Boston, Columbus Day Weekend 2016

After being holed up on the Island  for most of the summer, tied down by family responsibilities and B&B duty, not to mention, traveling to and from the Vineyard during the summer is stressful and expensive and is to be avoided at all costs - and I'm not complaining because it's not a terrible thing to be confined to Martha's Vineyard all summer long; most people would give their eye teeth to spend the summer here, but I do start to seriously miss the Boston session scene. Finally, Columbus Day weekend, I was able to make my much-needed break and spent a wonderful couple of days in some of my favorite places with some of my favorite people.



6:30am, Vineyard Haven Harbor.


Aboard the M/V Island Home.


First stop: St. Patrick's in Falmouth for 8:00 Mass. Lovely.


East Milton Square. Trompe l'oeil. Out walking with my friend Winnie, visiting Brian at the fire station.


Then on to St. Columbkille's in Brighton to pick up Wynter at the Coamhaltas school and head up to Bunratty Tavern's Saturday afternoon session.





Bunratty's. Liam, Frankie, Connie.


Terry, Wynter.


Laura, Liam, Frankie, Connie.


Liam, in his element.


Terry, Wynter, Laura, Liam, Frankie, Connie, and Levi. Great to see old - and meet new - friends.


Liam, Frankie, Connie.


Frankie


Liam, Frankie, and Connie.


Terry, Wynter.


Terry


Sunday morning, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, with Harvard Hillel on the left and Hasty Pudding building ahead, as seen through my windshield in the pouring rain. Trying to work up my courage to get out of my car and walk three blocks to St. Paul's.


St. Paul's, 9:30 Mass. I was sorry not to be able to stay for the installation of the new pastor, Father Kelly, at 11:00.





Memorial Drive; headed into town, to Hennessey's.


I love this city.





Hennessey's: Rosanne, Tommy, and Dan.


Rosanne, Tommy, and Dan.


Rosanne and Tommy.


Rosanne, Tommy, Dan, and Sean.


Dan and Sean.


Dan and Sean.


Tommy


Tommy





Dan and Sean


Sean


Monday morning, leaving Woods Hole (there was a bit of a glitch getting home: Sunday night's ferries were canceled due to bad weather - wind and rain).


Approaching the Vineyard. Glad to be home.