So pretty soon I won't be able to put off my Christmas shopping any longer...but the thought of crossing the bridge, or handing my very hard-earned (and scarce) cash over to some corporate giant, gives me shivers.

So I have decided to try to keep as much of my shopping as possible within the confines of 01062. Some of it will be easy (Florence Hardware, the bike shops, the book store, Herlihys!), some will be a bit tougher (where can you get men's clothes around here?), some downright impossible (my nephew is clamoring for a new XBox game), but I'll let you know how I do.

And if you know of some great stores that I may be forgetting, let me know..