From left to right: 1) Prepping for a day of Restaurant Week menu tasting in Portsmouth. 2) Another morning at the nursing home! 3) Decompressing after a chaotic week. 4) More coffee, please. 5) Went to an amazing concert by feminist Latina band LADAMA. 6) The homemade burrata at Tuscan Kitchen in Portsmouth.
Turkish Airlines Review
My trip to Venice took me via Istanbul on Turkish Airlines. I’d heard wonderful things about the airline and let me tell you, it lives up to the hype. Aside from the elements that were out of their control (like the man next to me who kept falling asleep on me every 30 seconds) it…Read More
Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring!
Today is the first day of spring and I am READY. I love a good winter blanket scarf and a cozy snow day in. But after the long haul of a New England winter there’s just nothing like those springtime endorphins. A few weeks ago I shot these photos with Aliona Kuznetsova, a local photographer….Read More
Sartorial Sightseer
This is another of my Venice outfits and it’s a prime example of how I travel light. The polka dot top is actually a dress. On this trip I wore it three ways, as a dress, as a top (pictured here), and as a skirt with a top belted over it. This belt is the…Read More
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Currently reading about Isabella Stewart Gardner. 2) Ready for winter to be over! 3) Visiting this cutie as an excuse to avoid Saint Patrick’s Day in Boston. 4) Celebrating the MFA’s latest show with a late night party. 5) Have you seen my post about Venice reads? 6) The MFA’s new Gender Bending Fashion exhibit.
Books Abroad: Venice
Whenever I travel I try to find books that are about the place I’m going or by authors from that area. For Venice I packed Suite Vénitienne by Sophie Calle and while in Italy I picked up Venice is a Fish by Tiziano Scarpa. Suite Vénitienne by artist Sophie Calle is about her pursuit of a…Read More