Last days

Fabulous dessert at Cafe Art Science

Bantam Cider Company

Bronwyn for pretzels and wurst and beer!

Cambridgeport Farmer's Market

Last morning at Trader Joe's.

Boston Eats: Oleana

Oleana's patio is amazing. 

All smiles!

Rosé and bread!

Halloumi cheese with strawberries!

Snap pea salad

Falafel

Deliciousness!

Lovely evening out with lovely ladies!

And the best evenings end with Baked Alaska!

Boston Eats: Cafe Luna Brunch

Honey butter biscuits!

from this lovely lady

I will miss this place.

Boston Eats: Price Fix at Journeyman

Little bites to start the meal.  The carrots and large flake salt were perfect.

Cucumber with roe, rose petal, and chive flower.

Peas, pistachios, and strawberries.

Sausage, asparagus, mustard gelee.

Softshell crab (so good!)

Pickle!

The surprise favorite of the night - a corn muffin that uses deyhdrated mushrooms ground into a flour instead of whole wheat flour.  Fascinating taste and texture!

Pork belly.

Ground lamb.

Panna cotta with pine needles (awesome!)

Macarons, marshmallows and financiers.  A perfect way to spend an evening.

All in all, a lovely place to have a price fix meal!

Final Woodwind Quintet Concert

Another concert at the church! 

And a slightly roasty-toasty concert in McCormick, but with the Paul Ragaller arrangement of Snowman, we were enjoying the fact that at least it wasn't snowing outside!

Boston Eats: Afternoon Tea at the Boston Public Library

The menu was pasted in an old book---so charming!

Our spot overlooking the courtyard.

A perfect cuppa.

Post afternoon tea walk around Copley Square.

Afternoon Tea at the Boston Public Library

(offered Wednesday through Friday afternoons, as of June 2015)

Ambiance - Calm and quiet, an oasis in the busy chaos of the renovations in the rest of the library.

Waitstaff - Attentive.

Savory - I love their variety of savory options, it's a nice counterbalance to the sweet.

Sweet -The lemon poppyseed was a bit overbaked this time (though it hasn't been in the past).  The macarons were particularly delicious.

Scones, clotted cream, and jam -Very tasty, and while the adorable jars the jams are served in are a bit clunky, they are too charming not to love.

Tea quality - Nicely done.  Tea does not arrive fully steeped, so there is the chance of over-steeping, but they are very good at adding more hot water for a second or third steep.

Cost - $35 per person

Overall - A lovely way to spend an afternoon.  If you're planning to have tea with someone that is town for a visit, it's a bonus since you're right in the midst of one of the landmarks of Boston.  The library is gorgeous, and absolutely worth a wander.  If you are normally unable to go during the week, check back for their holiday tea specials---some years they do offer tea every day of the week! 

Celebratory Cocktails!

I requested something swizzled, and this is what I got!  Sam, you can always play it again for me. 

Such classy ladies!

Collier Memorial

Sean Collier was the police officer that was gunned down on MIT's campus during the week of the  Boston Marathon bombing.  He was memorialized on campus with an incredible five-arched stone feat of engineering not too far from where his squad car was parked.