First things first: A friend lost her husband to cancer yesterday. Tell all your loved ones that you love them today. I added three things to the birthday list yesterday. I started off the day by visiting the Prescott House. I've now seen all of the historic homes in Boston proper. The Prescott House... Continue Reading →
South Berwick, Maine
Having visited South Berwick, Maine, yesterday, I am halfway done with the birthday list. Phew. Linda and I visited two lovely historic homes. Our first stop was the Sarah Orne Jewett House. I had heard her name before and knew that she was an author. After visiting her house, I'll be looking for her... Continue Reading →
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
I returned to the MSPCA to find kittens galore. I also found degus, one of which who gnawed on my finger. I opened my mailbox today to find a job advertisement for the... Continue Reading →
Birthdays and Cemeteries
For the first time in seven years, I didn't get the hell out of Dodge on my birthday. My mom came to visit, though, and we spent the day in Lexington and Concord ("the birthplaces of American liberty and 19th-century literature"). I've been to both towns before, but hadn't seen all of the historical... Continue Reading →
Deadline Extension
My birthday is less than a month away...and I am still not fully recovered. So I will be giving myself a healthy deadline extension for the birthday list. End of the summer? I think I have about 20 things left to do. The big lesson I've learned in the past five weeks or so is:... Continue Reading →
