by Mike Perrello | Aug 3, 2021 | Family Life
August is state fair time and while we might care who has the best lamb, and we might want to hit the free concert, we will definitely buy fair food — an outrageous culinary category unto itself. And it’s really not always on a stick and not always fried....
by Mike Perrello | Mar 6, 2020 | Family Life
‘Tis the season: bunny fever will soon be upon us. And, Easter traditions notwithstanding, bunnies ARE pretty cute. Plus they seem like a low-maintenance pet É a little lettuce and a few carrots, and they’re good to go, happily twitching their adorable...
by Mike Perrello | Mar 5, 2020 | Family Life
You can be fairly sure that April showers will bring May flowers, but is there any way to tell when the showers are going to come? Probably not but there are a lot of superstitions that try to predict them. Here are some: * A cat washing herself while looking out the...
by Mike Perrello | Mar 4, 2020 | Family Life
This is where things stand now: when someone mentions “tweet” and “tree,” they’re not necessarily referring to birds in branches. A 110-year-old Red Oak at Harvard Forest in Massachusetts has an actual Twitter account and posts updates...
by Mike Perrello | Feb 20, 2020 | Family Life
Spring break is almost here again and for many college and university students, a weeklong vacation will not only mean a break from their studies but also a chance to get warm. Far from being about sunbathing retreats, though, spring break has evolved into a ritual of...
by Mike Perrello | Feb 19, 2020 | Family Life
A very lively and curious 3-year-old was running through Starbucks, making her sparkly neon shoes blink. She nearly landed in my lap when she overshot the spot where she planned to turn. As she backed away, she noticed that I don’t have feet … Her eyes got wide...
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