Back from east coast

Boston Public Gardens

Siobhan at the party

We arrived back in San Diego Sunday night, marking the final wedding-related event. Having never adjusted completely to Eastern Standard Time, our arrival and consequent sleep patterns have been sporadic. We did get some productive work done while out there--Colleen meeting with someone who could possibly place her, and I got to know the area around the Public Gardens.

TANGENT COMING WAIT FOR IT...
Boston is laid out in a manner that reminds me of newer sections of London--curving streets and Victorian-era buildings are meant to accomodate carriages and foot traffic rather than SUV's. It felt nice and familiar, except that unlike London there are many trash cans to be found.

TANGENT THE SECOND

I love London dearly, but one of the nonobvious features is that there is a distinct lack of rubbish bins. In most US cities you'll see them on almost every corner, but you pretty much have to make a stop in the Underground just to throw away a wrapper. For this, this is a surprisingly small amount of trash wafting along the streets, and most of that is cigarette butts.

WE NOW RETURN YOU TO THE MAIN POINT
It was a great time in Boston/Springfield. The weekend went by quickly and did not feel burdensome at all, despite being a wedding event. We celebrated the end of wedding events and once again began cleaning the house daily before leaving in the morning.
-jo