My sister J reports that she’s used vacation rentals by owner (www.vrbo.com I think) several times to rent places to stay in northern Michigan and never been disappointed. Good to know! And I think I found the house of the chocolate-maker in Empire who told us about this website. http://www.vrbo.com/177844
TakeBetsywithyou- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum/cafe G and Far Out “real fruit” ice cream in Boston; AJK Bakery and McIntire Historic District in Salem, weird delays with American Airlines at Boston’s Logan airport.
- Peabody museum/Salem, Boston public library/Tatte/warren Tavern/old classmates in Charlestown, my old group house in Somerville
- Shubie’s/the Barnacle/ Abbott Hall in Marblehead, Porter Square Books and Gustavo cuban kitchen/Cambridge, Mass., Bernadette in Salem
- RJ Julia/Madison, Lenny’s/Branford and in New Haven: Possible Futures and Pepe’s – Connecticut
- In and around Martha’s Vineyard with a local!
- Seven stars/cranston, RI, ferry and two bakeries in Woods Hole, Mass.
- Whitney Biennial, Chelsea market (Takomi Taco, muji)P&T Knitwear, Saigon Social in LES – NYC
- A lot of Iowa at the Renwick Gallery’s fantastic State Fair exhibit, excellent hummus at Little Sesame and my book event at Politics and Prose, comet pizza — Washington DC
- Exploring Petworth, Lincoln’s Cottage and Logan Circle (salt and sundry, Nina May) – Washington DC
- Flying economy overseas – win some, lose some; how to fix a global entry cock-up; and thoughts on the new passport biometrics, new required UK ETA visa for US citizens, and global entry pros and cons.
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