Somerville, MA. November 9 - 14, 2011.

We came up to babysit Ruby (the dog) while Joe & Jess go on a weekend trip to Madrid.  Jess's parents, who live in the area, are off on a cruise, and Ruby can't simply be left at a kennel as she is recovering from her heart worm treatment and thus shouldn't exercise too much.

The weather was foggy and drizzly on Thursday, and the flight to Philadelphia was going to be delayed so much that they would miss their connection.  They managed to book a different itinerary BOS-LHR-MAD on Delta and British Airways instead, but wouldn't get in until 3:30 pm.

For the few days we were in the area, we visited the North Shore (Crane Beach), the South Shore (Quincy and Hull), attended a service in a Chinatown Church, and went to visit the Pompeii Exhibit at the Museum of Science, and attended a concert by the Boston Symphony in Symphony Hall.  All the while taking Ruby out (and picking up after her) three to four times a day.

 It was a windy day at Crane's Beach, on the North Shore.

 The Old Lighthouse at Scituate, MA.  The driveway says "Private" but it seems to remain in the public domain.

 Fishermen still at work, in Hull, MA.

Cast of victims who were buried by the volcano eruption in Pompeii in AD 79.

Joe and Jess got back Monday, on time.  We had dinner at Chipotle's, and then we drove home, getting back at around 1 am.