar person. I am on a budget. There are no movies I want to see. I could go on. I have things I can do and anticipated this is what my first night would [...]
Lesson: If you need to go to Salem, MA in October, go early.
Posted in tourism on Oct 5th, 2011
The House of Seven Gables was more of a filler in my trip to Salem, MA this past weekend with Amanda. Our actual adventure was to go on a ghost tour of the city (more to follow). The House of Seven Gables was just how we started the day. I learned many things: 1- Hawthorne [...]
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