Boston

  • Things Are So Different Now, Part I

    Our first living space in Massachusetts was an apartment on the South Shore of Boston. My partner grew up there, and he chose a place near the Blue Hills Reservation where he had worked in his youth. It is a… Continue reading

    Things Are So Different Now, Part I
  • My COVID Christmas

    Well, it finally happened. Jim and I managed to go through almost two years of the pandemic without testing positive. That changed last Sunday. We were preparing to visit family and friends in Pittsburgh, and took rapid antigen tests to… Continue reading

  • Rested

    I feel more rested than I have in a while. Things really do slow down during the holidays around here. I have some time alone because my boyfriend is in Boston visiting his family. Although I feel lonely at times,… Continue reading

  • The Time Has Come

    It is finally here. The moment I have been waiting for. Jim is leaving for Boston today. He is going to stay with his parents for a few weeks and hopefully find a job up there. Once he does, I’ll… Continue reading

  • New England

    It looks like we are probably moving to New England this summer. Jim is from the Boston area, and his family is there. He is going to look for jobs in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Upstate New York, New Hampshire, Southern Maine.… Continue reading

  • Moving (Again)

    My boyfriend, Jim, and I are moving some time in 2017. He is finishing up his PhD dissertation and is looking for jobs in the Northeast. We want to be within a 300-mile radius of Boston because his elderly parents… Continue reading