Weekend Warrior Mama

Tag: new england

  • Boston

    —

    by

    Meg
    in

    In an earlier post I talked about a friend of mine from high school who I visited up in Boston during my freshman year of college. This friend of mine never moved back from Boston. Throughout the years whenever I’d be up in Boston I would get together with him. Whether I was in town…

  • Melancholy

    —

    by

    Meg
    in

    I had such bitter sweet feelings as I drove home from Boston. At that time it had been just over a few days since the 7 year anniversary of when my friend Andy passed away. He and I never actually hung out in Boston together. I knew him from our time in New York. I…

  • 4th of July 2016: New England Beach Road Trip

    —

    by

    Meg
    in

    This 4th of July I decided it was time to get away and take a solo trip alone to some parts not to far away from me. I spend a lot of time making Connecticut my home base and so with 3 days off I hit the road on a mini road trip. I drove…

  • Modern Apizza New Haven, CT, USA

    —

    by

    Meg
    in

    874 State St New Haven, CT 06511 So we all know pizza comes from Italy, more specifically Napoli. But here in America we have some well known pizza hubs, New York City (and for whatever reason) Chicago deep dish. But if you’ve watched any travel channel or any cooking channels (and I assume if you…

  • The Black Trumpet – Portsmouth, NY

    —

    by

    Meg
    in

    29 Ceres St Portsmouth, NH 03801 I was in Portsmouth, New Hampshire for New Years Eve 2017/2018 for L’s first New Years. It was my first time in Portsmouth and I headed to The Black Trumpet for an earlier dinner on a recommendation. I had the mezze plate special which was delish. I then order…

  • Duckfat – Portland, Maine

    —

    by

    Meg
    in

    The fries were meh 43 Middle St, Portland, ME 04101 Totally not worth it. French fries and a milkshake $18+? No thanks also, I’ve had the fries in Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Belgium and I need to say Duckfat, leave your Belgian fries to the Belgians please. I’d be totally okay if you became a milkshake…

  • Portland Museum of Art – Portland, Maine

    —

    by

    Meg
    in

    7 Congress Square, Portland, ME 04101 It is quite small. You can definitely get through the whole museum in an afternoon or less. They do have a couple of Robert Indiana’s, Monet’s, and Renoir’s pieces which I found thoroughly enjoyable. They get some traveling exhibits and show documentaries as well. Their cafe is so so…

  • New Years Day Walk

    —

    by

    Meg
    in

    On New Years Day the kiddo and I headed into Newport, RI to the Cliffwalk to take a walk. Sure it was cold, it’s New England in January, but it wasn’t bitterly cold, especially for being on the water and we spent a good amount of time outside taking in the sites. we had a…

  • Kent Falls – Kent, CT

    —

    by

    Meg
    in

    In March of 2021 the kiddo and I went to Kent Falls. I was going to take him last year but unfortunately the park became quite popular last year and was closed much of last year. So we made it this year. L loves waterfalls and so once we got to the base of the…

  • Hidden Valley Preserve

    —

    by

    Meg
    in

    As the global pandemic began to take front and center stage in the northeast last spring the kiddo and I sheltered in place here at home. That meant a lot of time in the house and time in our own backyard. We’d take a walk around the block about once a day and when I’d…