Bunko-Birthday?????

I know you must wonder if Mrs. P hasn't had enough Bunko for the summer... but in addition to chairing my Church Bunko, we are also part of a couples Bunko Group with our closest friends from Church. The tradition is to celebrate "monumental" birthdays (40, 50, 60) with our Bunko group. Well, my friend Dair turned 60 and it was my turn to have Bunko so..... we had a "Birthday Bunko Party"!

Here are some of the Photos...

PS Tomorrow we celebrate Chase's 10th Birthday.... will post those pictures next week...

This looks familiar...


What's a 60th birthday without flowers & balloons...


Got to have a "Chocolate Ganache" Cake...


Good food.... and good friends...


There's the Birthday Girl...


Just us girls...

Candid Shots from Boston...

Well, we have settled back into our normal routine... but we are missing Boston. Mr. P and I are already talking about the "next" time we go back. Found some interesting candid shots that I took while we were walking around Boston. Thought I would share them...

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Just a few more weeks before we go back to school...

There was a Dunkin' Donuts on just about every corner in Boston. Since they call Boston a city of "firsts", I wonder if they invented the donut in Boston????


There were almost as many 7-Elevens as there were Dunkin' Donuts... I hadn't seen a 7-Eleven since I was a little girl in Miami...


Of course... what goes with donuts??? Starbucks!


I found the hydrants interesting. Can you see the small pole sticking up? Mr. P said that was so they could know where the hydrants were when they had a heavy snowfall and were plowing.


Couldn't resist taking this picture.... Hey, Apes & Heroes, do you see one with a familiar saying???

Be sure to scroll down and click on "Older" posts to see all of our pictures from our visit to Boston...

Our 4th & Last Day in Boston...

Sunday was our last day in Boston (sniff... sniff). We have had a blast, but the best was yet to come. On Sunday Mr. G picked us up and we went to Cambridge and "Magoun" Street to see THE house and his parents. It was like all Mr. G's stories came to life. Mr. and Mrs. Gibbons (Buddy & Flo) were just like I imagined. They are really special people. It was so neat to sit in their kitchen and visit. It was hard to believe that Mrs. Gibbons had "11" children. Thank you Mr. G for a wonderful visit.

When we left Magoun Street, we drove around Mr. G's neighborhood and went to Gibbons Park. It is dedicated to Mr. G's brother, John. After that we went to the train station and caught the "RED" line over to Harvard Square. It was busy even on a Sunday. Mr. G had a great idea and we decided to let some actual Harvard Students give us the tour of Harvard. It was much more fun than just walking around the campus on our own. Our tour guides were a riot and full of jokes, puns, and great commentary about Harvard and its history.

Here are "some" of the pictures we took.......

Sunday.....

Yes, there really is a Magoun Street...


This is the house that Mr. G... "and" his mother grew up in...


Mr. & Mrs. Gibbons are sooooo proud of Mr. G...


They made Mr. P and me feel right at home...


Here is Mr. G at "Gibbbons Park"...


Some pictures of Cambridge from the top of the parking garage at the train station...


Great view...


All the trees are so impressive...


Now on to Harvard...

One of our incredibly funny guides...


I guess I didn't pay attention... I'm not sure what this building is...


I know this is a chapel...


This place is actually NOT a church. Part of it is actually a dining hall for Freshman students.


Another beautiful brick building... (still wasn't listening)...

This is a library that was endowed by a mother in the name of her son (a student at Harvard) that went down with the Titanic.


More beautiful "brick" buildings... I think it is a dorm.


A typical Sunday afternoon for students... I think some are actually studying...


There are some "modern" buildings on campus...


Like this Art Museum...


Our guides telling a story at the end of our tour...


Thank you Mr. G for "ALL" you did to make our visit to Boston so much fun...

Boston... Day 3

Saturday was a busy day for us. Our goal was to see as much "History" as we could! The best way to do that is to follow the "Freedom Trail". It is a brick or painted red line through the streets of downtown Boston. First we caught a train to Boston Common and The Public Gardens. After taking in their beauty... we picked up the trail on Beacon Street.

Our evening ended with a Gondola Ride, down the canals and into the Charles River.... another great Mr. G idea...

Here are "some" of the pictures we took.....

Be sure to go to older posts, in order to see our whole trip...

Saturday...

The red line of the Freedom Trail, outside the entrance to Boston Common...


The fountain at the entrance to Boston Common


Some of the beautiful trees in the park...


More trees...


There were MANY monuments & statues...






The Frog Pond....


A great way to cool off in 90+ temperatures...


A carousel at the Frog Pond...


The Public Gardens...

Filled with beautiful flowers, trees, & the "Swan Boats"





This actually a man...


Here are the Swan Boats... of course Mr. P and I had to ride one...


They are peddled...


There are "Real" swans in the lake...




Beacon Street...



One beautiful Brownstone after another...


Back on the Freedom Trail...


The "New" State House...


The Kings Chapel...




The "Old" State House...


A lot of history took place here...


Fanieul Hall...


Old North Church... where the signal was given to tell if the British were coming by land or sea...



What an awesome pipe organ...


Their pews were really private boxes...


Outside in the garden was....


...a memorial to the men & women who have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan...


Granary Cemetary






And now for our Gondola Ride...


Our driver... Steve...


We were serenaded with Italian songs....


We're ready to go...


What beautiful sites....


Boston at sunset...


Thanks Mr. G...