What a fun day! Who knew you could get manicures and massages at Lord & Taylor! And free gifts! Kate has a lifetime supply of lipstick, Louise smells heavenly, Pam will be best-dressed, and Carol made a friend in the cosmetics department. We shopped for so long we didn't even have time for lunch! Favorite idea - free massages while shopping!
Brimfield was fabulous! Rainy day prices prevailed for Carol, Kate, Betty-Jo, and Louise. Carol found some windmill roly-poly whisky glasses to add to her otherwise pathetic windmill collection consisting of a few postcards and salt and pepper shakers. Louise found a great antique picnic basket to add to her collection. Kate was the only one to remember typical Bookit weather and bring an umbrella. We enjoyed a sumptious lunch courtesy of Kate and Louise in the car on the way home. Favorite idea - always bring an umbrella!
We had a fabulous day in Brimfield! Pam, Carol, Elaine, Betty-Jo, and Louise left early and stayed late! The weather was perfect - cool and cloudy, crowds were thin, porta-potties were cinnamon scented. Betty-Jo gets the best-dressed award for following the blog suggestions most closely. Elaine wins the best shopper award for making the most purchases. We may have to go back in September to make sure we didn't miss anything. Favorite Idea - shutter slats used for small signs and plant markers. Here's a link to our Shutterfly share site with Pam's pics. http://bookit.shutterfly.com/17
West Falmouth Library 
Why are all the gardens a secret? Anyway, we had a beautiful warm and sunny day on Cape Cod. We only wore our rain gear because we were making a fashion statement. Pam gets the award for best dressed because she had the largest umbrella and pants you couldn't see through when they got soaked. 
Another great day in the city! The Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum was overflowing with great paintings, tapestries, furnishings, and objects d'art. A docent gave us a fascinating-but-not-too-long talk about Isabella's life and how it related to the museum when it was being built. The indoor garden is spectacular and that alone is worth the trip. We loved that ALL the plants were in concealed pots, so they can be cha
nged out seasonally. There is a greenhouse on the property where they raise and maintain all the plants. We loved the Cape Primrose. Pam obeyed the rule about no photography anywhere inside, but 
there are photos of backsides and outsides here on our share site at shutterfly http://bookit.shutterfly.com/269. Next time Betty-Jo wants to be the lead car so she does not have to go through so many red lights to keep up. A late lunch on the deck at the Hoosic (thanks, Dave!) was the perfect ending to a great day for Pam, Ann, Mary, Carol, and Betty-Jo.
It was a fabulous day to be walking around Beacon Hill. Pam and Louise get awards for Best Dressed. Katie wins Best Guide, and she didn't even need the Owl. It was Ann, Betty-Jo, Carol, Kate, Katie, Louise, and Pam. Window boxes along all the streets were all beautiful. Lunch at Figs was great. To see photos click here http://bookit.shutterfly.com/ 
