A hot night in Allston

Darkness had fallen when we left the restaurant on Brighton Ave. in Allston, but the streetlights and bright storefronts gave the steamy night a soft glow. The sidewalks were thick with sauntering people in breezy dresses, shorts and flip-flops.

Summer 2013 begins with a look back

In typical New England fashion, Memorial Day weekend 2013 began with a chilly, drizzly day. Spencer, Beth, and I recalled the many times we went camping that first "summer" weekend. Anticipating warm, sunny days, we often huddled in the screen house in sweatshirts, warming our hands on mugs of tea and listening to the nonstop patter of rain on the roof.