Beacon Hill Hidden Gardens

Hello, dear friends.  I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend.  The only problem with ours was that it flew by too fast.  

Last Thursday, I attended the Beacon Hill garden tour.  I look forward to this great day every year.  The weather is very unpredictable in May, so you never know what kind of day is in store - it's a rain or shine event.  

The meteorologists were predicting passing showers.  I have learned from experience that passing showers in the Boston area can be interpreted as torrential downpours every twenty minutes.  

The weather gods were with us on Thursday because it turned out to be a picture-perfect day of sunshine.  We even ended up enjoying our lunch al fresco.  

Can you tell how happy we were to be headed to the tour?

The cast of characters includes Jill, my tennis bud from Texas who now resides on the Cape, moi, Mary, Queen of the Sudbury Sweethearts, Holly, Mary's lovely sister, and my old pal, dear Annie.

The minute we arrived I was mobbed by the paparazzi. 

Same questions, same answers every time. 

Yes, I am his first wife.

Yes, it's a shame that he married down after me.

Amal has let herself go, hasn't she?

blah, blah, blah.

Our first garden was a drive-by. 

We could just peek in.

I took a lot more pics on our way to the gardens as opposed to in the gardens because they were a bit crowded and you wouldn't be able to get the full effect.

The Queen and her program.

By the way, Mary is always well prepared.  She brought a travel umbrella, and we all agreed that that was our lucky charm and the reason that the rain never made an appearance.

There was no way my Sara Campbell aficionados, Mary and Annie were going to walk past their favorite shop without sticking their heads in.

And wouldn't you know that their favorite SC rep, Jean was there?

Thank goodness for Annie.  She knows BH like the back of her hand.  Because of her strategic planning and razor-sharp sense of direction, we made very good time touring the ten gardens and stood in very few lines.  

Remind me to take her with me to the RMV next time I have to renew my driver's license.   

This pretty table was set in one of the gardens.

I met Hannibal Lecter along the way.

He kind of reminded me of somebody I know whose name rhymes with Silly.

I don't know who the lady is posing in front of this charming building, but I am glad that she smiled for me.

I learned after my first year at the tour to wear sneaks.

Those cobblestones are no fun to walk on in stilettos, especially at my ripe age of forty.

Take my word for it... the dogs had a lot more personality than the walker.

I love the little one's serious face.

I hope they can read!

We were only welcome inside one house and let me tell you, it was breathtaking.  I wasn't allowed to take pics inside, so I took this one while waiting in line.  Don't tell anyone.  The house was filled with gorgeous French antiques and pottery.  

I take a picture of this flower shop every year.  

Doesn't it look like it should be in a Nancy Meyers movie?

I took so many photos of the lush window boxes that I thought that my camera battery was going to wear out!

When we approached this shop, this darling dog ran into the owner and started barking.  The owner said that the dog likes to do tricks for everyone that walks by.  

The owner proceeded to ask the dog who is going to win the World Series next year.  The dog barked twice, and the owner said...

 that's right - the Red Sox.

What a fabulous day.

Warm sunshine, beautiful gardens, and best of all, dear friends.

Until next time...

 Another friend that I met along the way.

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