Hello Everyone - I woke to overcast skies and drizzly gloomy weather. No problem - I'd been blessed with quite a run of spectacular weather and I was leaving Maine today anyway to drive down to Boston to pick up Willie at Logan Airport.
I am sure my blog fans have read of my problems with my new laptop - not only has the I-Photo now completely quit, but my hard-drive has blown up (per the diagnosis from the tech-guy at the MAC store outside Boston ) Thus I am sending you this update from the business center at the Marriott Courtyard, Hyannis!
Willie's Virgin airlines flight was arriving at 7pm so I had a full day ahead of me. Having had my full of antique stores and art galleries I decided to drive down to Salem, Massachusetts and explore that village... especially being as it is autumn and Halloween is close at hand, I thought this was a good choice. I took the 1 hour tour of the Salem Witch Museum which had an interactive display detailing the history of the Witch trials. The Witchcraft Hysteria of 1692 began during the winter when some girls fell ill and blamed members of their community for their afflictions. Hundreds of innocent people were accused and in the end 19 men and women were hung, and one man was "pressed" to death (where they lay him down on his back and continue to add heavy weights to his chest until he dies!!!).
The Museum had a great gift shop, and I had to make a few purchases there to enhance my Halloween decorations (since Colleen abscounded with my huge witch doll a few years back, I bought a new decoration for my front door). There were many other witch tours you could take, but I decided I'd better not be late for Willie's flight so I headed to the airport with enough time for a delicious dinner of grilled scallops at Legal Seafood.
Oh - also right in Salem's historic downtown is the Peabody Essex Art Museum. It was founded in 1799 by Salem merchants who sailed the world in search of international trade, and during their travels brought extraordinary works and culture back home. The museum features a spectacular collection of American art and maritime art & history, plus art from China, India, Japan and beyond. Located on the museum's grounds is "Yin Yu Tang", a 200 year-old Chinese merchant's home brought over from China (16 bedrooms!). The current special exhibit was all kinds of arts & crafts made out of "used materials" such as tin cans, plastic bottles, etc. This museum is definately on my agenda for a future visit to Boston (Salem is only a 1/2 hour north of Boston).
Willie and I drove straight out to the Cape in the pouring rain. It was kinda scarey as it was very foggy and the Boston folks are much more used to driving on their freeways in bad conditions than I was. I was very relieved when we pulled up to the Marriott.
Willie hit the pillow and was fast asleep by 9pm, and after doing some laundry I was too. Tomorrow promises to be a busy day with Riverview registration, setting up yet another dorm room, and visiting the Hyannis Mall for a new robe for Willie. Two more days and I'll be on American Airlines flying back to LA! Until then...
Sounds like you need a few witches to cast out the evil spell from your laptop. (Let's work on our incantations, group.) Looking forward to a report from the Marriott dining room, where they'll let you use my corner table overlooking the parking lot if you're lucky. And don't miss the cranberry walnut rolls at Pain D'Avignon, over by the Hyannis airport. Yum. Perhaps you will need to sneak a few into your luggage. XOXOX
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