All In The Family

Mother-Daughter blogging - 10 years ago, who could have predicted that I would be blogging alongside Jamie about the same event? Extra Jam Please At the risk of duplication, here are my notes and pix from our Boston family weekend. Friday night home-cooked meal a la Chef Drew. Saturday a.m. George and I wandered into the Sugar Bowl cafe for breakfast on Dorcester Ave. near our hotel, and cycled the 'hood in South Boston. Drank in the salt water smells and sights at foggy Carson Beach. Wondered about designated "Master Diggers" parking spots, which evoked a nice memory of my childhood summers, clam-digging at low tide in Long Island Sound. Does anyone remember wearing clam-diggers (now re-branded as capris)? Met the girls back in JP for lunch at the busy Lebanese restaurant Cafe Beirut JP. Art immersion at the JP Open Studio tour. Bought a delicious stack of books at the JP Library booth behind Sam Adams Brewery. One-minute walk back to the apartment to drop off our haul, then off to Eliot Street School and lots of fun other studios. George picked out darn-cute "bread plates" for our morning English muffins. Discovered my favorite artist of the day in a 3rd floor walk-up: Amanda Barrow. Her paintings:  Chakra Monotypes Hot sun by 4:00, so siesta time for everyone. Rode the T to Back Bay for a meatarian dinner at the trendy Salty Pig. Sunday dawned crystal clear for the Hub Ride. After a slow start sitting at the end of the pack of 6,000 cyclists, the 35-mile route was awesome. Drew rode her trusty Pugeot to meet us at mile 12 - after her 16-mile training run. Just needed a swimming leg to create her own half-triathlon!  Rewarded by spectacular views at mile 30 -- along tip of the Harbor Walk, the impressive Kennedy Library overlooking late September sailboats cruising Dorcester Bay, JFK's little sloop on display. All in all, a perfect weekend, quality time with our delightful daughters, and with no kitchens or 12' ceilings to paint!