NEW BOSTON CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
I would like to follow up on Helen Coen’s recent article about Teachers Appreciation Month and the Children’s Museum. I haven’t been to the Children’s Museum in a while and just last week I visited the new remodeled Museum. A childhood friend of mine, Madeleine, was visiting from Cannes, France with her husband, Roberto, and her 6 year old daughter, Coline. So I got to play the tourist and we tried to find fun things for all of us to do.
The renovations are great and the most striking one to me is the labyrinth/climbing structure.
I remember how scary the earlier version was. I don’t really know then who was more scared: the adult or the child. You couldn’t really see where your child was except when he/she was screaming because of being stuck or lost. I tried one day to go inside and unfortunately I was too big!!
Now, everybody gets comfortable and it is a really nice time for all. There are tables, chairs and bunches outside facing the water and it is lovely to have lunch there.
The all time favorites are still there (the bubbles room and the golf balls room). The supermarket is better. There is rock climbing which is new. I didn’t remember the Japanese house and it is really interesting! Especially when you sell Real Estate as I do !
Coline had a blast! So did her parents who thought the world of this Museum. France has an impressive amount of Museums but not so much directed towards children and that is a shame!
So if you don’t know where to take the kids this summer, head on to the Children’s Museum! Make it a day trip and walk following the water to the Aquarium and you can even end your day by eating in the North End.
Parking was easy at the Museum with couple of parking lots giving you a great discount if you validate your ticket.
Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain
Mother Nature got busy earlier than in years past for Lilac Sunday at Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain–which, coincidentally, was the same day as Mother’s Day this year! The weather was beautiful that day and the display was magnificent! What better day could there be for all the women in our lives than to spend it in Lilac Heaven?
I have never seen so many cars, bikes, strollers and visitors at that usually rather calm park. After struggling a bit, my husband, our 2 dogs and myself finally found a parking spot and went for a stroll. Right away, all our senses got tested and rewarded: the smell, the look, the touch…. It is incredible how so many varieties of lilacs can smell so different and look quite a bit different too. It was a feast: old, young, tall, small, human, dog or bug! It didn’t matter: everybody was having a ball!
I hope that lots of you had the chance to go and see by yourself. Some of the pictures that I have included only show a glimpse of the amazing show Mother Nature is offering us (free of charge).
If you haven’t had the chance, run to the Arboretum! You may still be lucky enough to get a last taste! And if not, then, mark your calendar for next year and treat yourself to something wonderful! You deserve it!
Anybody who already witnessed the beauty of the lilacs, I welcome any comments you may have. Let me know which ones were your favourites: was it the blue, purple, crimson, white, cream…?
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