About me!

As I read so many different blogs, I discovered I'm also reading about you; your good humor, creativity, sense of style and uncanny skill to hunt for those fabulous preppy finds! Well, I should only repay the kindness and present a little preppiness about myself to you!



I'm a preppy 40ish SAHM to two; Miss Preppy/Sporty Tween and Mr. Baseball Guy (for now, until next sport season) and married to the fab, sometimes preppy, Mr. Boston! I love the crazy life I'm in right now juggling their school life, my school volunteering (just two more days!) , their sports, music and theatre interests in true preppy style of course; navy, kelly, pink, and madras.

I love my children's friends, and their play time together! In between that, I manage to happily jaunt off to my manicure and pedicure appointments for that fab massage chair....(ahhh!!!)

As for me and Mr. Boston, we love great conversation over dinner together or with friends locally or in Boston. We have fun playing golf together..(well I think he does!) we enjoy the theatre, and spending time with our children. Watching baseball and rooting for the Red Sox is a huge summer past-time with the occasional treat to attend Fenway Park! We love our family beach time during the day and early evening wind downs with other families. Nothing like summer drinks and fun appetizers at the beach watching the sun set! We love our evenings on the deck watching the children play! Mr. Boston likes to cook and yes, I'll admit, sometimes, he is better than me...(gasp!!!!) We love to do day trips, and plan vacations visiting family or new places.
My little ones are well, not so little anymore. (...sigh...)So many blog sites dedicated to that stage and I truly miss that. I'm now in the middle of the "tween scene" with my oldest. Challenging yes, but fun! My youngest is my little baseball guy!
We love New England and I hope to share some great things about this beautiful place with all of you. Thank you for reading and thank you to those who started following me. It's so much fun to click on "Followers" to discover someone new and from what area they are writing from!
Enjoy!

Friday's here!

Happy Friday everyone! Thank you all for sharing your favorite strawberry recipe. I did enjoy reading them. Tonight, I'll be in the spirit of strawberry season kick-off with a good strawberry margarita!..or two! -Cheers!

Berry Bowl!

...and in the spirit of strawberry season, a cute little Berry Bowl and Plate from Salmon Falls Stoneware; a salt glaze pottery boutique located in Dover, NH.

I think this makes an adorable hostess gift!

Remember to post your favorite strawberry weakness! Do I hear anyone for strawberry pies, scones, tarts?....mmmmm

Strawberry Fields!

June is officially strawberry season throughout New England! I love this time of year with the abundance of fruit! I have gone to local u-pick farms with my children and we enjoyed making one of our family favorites; a good old fashioned strawberry shortcake!
Check your local area to see where the best "pickins" are, pack a picnic and enjoy the afternoon.

Fact: the early Pilgrim settlers in Massachusetts loved eating the strawberries grown by the local Native Americans. They were cultivating strawberries as early as 1643!

In honor of strawberry season, I invite you to leave a comment about your favorite strawberry creation. It could be anything; a pie, dessert, lemondade, girly drink or even a craft! I look forward to reading about your strawberry treats!

A "Sweet" Giveaway!

Well, perfect timing!....Head on over to Be Write There blog and enter her "sweet" giveaway for the Martha Stewart Cupcakes book! You have until midnite Friday, June 12th, to write about your favorite cupcake. Martha's Cupcakes and Cupcake Wine sound like "A Good Thing" to me!

Cupcake!

No, I didn't bake any cupcakes this weekend, or purchase any from my local bakery. However, I did enjoy a cupcake or two..............

this cupcake.....Cupcake wine from Cupcake Vineyards. How adorable is that? It's an inexpensive wine priced around $15 a bottle for a Chardonnay, Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon.

After a long Saturday filled with soccer and baseball games, plus the usual runs in between games, I was wiped out at the end of the day. After dinner and all were relaxed, Mr. Boston presented me with this bottle.

Reason: to celebrate the launching of my very first blog and successful first weeks of postings! Ohh, how sweet!

Mr. Boston had stopped in our local wine shop, saw this and thought, "How CUTE. This might be a good post." I kid you not, he actually said that to me.

Well, how CUTE was HE! ....Looks like the label was a pure selling feature. It's a great whimsical, girlie design. Mr. Boston did good!

We enjoyed the Cabernet. Perhaps next time, we'll have cupcakes and wine!

In the meantime, I think this would be a hit at Book Club or Mom's Night. - Cheers!

What a week for Giveaways!

Don't forget to head on over to Queen Bee Swain for the fabulous book giveaway;

Social Climbers. With so many blog recommendations, I love that my summer reading list is moving forward as a wonderful mix. Good luck to all!