Category Archives: Local

Fall from grace in Lowell

After a bit of research, I found out that this church was Nuestra Señora Del Carmen, formerly St. Jean-Baptiste. According to this link, the church had a long history as part of Lowell’s vibrant Franco-American community, and changed parish names in 1993 or so, only to be sold by the Catholic Archdiocese in 2006.  A [...]
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Cruel and unusual punishment: hyacinths in the snow

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Wait and hope

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Shabu-shabu chez Sauce

I should probably mention that the nickname for our apartment is The Awesomesauce, which I sometimes shorten to “The ‘Sauce.” We have not yet determined the epicurean nature of the Sauce, only that it is Awesome.
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Powder snow for Christmas

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Sunday blizzard

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Not exactly the blizzard of ’08

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French Toast Alert!

For some inexplicable reason, whenever snow’s coming there’s a mad last-minute rush on milk, eggs and bread at all the grocery stores. It’s so widespread, unexplainable and quirky-funny that Adam of UniversalHub invented the French Toast Alert system for it. Today’s expected 12+ inches of snow call for a French Toast Alert level of Orange. [...]
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Museum of Russian Icons

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Bike ride from Arlington to Chelmsford

It was a tough ride on my old beater, but my new bike should make life a lot easier.
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