Our final day in Ireland, the flight to Boston, and a few days with Allie including her birthday Wednesday, Oct 2 – To Dublin We slept in a bit later than usual, had a relaxed breakfast then waited until 11am when our driver Jason arrived to take us to Dublin. Jason was a strappingly tall …
The final installment of our trip that started in Williamstown, MA for a wedding, then Boston for a week with Allie, then to Portland, Maine for the following weekend before returning home. Friday, Sep. 15 We got packed and cleared out of the guest apartment by 10am. Barb settled into Allie’s apartment to watch TV. …
The continuation of our trip that started in Williamstown, MA for a wedding. After the wedding, we headed to Boston for a week with Allie, then to Portland, Maine for the following weekend. Sunday, September 10 We had breakfast at Renee’s Diner in North Adams which at least had better hash than the Chef’s Hat …
We had long planned to visit Allie in mid-September 2023 to fit into our mutually busy schedules. It was the only good chance to see her before we would all go to Colorado for Sara’s wedding in November. Way back in March I bought tickets for a Bruce Springsteen concert at Camden Yards for Saturday, …
Barb and I drove to Boston to celebrate Allie’s and Barb’s birthdays. Tuesday, October 4 Hurricane Ian devolved into a stationary front lingering off the east coast which made for a very rainy drive nearly all the way to Boston. It was a bit more obnoxious than usual dealing with the mists and more frequent …
Allie was feeling a little lonely so I volunteered to fly up and be her buddy for Labor Day weekend. I was happy to be invited, glad I was available on short notice, and pleased to get a hall pass from Barb who was looking forward to her last weekend at the pool. I was …
With Barb getting a federal holiday, we used this weekend for an early Thanksgiving visit to Boston to see Allie and Perri. November 11 Happy Veteran’s Day! We got a little bit of a late start driving north as we waited for Manny to finish his morning bowl of wet food. For the next three …
We return to Boston to see Allie and spend a few days in Chatham on Cape Cod. Sunday, August 29 – Drive to Boston We drove up to Boston, leaving before 8am to be sure to arrive around 4pm, in plenty of time for the evening’s John Mulaney show that Allie got tickets for the …
Our first post-Covid vaccinated journey was a long weekend with Allie in Boston. Thursday, May 20 We drove up to Boston to see Allie, eager to see her and Perri. We brought a few goodies for her and Perri, mainly blankets for their new couch and food that neither Perri or Allie really needed. The …
Celebrating Allie’s 25th birthday, new apartment and new kitten, Perri, in this difficult year of Coronavirus. In the first nine months of 2020, we had only seen Allie twice for a total of about 10 days: for our trip to Aruba in March and when she came down for a short break to the Eastern …