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Generations: Keeping Calm, Carrying On in Face of Lockdown

April 3, 2026

My parents went to school in the 1950s, when they had to participate in the (in)famous “duck and cover” drills. The idea: Hiding under your desk made you safe from a nuclear attack, important at the height of the Cold War. As…

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Ask Lisa: Guidance on Weight Gain

December 1, 2025

Ask Lisa: Guidance on Weight Gain This month’s column addresses a challenging issue. A parent writes: My daughter, a recent college graduate, has put on a lot of weight (upwards of 50 pounds) over the last several years. I realize this is…

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Garden Gems: Witch Hazel Adds Color, Scent to Autumn Gardens

November 29, 2025

It is late November and a buttery cloud appears to have settled in my garden. This pleasant apparition is the fall foliage of common witch hazel; the thick, soft, scalloped-edged leaves turn a beautiful golden yellow in the fall, and, as if…

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Generations: My First Real Thanksgiving in America

November 21, 2025

Thanksgiving has always been one of those holidays I understood more in theory than in practice. My family never made a big deal out of it, partly because it never seemed worth the effort to prepare a full feast for just the…

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Generations: What Mom Wants V. What Mom Needs

November 3, 2025

When you’re a mom, it feels natural to put others’ needs first. Of course, you get up every two hours to feed the baby, even though you’re deliriously tired. Naturally, this segues into letting the hungry toddler eat your snack and letting…

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Generations: There is No Poem Like A New England Autumn

November 3, 2025

Here’s one conclusion of a dedicated non-traveler (also, the conclusion of Dorothy from Kansas): it takes travel to know what treasure waits at home. In this particular case, travel involved a three-week trip through the Southwest, comprising 12 hiking stops in the…

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Ask Lisa: Supporting a Grieving College Roommate

October 27, 2025

How should a college freshman balance the many joys of a new collegiate experience with the sadness of a roommate grieving the loss of a loved one? A father reached out: “My son is a college freshman. He seems to be adjusting…

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Generations: Memories Are More Than The Objects We Keep

October 26, 2025

A few weeks ago, I returned home from an afternoon at the outlets in Wrentham, having promised my wife that I would throw out a pair of shoes for each new pair I purchased. It was a reasonable request. We have finite…

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Garden Gems: Rats in the Radishes

October 20, 2025

Catching sight of a scurrying rat when you are heading out to weed the dahlias or gather tomatoes is one of the most unsettling things that can happen in the garden. The most stalwart gardener may reach for the phone to call…

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Generations: Does the United States Even Want Me Here?

October 20, 2025

Almost every day, there are stories of immigrants being arrested and detained by federal agents: 19-year-old João Marciano do Carmo of Milford; 49-year-old Jhon Palacio-Morales of Lowell; 31-year-old Hernan Escobar of Malden. But as a Korean living in Belmont, the Immigration and…

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Garden Gems: Aster Season Arrives with Autumn

October 8, 2025

As fall comes to New England, asters come into their own, blooming from August into October in a range of colors–blues, pinks, purples and white–with some varieties flowering after frost. They can be tall or short, thrive in sun or shade, and…

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