The Girl Scouts announced this week that they are extending cookie sales until March 29. They were scheduled to end Sunday. ...more

March 19, 2009

As Bruce Springsteen's lyrics began moving into the grim grown-up world, musical asceticism began to set in. The bold, brash arrangements of "Born to Run" were jettisoned for populist four-chord rock, and it made sense that Springsteen began alternating E Street albums with stark, acoustic-based solo efforts such as "Nebraska." ...more

January 29, 2009

The sweet-tooth fairy left me a longtime seasonal favorite in my stocking this year - chocolate-covered cherries. By New Year's Eve, I had easily polished off the box. Not exactly nourishing, but geez, it was sure fun. ...more

January 14, 2009

Even for those with the most robust sweet tooth, this is just about the time when that pile of candy that looked like plundered treasure on Halloween night is starting to seem like a chocolate-covered albatross you can't make disappear. ...more

November 12, 2008

There was plenty of fiddle-playing, dye-soaking and rope-making going on Saturday. ...more

November 3, 2008

After a few seconds, the sound came again, its intensity increasing with each passing moment: Urrrrrr! Urrra-rah! Urrra-rah-UNH! Urrr-UNH! Urrr-UNHHH! UNHHH! UNHHH! ...more

June 8, 2008

Mathieu Darche took plenty of ribbing from his friends back home in Montreal this past summer. Even his wife took part in the good-natured repartee. ...more

December 6, 2007

When I was a child, Halloween was one of my favorite holidays. I have vivid memories of sprinting from house to house trying to fill my pillowcase with loot before my dad reined me in. Afterward, my siblings and I would dump our candy into piles and begin sorting and trading for favorites. ...more

October 26, 2007