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// this issue // ON MY R ADAR CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING So what if we are in for another thousand inches of snow? We have the Weston Ski Track, just 15 minutes outside Boston. The course, which for the rest of the year is the Leo J. Martin Golf Course, offers ski rentals, lessons, and 15 kilometers of trails, along with a charming take-out shack with hot chocolate. Bring it on, Mother Nature. 190 Park Road, Weston, 781- 891- 6575; skiboston.com/skitrack TEDDY BEAR TEA Always a pushover for a plushy stuffed animal, I reserve a window-seat table in the Bristol Lounge for the Four Seasons's annual Teddy Bear Tea, which donates 5,000 teddy bears to local children's charities. This year, I am honored to be part of the tradi- tion; I will be reading a holiday story on Tuesday, December 22. Please join me at the hotel—and bring a bear! 200 Boylston St., 617-351-2037; fourseasons.com/ boston With Nick Varano and his team at STRIP by Strega. Alexandre Bonnefoi and Farouk Bazoune presented a special cake for Boston Common's 10th-anniversary celebration. Special thanks to Daniela Corte for dressing me in this killer jumpsuit. BELOW: Celebrating the opening of the revamped Hermès boutique with philanthropist Ashley Bernon. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, but when the holiday season hits, I instantly start thinking about how to run away from it all. That's not to say that I do. I usually confront my gift-giving fears and honestly-how-do-you-cook-a-turkey phobia and deal. But as soon as I can, I blow town and head somewhere far and exotic. Or just far. This year, I am in luck, and so are you. Boston Common magazine is just one of Niche Media's fabulous luxury-lifestyle publications all across the country, from Miami to Los Angeles. The editors-in-chief of our sister magazines—Manhattan's Gotham, Washington, DC's Capitol File, and Los Angeles's LA Confidential, among others—along with myself and the Boston Common team, were asked to curate a one-of-a-kind, 48-hour vacation itinerary for each of our cities (see page 90). No one knows his or her home- town like a Niche Media editor, and I am wildly excited to explore these cities in the exclusive way only my colleagues can provide. I urge you to as well. And not to boast, but our own city of Boston steps up to the plate with some custom experiences for Boston Common readers only that will surely tempt you to commit to a romantic staycation. Speaking of staying local, there was no place I would have rather been than at our 10th-anniversary bash at the Revere Hotel. Our cover star, Julian Edelman, was unstoppable, as were all of our guests and sponsors—revelers of the highest order. I am counting the days to more festivities at our annual gift gala on December 8 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, as well as the always-rocking Big Night bash, benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston on February 6. There is much to look forward to this holiday season—perhaps even cooking my best turkey dinner ever. 1 2 MAKEUP BY TAVI DE LA ROSA; HAIR BY LOUISE RUSK/MIZU. PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAUL MAROTTA (VARANO); MICHAEL BLANCHARD (BERNON); SCOTT UNDERHILL/WESTON SKI TRACK (SKIING); COURTESY OF THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL (TEDDY BEAR) 30 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM LETTER from the Editor-in-Cheif LISA PIER PONT