Back from Boston

Each summer Rod and I try to visit some place that we've never been before... and here we are enjoying Boston... where we were amazed not only by an incredible sense of history, but also by the friendliness and helpfulness of the people we met. (The gentleman who volunteered to take this picture was waiting for his son to come in from a sailing lesson on the Charles River.) If and when you decide to visit Boston, we'd recommend staying at the John Jeffries House in Beacon Hill, parking your car and buying a linkpass for the T, -- oh, and taking comfortable walking shoes for exploring the Freedom Trail, Newbury Street, Harvard, and the Emerald Necklace. Along the way to and from Boston, we stopped for BSO concerts at Tanglewood -- imagine watching and listening to John Williams rehearsing a performance of his film scores -- and a Sunday morning worship service at the Chautauqua Institute. I remember Liddy happily recounting her visits to Chautauqua, and now I certainly understand why she loved spending time there. It's currently my first choice of possible locations for our next family gathering... check it out at http://www.ciweb.org/ and post your thoughts.