Christmas 2010 and Boston 2011.
Dear Family and Friends,
Greetings from Madison. It was a nice extended Christmas for Jim and me. Festivities began on the Sunday before Christmas Saturday with Bragg Family South at Laurie and Mark's. I also made it up to Lisa's mid-week and then up to Rhinelander Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The Sunday after Christmas Jim and I headed to his sister Linda's place in La Valle for the Houzner family celebration. (First below, Emma and Stephen on the phone; second below, Grandpa, Beth, Stephen, and Kenny; third below, Scott and Jim)
Although we met at separate times, I think I got to see everyone in the Bragg family and almost all the Houzners. That's amazing, because a couple of snow removals occurred in between. Adding to my business was all my job search stuff. I will be lecturing a course at UW-Madison this spring, so there has been a lot of running around for that. (First below, Mom; second below, Don, Bill, and myself; third below, who's horsing around in a snow pile?)
I also went to Boston for five days to do a series of interviews at the American Historical Association Annual Meeting (a convention.) Most of my five interviews went very well, although I had one stinker for sure! I should find out over the next few weeks whether these places will invite me for for final-round campus visits. (First below, me in front of the Massachusetts Statehouse; second below, a gravestone; third below, a view toward the Boston skyline off the prow of the U.S.S. Constitution)
Although I spent most of my trip getting ready for interviews, I did manage to do an extended walking tour of downtown Boston my final day in the city after everything else was done. I saw a lot of the historic churches, meeting halls, and graveyards during my walk of the "Freedom Trail." I also visited the docking site of the U.S.S. Constitution, which has been a commissioned vessel in the navy since 1798. This ship was known as "Old Ironsides" for its durability in the War of 1812. The Beacon Hill neighborhood was a very impressive assortment of brick buildings. The people of Boston were very friendly to me during my short visit. What an expensive place, though. (Below, a small green in the center of Beacon Hill)
I would have had more pictures for you, but I'm having a problem rotating the images. Happy New Year, everyone!
jkb in Madison
Greetings from Madison. It was a nice extended Christmas for Jim and me. Festivities began on the Sunday before Christmas Saturday with Bragg Family South at Laurie and Mark's. I also made it up to Lisa's mid-week and then up to Rhinelander Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The Sunday after Christmas Jim and I headed to his sister Linda's place in La Valle for the Houzner family celebration. (First below, Emma and Stephen on the phone; second below, Grandpa, Beth, Stephen, and Kenny; third below, Scott and Jim)
Although we met at separate times, I think I got to see everyone in the Bragg family and almost all the Houzners. That's amazing, because a couple of snow removals occurred in between. Adding to my business was all my job search stuff. I will be lecturing a course at UW-Madison this spring, so there has been a lot of running around for that. (First below, Mom; second below, Don, Bill, and myself; third below, who's horsing around in a snow pile?)
I also went to Boston for five days to do a series of interviews at the American Historical Association Annual Meeting (a convention.) Most of my five interviews went very well, although I had one stinker for sure! I should find out over the next few weeks whether these places will invite me for for final-round campus visits. (First below, me in front of the Massachusetts Statehouse; second below, a gravestone; third below, a view toward the Boston skyline off the prow of the U.S.S. Constitution)
Although I spent most of my trip getting ready for interviews, I did manage to do an extended walking tour of downtown Boston my final day in the city after everything else was done. I saw a lot of the historic churches, meeting halls, and graveyards during my walk of the "Freedom Trail." I also visited the docking site of the U.S.S. Constitution, which has been a commissioned vessel in the navy since 1798. This ship was known as "Old Ironsides" for its durability in the War of 1812. The Beacon Hill neighborhood was a very impressive assortment of brick buildings. The people of Boston were very friendly to me during my short visit. What an expensive place, though. (Below, a small green in the center of Beacon Hill)
I would have had more pictures for you, but I'm having a problem rotating the images. Happy New Year, everyone!jkb in Madison
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