In August of 1985 I arrived at Deseret Towers (T-Hall) at BYU. The cute blonde with whom I shared my room was Mindi and next door were Megan and Martha and next door to them was Michelle. Down two flights of stairs was Kristen (my childhood friend). We all became close friends and roomed together at Raintree Apartments the next year (and some beyond that). Although Michelle passed away years ago, the rest of us have remained dear friends. I was lucky to have both Mindi and Martha come to visit this year while I was in Boston.
At Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. On "Author's Ridge" is buried Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and more. A BEAUTIFUL old cemetery. It's in Concord - where many of these authors had homes.
At "Walden Pond" of Henry David Thoreau fame. Okay - here's the truth. It's really NOT Walden Pond, but we thought it was at that moment. We were in a hurry to finish up Concord because Martha had to catch her plane and so we followed the GPS and signs to the state park. We parked our car in the lot with a handful of others (still a chilly season), passed the group of school students eating lunch by their bus and walked to the hill's edge and peered in. No one was around. When we returned to the car we walked to the opposite end of the lot and explored the replica of Thoreau's tiny home he lived in at Walden. There were people around again. Fast forward a month. Now my friend Evelyn (from Cedar City) and her daughter were visiting. We took Cooper and Maia and made a quick trip out to Concord and Walden before church. This time we saw people crossing the road across from the little house so we followed. Down that little hill is the REAL Walden Pond! (Seems Marth and I had checked out "Goose Pond.) Anyway - a great place. With a gift shop and bathrooms and everything. It all makes sense now!
Ready for a night out. We went to a Mexican Restaurant and the waiter was very nice - he gave my vegan friend and I samples of all the weird stuff on the menu (grilled cactus, chocolate mole, etc.) so we could make an informed decision. Later, he brought another "sample" over - one we hadn't asked for. We politely told him we didn't drink alcohol!
Two Harvard Hopefuls. You know the drill - touch the foot of John Harvard (see how shiny it is from being rubbed?) and one of your children will attend Harvard. (Then use Germ-X because that toe is the recipient of Freshmen initiation pranks! ) Notice I used the word HOPEFUL!
At Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. On "Author's Ridge" is buried Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and more. A BEAUTIFUL old cemetery. It's in Concord - where many of these authors had homes. 
At "Walden Pond" of Henry David Thoreau fame. Okay - here's the truth. It's really NOT Walden Pond, but we thought it was at that moment. We were in a hurry to finish up Concord because Martha had to catch her plane and so we followed the GPS and signs to the state park. We parked our car in the lot with a handful of others (still a chilly season), passed the group of school students eating lunch by their bus and walked to the hill's edge and peered in. No one was around. When we returned to the car we walked to the opposite end of the lot and explored the replica of Thoreau's tiny home he lived in at Walden. There were people around again. Fast forward a month. Now my friend Evelyn (from Cedar City) and her daughter were visiting. We took Cooper and Maia and made a quick trip out to Concord and Walden before church. This time we saw people crossing the road across from the little house so we followed. Down that little hill is the REAL Walden Pond! (Seems Marth and I had checked out "Goose Pond.) Anyway - a great place. With a gift shop and bathrooms and everything. It all makes sense now!
Ready for a night out. We went to a Mexican Restaurant and the waiter was very nice - he gave my vegan friend and I samples of all the weird stuff on the menu (grilled cactus, chocolate mole, etc.) so we could make an informed decision. Later, he brought another "sample" over - one we hadn't asked for. We politely told him we didn't drink alcohol!
Two Harvard Hopefuls. You know the drill - touch the foot of John Harvard (see how shiny it is from being rubbed?) and one of your children will attend Harvard. (Then use Germ-X because that toe is the recipient of Freshmen initiation pranks! ) Notice I used the word HOPEFUL!
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