Boston Memories (May 2014)

Visiting Jennifer is always a highlight of my year.
This trip included great food, fun with friends,
and visits to Singing Beach and Walden Pond.
The centerpiece, of course,
was treasured time with my daughter.


 

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Boston Back Bay

	I arrived a couple of hours before Jennifer got home from work, time I used wisely by sitting in the sun and reading. It was a great way to start my mini-vacation.
	We met Darcy and Anne (Jennifer's best Boston buddies) for drinks, and then they joined us for a superb dinner, including the finest dry-rubbed ribs I've ever eaten.
	Staying with Jennifer is always a bit of a Four Seasons experience: welcoming in a warm and tasteful setting with all the nice touches included.
	We stopped by Jennifer's office at ManuLife. This is her desk on the fixed income trading floor -- a bit like a star ship command center with a desk that featured electrically-operated height adjustment for sitting or standing.
	She and her co-workers have a nice atrium view from their offices.

Sun and surf at Singing Beach (Manchester-by-the-Sea)
followed by delicious fried clams at Woodman's of Essex.
The 45-minute wait in line was well worth it.

A trip to Walden Pond

	Another gorgeous day in the Boston area, so Jennifer and I decided to visit Waldon Pond State Reservation in Concord.
	From 1845 - 1847, Henry David Thoreau came to Walden Pond to live simply in nature and to discover what it could teach him.
	This 102-foot kettle hole pond formed over 12,000 years ago when the last glacier to cover New England slowly melted away. It is Massachusetts’ deepest body of fresh water.
	Walden Pond State Reservation comprises 335 acres of protected open space where visitors come to experience the pond as well as hike, swim, fish, canoe and kayak and cross country ski.
	Taking a closer look, as I did at this rotting, fungus-encrusted white birch tree, is often worth one's while.
	Old trees and moss-covered rocks, surrounded by the aroma of pine needles. I closed my eyes, breathed deeply, and suddenly I was transported back to my summers at Camp Mitigwa in the wilds of Northwestern Maine.
	Walden Pond State Reservation comprises 335 acres of protected open space where visitors come to experience the pond as well as hike, swim, fish, canoe and kayak and cross country ski.
	Jennifer and I are standing on the spot where Henry David Thoreau built his tiny cabin and lived simply for two years.
	Rebuilt to its original specifications using similar materials, this one-room cabin was domestic living at its most basic.
	A hearth, a stove, a bed, a table, and a couple of chairs: Thoreau more of less defined the self-supporting minimalist lifestyle.

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