i return!

Boyfriend got a new job, which required training in Boston for two months. Since my job is telecommuted, we decided to get Jr. and Addie and go together. We just got back to California this week and I'm too tired to write, so here's a photo montage of some of the cooler things we got to see while we were out there:

Massachusetts:

Boston.

Sculpture at MIT.

Old Burying Point in Salem.

Plymouth Rock. A man there asked me if the rock was famous because the Pilgrims crashed their ship into it.

Sacrifice Rock, also in Plymouth. Native Americans traveling the area would place stick figure sacrifices on it for safe passage.

My babies.

Literal fork in the road. Left side goes to Massachusetts, right side goes to Rhode Island.

Story goes that the person who lived here during the witch trials helped those accused of witchcraft run away. The townspeople marked the rock to make him a target for their fear and anger. The guy who lives here now refers to it as "Ex-wife Rock".

My ghost photo at the Lizzie Borden House. This spot marks where the Step-Mother's body was found. (There's no glass between me and that spot).

The Lizzie Borden home is now a bed and breakfast. You can stay in any of these rooms.

Visiting the aquarium with friends.

The Daily Catch in the North End. It was amazing. Go there. Peer pressure.

Our awesome little family.

Museum of Bad Art. The art really was bad.

Mapparium.

Bunker Hill.

Vermont:

The Whispering Statue. If you sit at the end of the bench and another person sits at the opposite end so that the statue blocks them from view, the acoustics work so you can hear them whispering.

The ad for this place read "Meet your soul mate llama". How could we pass that up?

Cabot Cheese Factory Tour.

The Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard.

Rhode Island:

Grave of a suspected vampire.

An abandoned amusement park, the Enchanted Forest.

I use anchors in all of my decorating.

Every slight curve is marked like this. It made me feel like I was in Mario Kart.

New Hampshire:

Ruggle's Mine.

They arm you with picks, shovels, and buckets and let you loose in here to start your very own cave in.

Andres Sculpture Park.

Grave of a man who was persecuted for his beard. People would actually physically attack him and try to shave it off, but he never gave in.

Four-legged chicken in the Woodman Institute Museum.

Room of instant nightmares.

Connecticut:

Wild Bill's Nostalgia Center.

We made a little contribution.

We made a second trip to Mark Twain's house because it was that awesome.

Maine:

The International Cryptozoology Museum.

I had a very intense conversation with the owner about the Patterson-Gimlin film. He is a firm believer of its authenticity.

We had an amazing time, but it's good to be home. I missed our oven.


much love,
hedgie