Sometimes I surprise myself. I'm not a big proponent of the standardized tests that are now required in order to graduate from high scho...

Have you seen some strange booth-like shacks in people's backyards and driveways in the past few days? Seen people having lunch and dinn...

A girl from Belmont, MA died on the soccer field where she was playing on Saturday. She ran off the field and into her father's arms......

Yesterday, my husband, daughter and I took a meandering drive down rt. 140, past rolling hillsides and dense woods, before finally getting o...

One of the things I love about living on Cape Cod is the way the people leave at the end of August. Don't get me wrong - I'm not a ...

When I was young, my parents sent my sister and me to a small, private Catholic elementary school. In kindergarten little more was required...

As one of our Mass mamas pointed out, autumn is knocking on our door . And to me that means apple picking season. My poor, beleaguered husb...