• Mumpus at Jack's Abby

    Jack’s Abby and the deCordova

    Monday, May 13, 2013

    We love beer.  We support local products and family businesses.  Jack’s Abby brewery is all of this — and more.  Founded two years ago by three brothers, Jack’s Abby is a Framingham, MA brewery that makes German lagers with a distinctive, American craft beer twist.  We visited their brewery for a tour on Saturday. We’ve visited [...]

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  • Start of Boston Marathon

    High to Low

    Wednesday, April 17, 2013

    For once, my team won.  We’ve watched Cleveland and Yale sporting events together for years, but Mumpus had never seen my team win until Saturday night, when the Yale men beat Quinnipiac 4-0 to win the Men’s Hockey National Championship.  Yale was the first team to beat three Number 1 seeds on its way to the championship. [...]

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  • Making Syrup

    The Sugar Maple Men

    Thursday, March 28, 2013

    Mumpus’ Dad came to visit a few weekends ago.  He was in Boston attending to other business, but extended his trip for a day to hang out with us.  We had an epic adventure. It started at the Ipswich River Audubon Sanctuary.  Located just down the road from where we got married in Topsfield, this [...]

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  • Portland in the Winter

    Portland by Winter

    Monday, March 4, 2013

      Portland, Maine: 107 miles north of Medford and it feels like we’re off traveling the world again. It’s very satisfying to know that staying overnight just anhour and a half away can feel so much more exotic than hanging out in the regular neighborhood.  We would prefer to have gone to the other Portland, [...]

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  • Grumpus in the Snow

    Nemo the Nor’easter!

    Saturday, February 16, 2013

    For the first time in two years, it really snowed.  Not just a flurry here, a flurry there, but real snow — huge flakes, whiteout conditions, winds blowing so hard that it seemed to be snowing up.  It started around noon last Friday.  The Governor ordered everyone off the roads by 4pm.  As expected, the roads [...]

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Mumpus at Jack's Abby
May
13

Jack’s Abby and the deCordova

We love beer.  We support local products and family businesses.  Jack’s Abby brewery is all of this — and more.  Founded two years ago by three brothers, Jack’s Abby is a Framingham, MA brewery that makes German lagers with a distinctive, American craft beer twist.  We visited their brewery for a tour on Saturday. We’ve visited [...]

Start of Boston Marathon
Apr
17

High to Low

For once, my team won.  We’ve watched Cleveland and Yale sporting events together for years, but Mumpus had never seen my team win until Saturday night, when the Yale men beat Quinnipiac 4-0 to win the Men’s Hockey National Championship.  Yale was the first team to beat three Number 1 seeds on its way to the championship. [...]

Making Syrup
Mar
28

The Sugar Maple Men

Mumpus’ Dad came to visit a few weekends ago.  He was in Boston attending to other business, but extended his trip for a day to hang out with us.  We had an epic adventure. It started at the Ipswich River Audubon Sanctuary.  Located just down the road from where we got married in Topsfield, this [...]

Portland in the Winter
Mar
4

Portland by Winter

  Portland, Maine: 107 miles north of Medford and it feels like we’re off traveling the world again. It’s very satisfying to know that staying overnight just anhour and a half away can feel so much more exotic than hanging out in the regular neighborhood.  We would prefer to have gone to the other Portland, [...]