Nancy and Peter in Sicily
Nancy Bellantoni & Peter Galipault
october update :: BOSTON, MA, USA, 43.36 N, 71.05 W
Toto, something tells me that we're not in Kansas anymore.
October found us in Boston
Where to stay for a month in the city? We thought that the furnished apartment we rented in January was great, and that we might lease it again. It was convenient: elevator building, near the North End, in-unit laundry, nice restaurants nearby. But when we asked the rental agency, they said it was going to cost twice as much. Mamma mia!
We spent a lot of time looking for alternatives and not finding anything suitable, ended up with the same agency, renting near North Station for a little bit less. We loved the Avalon, way up on the 26th floor. However, it was astonishing how expensive everything has become in the nine months we've been living in Sicily. Not just rent, dining too... not just New England, but also in Ohio!
It's all about family
We went to Maine a couple of times to visit with Nancy's family, and my nephew Croix with his 4-year old daughter Fenna. I also went to Ohio for a weekend to see my brother, sisters, nephews and Pam.
Nancy, Peter, Steve, Christal, Robin and David in Pepperell Cove, Maine
In Madisonville, OH with Pam, David, Owen, Mason, Abby, Matt and Peter
Friends
We got see KK. Gail came down from Newburyport and had lunch with us. Dave came up from Long Island and we had a fun pool playing session at Flat Top Johnny's with Ken and Bill.
It was great to meet up with Di, dinner with Mary-Ann, Rick and Marc, also with Betsy and Judie, Billy, Cheryl, Carl, Karen, John and Rie. Anish was super kind and loaned me a very nice flamenco guitar for 3 weeks. We lunched with Judy and had nice visits with Ryan, Roxanne, David, Jesse, Les, Scott and Tina. Lots of quality time with the rest of our Wharf Rat friends at the Sail Loft (IYKYK)!
Peter, Nancy, Rie, Carl, John and Karen at the Plough and Stars in Cambridge (yes, it is still there!)
And foliage
Fall in New England is world famous. This year the weather was amazing in Boston, Maine and in Ohio. The foliage was exquisite and rarely this colorful. At times, it was warmer in Boston than it was in Pozzallo! (Not anymore though.)
The lagoon in Boston's Public Garden
It was a successful trip: Nancy got a new hip and We voted
Now it's been five weeks since her surgery and she is doing great. Kinda weird though, setting off the metal detector at the airport! Plus, it felt good to be a part of democracy while we were in the States.
We're back home now in the southernmost point of Sicily, across the from the toe and at the bottom of the boot!
Drop us a line when you have a chance and let us know how you're doing! Ciao! :-)
