May 17, 2007 at 3:42 PM

Just returned from a short vacation to Boston and Cape Cod. It was my first time in Bean Town and I loved the city. Went to a Boston Pops Baby Boomers concert and thoroughly enjoyed the fun programming- after all, I am a BB myself. Missed the fight by 2 nights, but Bostonians were still buzzing about it. Keith Lockhart led the sing-along at the end and folks around me sang with gusto to those tunes from our era. Boston was clean, busy (why weren’t all those people on the streets at work?) and friendly! Every time we pulled out our map someone stopped and offered directions to our destination. Favorites included the Duck Tour, lunch on Newberry street, old Ironsides, the Public Garden in full bloom, lighthouses on the Cape, and of course the Pops.

School is almost out for me but I am going to teach summer school for the first time. I think I may have had a senior moment when I agreed to do it, but the money is excellent and I am saving for a trip back to Italy. Our community orchestra is through with rehearsals until September and the last orchestra performance at church is this Sunday, so I’m looking at music to work on for the next few months.

I want to thank Terez et al for the book recommendations back in March. I’ve finished An Equal Music and Catching Genius – both were very good. I’m headed to Barnes and Noble to pick up something new from the list this afternoon.

Nobska lighthouse in Woods Hole

From Patricia Baser
Posted on May 18, 2007 at 2:06 AM

The fog looks a little like the smoke we've been getting in Macon from the south GA/FL fires.

From Karen Allendoerfer
Posted on May 18, 2007 at 10:29 AM

Did you see any buskers? I'm glad you found Boston to be so friendly. When I first moved to the area I wasn't so sure about that. I had come from California and I originally thought Californians were friendlier.

I think you hit a lucky convergence of nice weather and not too much driving. It is fun to be on the T or out walking in the streets in the sunshine, to see people and talk to them. Now, unfortunately, it's raining and cold again.

From Donna Clegg
Posted on May 18, 2007 at 1:12 PM

Yes, I saw buskers every where - the parks, street corners and the T stations. My husband tips every single busker- he's a great supporter of the arts. It was beautiful weather when we were there- sunny and low 70s. Only one rain shower in Boston and one foggy afternoon on the Cape- bright sunshine the rest of the time. Just about perfect weather I'd say. I saw the tv folks in NYC wrapped up in coats this morning. How grim for May!

From Terez Mertes
Posted on May 21, 2007 at 9:39 PM

Donna - glad you liked those books! I, too, am thrilled with the new (to me) "music novel" suggestions that came from that blog thread. Have just completed Willa Cather's The Song of the Lark and have moved on to Norman Lebrecht's wonderful novel (whoops, the title eludes me just this moment). I'm going to clean up that list and repost it as a blog in June - soooo many good suggestions there.

Ah, so many books, so little time... : )

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