Sunday was a beautiful day in Medford, MA. The sun was out, the birds were singing and all was right with the world. It was a great day to lounge on the deck and have a couple of brewskis.
But we weren’t on the deck. We were sweltering in the 100-degree attic, doing a second round of cleanout in preparation for our second yard sale. So instead of thinking about those brewskis (though they would come later), I passed the time thinking about all the things we will regret not having done while we lived here.
I don’t think there are many things that I will regret having never done, just because I have done most everything at least once, I think. I am sure there is much I will miss, but it is more along the lines of “Gee, I wish we could _________ again” rather than “Gee, why didn’t we ever _________?” There are a few things, though, that I have never done and would like to do before I go:
- Spend a day on Nantucket. I have been to Martha’s Vineyard and Block Island, but never Nantucket.
- Visit Amherst. I have heard nice things about it but have never been. Maybe we can drop in on our way west.
- Visit the Museum of Natural History at Harvard. I think I was there once, but Jett has never been. Gotta see them ol’ dinosaur bones. And the glass flowers, too. And while we are there we can pop over to the Peabody Museum, which neither of us has ever seen.
There are lots of other things on my B list: Fruitlands Museum and the Higgins Armory, for example. But there is little chance that we will find the time to see these before we leave. No tears will be shed.
But I will see if we can allocate a day for Nantucket.
After the attic is clean.