Bewitchy Halloween and a visit from Philly!

This past week was Halloween, as you all may know, and to celebrate, my lovely friend, Jossie, and I traveled to Salem, Massachusetts to partake in their witchy festivities. Home to the infamous Salem Witch Trials of the late 17th century, the town goes all out to honor their interesting heritage. From witches to devils to religious crazies, we saw a lot of characters, and even took a little trip down memory lane at the Witch Museum. There, wax figurines and low-rent dioramas retold the story of the witch trials. We also found an amazing book store stacked with books floor to ceiling, literally, as well as a couple of terribly offensive and "fantasty-driven" art shows. I will spare you the details, though.

Below, photos from witch museum and with the Bewitched Statue!









Besides our visit to Salem, Jossie and I made the typical round of Boston proper, including a visit to the Boston Commons and Public Gardens, as well as the North End, where we grabbed pizza and dessert in Little Italy. We caught up with one of Jossie's friends, Caitlin, as well as a mutual friend that once attended school with us and then moved on to bigger and better things, aka RISD freeflowlivin. Oh, Jossie also finagled free facials for us at Origins...well, technically they were free, but we both spent more money than we'd planned to once they were done guilting us into buying there fancy products...

Public Garden moments...

Oooohhhh. Aaaaaahhh.

My favorite yard and tree in Cambridge.

Head of the Charles

This weekend was very exciting for my neck of the woods. Right here in Cambridge/Boston, the Head of the Charles, or Charles Regatta was held right on the river that divides the two cities. Tons upon tons of people poured down to the river banks to watch the boats race against the clock.

I caught the first days events during a morning run and stopped on a few bridges to watch a couple heats pass underway. Age groups from youth to 70+, teams from all over the world, and former olympians all participated in the event. The pure numbers and stats are enough to get you excited, but watching the boats stealthily glide over the water, the teams moving in unison with one another and the coxswain yelling with all they've got from the front of the boat will make you cheer and scream with the best of em