Category Archives: Around Town

by | October 13, 2010 · 12:11 pm

Pumpkins, Wine and Mums: It’s the Fall Experience!

So every year I make the trek out to the North Fork of Long Island on Columbus Day Weekend with every sincerest intention to casually pick pumpkins, buy mums and drink some wine. This is what my mom refers to as the “Fall Experience.” However, the real version of the Fall Experience involves my mom kidnapping whatever friends I’ve invited to join us, driving them to hell and back (which is actually Jamesport to Greenport to Jamesport) in bumper-to-bumper traffic and force-feeding them corn and apple cider. She’s lucky we always seem to have beautiful weather.

This year was no different as we visited Harbes Farms, Raphael Vineyard and the Gabrielsen Greenhouse. Pumpkin count: 47 (of various shapes and sizes). Mum count: oh about 1,000, some of which are still in my car. Wine count: a delicate mixture of whites and reds.

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by | October 13, 2010 · 8:55 am

Creepiest. Thing. Ever.

So I’m innocently walking to work from the Back Bay train station after dropping off Alli Smith this morning, and I have to admit, I’m pretty beat and all I want to do is go to bed.

As I approach the corner of Clarendon and Stuart, I see this little creepster trying to entice people to park in his garage (if you know what I mean…and I think you do).

My first reaction was that I was still sleeping and this was some kind of silly dream. I really don’t like any kind of costume where the facial expressions do not change, i.e. the mask from Scream, or any clown that has its smile painted on, etc. My second reaction was that maybe someone was filming a “Coffee and TV”-like music video (they were not). My third reaction (it’s things like this that make me late for work) was to take a picture because maybe I was seeing things. But you guys are seeing this, right? Right?

Anyway, this is how I began my day. Ugh. There’s nothing creepier.

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by | September 28, 2010 · 8:31 am

Picture of the Day

First signs of fall!

Here’s some rain and leaves in Cleveland Circle. Better than dead rats and garbage I say!

Wish I was in NY for the fall foliage – there’s nothing like it. For now though, I’m just happy with the small amount of leaves I see changing color. Now if only the weather could get to a cool 70 degrees – football weather. That would be heaven.

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