Firstly I apologise for incorrectly naming the museum the Isabella Stuart museum. The correct name is the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum. I am such an ignorant. Apologies to anyone I offended. Anyway we went to the play - in the rain - down Commonwealth Avenue and had huge fun dashing from shop cover to shop cover trying to find somewhere to eat and stay dry until the theatre opened. We went to a place called T Anthony's. This restaurant is dedicated to students and Red Sox. Knowing nothing about such matters the photos on the wall were lost on us but the food was great. The theatre was tiny and had no bar just some cozy seats to sit on whilst waiting for the performance. The author of the play was there and chatting to some drama students who had come to support him. The play - Five Down and One Across - was about a middle aged woman whose elderly mother was living with her. The daughter Betty is in a same sex relationship that she has to deny to her mother. Her gay friends are there visiting too and her son from a former marriage calls round to tell her he's gay. It was a very good play and we enjoyed it.
Yesterday - Saturday the weather was glorious. Clear blue skies, sunny and warmish. Jon's cold had got really bad and couple with very loud neighbours we didn't sleep much. However I left Jon in the park and went down to the shops where I spent a happy few hours wandering around the Bond Street of Boston Newbury Street. I didn't really go into any shops but it was lovely soaking up the atmosphere. I met Jon in the Market area round the harbour and we decided on Wagamama's for lunch. We shared our table with a couple of ladies who were delightful. One is an administrator up at Harvard and the other, Laura, an attorney who is also a knitter. We shared many laughs and exchanged Ravelry names and will stay in contact on the forum. The other lady, whose name escapes had with her her lovely 4mth old daughter Katie. Never heard a peep from her. A real sweetie.
Our afternoon was spent watching street performers and then doing a trolley bus tour. Excellent - Big Al told us much more than we'd got from the books and we saw the Cheers Bar, Kennedy's address in Beacon Hill, the Scientology Church and fountain area in Back Bay and the whole tour was really really interesting.
Jon still felt rough when we went to bed but I'm hopeful for a better day today. Thanks for emailing me Jenny to let me know the finale squares on the Mystery Blanket 2010. They sound wonderful as does the edging.
More tomorrow.
Jane
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