Category Archives: Recreation and Travel

Alphabetical MBTA Trip, Part I: A through H

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Angela

Today R and I finally took the “alphabetical” MBTA trip that we’ve been thinking about for some time. This came about when we started talking about different T stations and whether we could travel them in alphabetical order. The rules … Continue reading →

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Riding the Rails

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Angela

Our son, R, is four, and he is obsessed with the entire MBTA transit system. It started with the Red Line, which we take quite frequently because it is our local train. Some time ago, R memorized all of the … Continue reading →

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Family Bike Shopping Part IV: The third and fourth bikes we almost bought, Joe Bike & Neat Bike Box Bikes

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Nathan

(See also part I, part II & part III) After ruling out the Zigo, I was able to take our friend’s Gazelle Cabby for a spin. Now, we weren’t actually considering a Cabby for reasons I’ll get into in a … Continue reading →

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Hub on Wheels 2011

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Nathan

I rode the 2011 Hub on Wheels 10 mile ride today with friends Jesse, Brian & Maggie and their kids. This was the first big organized ride I’ve done (at all, not just with kids in tow) and we had … Continue reading →

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Kidical Mass, July 24 2011, Somerville

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Nathan

Our friend Brian is rounding folks up for another Kidical Mass, this time in Somerville (see here for the report on last summer’s ride) We’ll be gathering at Somerville City Hall (93 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA) at noon on July … Continue reading →

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Bike parking at parks

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Angela

Twice in the last week, we have biked as a family to a park on a bike path and have found that there is no place for us to park our bikes. Last weekend, we headed out the Minuteman bike … Continue reading →

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Carfree Camping in Provincetown

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Angela

We recently returned from a delightful trip to Provincetown on Cape Cod with the whole family, including my mom. We went there specifically for Family Week and we had a blast. And we camped. And of course the whole thing … Continue reading →

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Train trip to Drumlin Farm

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Nathan

On Sunday, we made a train trip with Grandma (aka “Baba”) to the Drumlin Farm Fall Festival just West of here in Lincoln, MA. Prior to going to the farm, H insisted that there would be “Horses and cows and … Continue reading →

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Last Year’s Carfree Camping Trip

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Angela

Our friend, the swadfather, suggested that we do more blogging about car free trips. That’s when we realized that, aside from Nathan’s Woods Hole trip, we really haven’t done many. That’s mostly because we’re homebodies. After all, if we went … Continue reading →

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Biking to spy pond

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Nathan

Our neighbors (the same ones who kindly share their bike trailer for grocery shopping, and who are serious about their family biking…their 4 year old is pretty solid on a 2-wheeler which I find rather impressive) were slightly horrified that … Continue reading →

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