"There in Massachusetts by the bay..."

My cousin Larson, whom some of you have met, is getting married in July, in Ipswich, Massachusetts. I am hoping to make it up there--Ipswich looks lovely, and seaside Massachusetts is bleepin' gorgeous in the summer, a very special environment. Larson's mother, my aunt and godmother Clarissa, will of course be there, as well as a bunch of my cousins, including my special cousin Courtney. (Courtney and I are almost as much sisters as cousins--we're just a few months apart in age, and our dads are very close and are often mistaken for each other, they look so much alike. Also both of us have older brothers who are named after our father, as well as Virginians for mothers, and neither of us have sisters. The Barton Greens and the Metty Greens were like a little matched set.) I hope Bart is planning to come as well, maybe we can get a room together. I've been looking at various B&B places online, and seeing if I can get a decent rate. Ooooh, Larson, WHY did you have to pick the 4th of July? That's a prime weekend!

Back to Ipswich. It's north of Boston and looking at the map, I realize it's right near Danvers & Salem. OOOOOH. Haven't been there since I was 12 and living up in New Hampshire, and my dad decided to take us all to Salem one Sunday, and I got hooked on the Salem Witch Trials. Oooh, I hope I can work in a visit to Salem! Gloucester, home of the Crow's Nest and from where the Andrea Gail set out, is also nearby.