Candelaria’s Indicators
Recently, I’ve seen presentations by three different organizations – one non-profit, one corporate, and one government – which featured graphic maps […]
Boston
You…plus two – in memoriam
The is written in memory of the victims of two separate, unrelated (so we are told) murders of a total […]
Lessons from a granddaughter
On a day when you’re just going through the motions; when everything feels like drudgery at its worse and routine […]
Friday Night Fun for Free (in the ‘bury and on ...
The ‘bury (Roxbury)Instead of crashing or cuddling in last Friday night (3/9), I decided to head out. I’m so glad […]
Jingle all the way
Yeah, I’m corny. I admit it. Especially this time of year. I am jingling all the way this holiday season. […]
With Appreciation – A List
I am feeling appreciative that I’m an appreciator of the bounty of this world. I appreciate the arts events that […]
Summertime Delights
Please forgive the lag time since my previous post. I’ve been too busy living, writing and cavorting to post. I will try to […]
Summer-summer-summer time (the music!)
This is turning out to be a summer of music for me and my friends. Just this week, I have attended […]
Taking a pause for my cause
Sometimes you just have to take a break from the everyday demands. Notice I said take a break not a […]
Bittersweet Humanitarianism – Ashley Judd
It was my pleasure to introduce, interview and moderate Ashley Judd’s presentation at the Ford Hall Forum Ashley Juddwith Candelaria Silva […]
Diligent in Dudley
Last Saturday I was at a morning meeting at Haley House Bakery & Café in the Dudley Square Commercial District […]
Exercise TV – Yippee!
2010-2011 has proven to be a fiercely-serious winter in Boston with multiple, heavy snowstorms, frigid temperatures, and cancelled meetings and […]
Blackbeans, collard greens and snow
Did you know that one of the things you can do when the sixth snowstorm hits (in what is proving […]
The gift of a day off (or maybe not)
I have always viewed snowstorms, likethe one we had yesterday in Boston, as a gift to be spent hunkered down […]
I dig my neighborhood (Ashmont-Adams)
Determined not to make my first post of the New Year a negative or critical one, I’ve been waiting for […]
Banking on Impatience – Why I Don’t Use Self-Service
I really noticed the trend about six months ago when I went to stores CVS in downtown Boston and Davis […]
Every place has a story
Every place has a story – the story of what‘s there now and what was there before – the people, […]
Bargain Whisperers
Bargain whisperer I My brother is a bargain whisperer. Whenever and wherever he goes shopping, he finds the best items […]