Hey, Boston people!

[rivka]

Colin and I are coming to Boston this weekend. We'll be staying with my sister in Jamaica Plain and attending a memorial service for an old friend of mine on Sunday afternoon.

Would anyone like to get together for brunch Sunday morning?

Comments

[fairoriana.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Ooh! Me! Me!

[rivka.livejournal.com]

My God, are we finally going to get to meet?!

Here's the deal: I won't have a car. My sister's house and the memorial service are both in JP, so what makes the most sense to me is having brunch somewhere in JP. If someone has two empty seats in their car and wants to pick us up, that would be awesome but I imagine unlikely. Otherwise I'll be walking and/or taking a cab.

Do you have any ideas about finding a place? Should I ask my sister to recommend one?

Also, around 10am seems reasonable to me. Would that work for you?

[fairoriana.livejournal.com]

The mind BOGGLES!

I have a car available and would be happy to pick you up if desired. Do you know if your sister is near the T? If so, we could meet up somewhere T-accessible like Chinatown. It's possible that I'm spying an opportunity for Dim sum here. I don't know JP very well -- if your sister has a good recommendation I'd be happy to accept it.

To sum up: I'm happy to facilitate in whatever way works best for you. I was planning on bringing Thane if you'll have Colin, so we'll both be infanted!

10 am would be lovely!

[kcobweb.livejournal.com]

I wish - but that's just a little too far away..... *sigh*

[ricevermicelli.livejournal.com]

Oooh! Me me me! We are in Dorchester, not that far from JP. We would love it.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

Yay, that would be awesome!

Here's the deal: I won't have a car. My sister's house and the memorial service are both in JP, so what makes the most sense to me is having brunch somewhere in JP. If someone has two empty seats in their car and wants to pick us up, that would be awesome but I imagine unlikely. Otherwise I'll be walking and/or taking a cab.

Do you have any ideas about finding a place? Should I ask my sister to recommend one?

Also, around 10am seems reasonable to me. Would that work for you?

[ricevermicelli.livejournal.com]

Ten am sounds grand. I have two empty seats, I do not have an infant car seat at present (I have a front-facing marathon, I may or may not have a toddler with me and occupying that seat. If no toddler, I can flip that sucker around in a minute and a half. If toddler, obv., no go.)

In re: finding a place - yes please ask for recommendations.

[kiya]

I'd love to, but I'm scheduled on Sunday already. :(

[adrian-turtle.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry about the bereavement, but I'd love to see you (and meet Colin). I can meet you if you're going someplace T-accessible, and that's very easy if you start from JP.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'd love that.

Here's the deal: I won't have a car. My sister's house and the memorial service are both in JP, so what makes the most sense to me is having brunch somewhere in JP. If someone has two empty seats in their car and wants to pick us up, that would be awesome but I imagine unlikely. Otherwise I'll be walking and/or taking a cab.

Do you have any ideas about finding a place? Should I ask my sister to recommend one?

Also, around 10am seems reasonable to me. Would that work for you?

[adrian-turtle.livejournal.com]

I don't know JP at all, so I can't recommend any restaurants. Asking your sister seems like a good idea. (I don't eat dairy, pork, or shellfish, so I'd rather not go someplace too specialized. But I'm primarily going for the company, and will manage.) 10am would be fine with me.

>Otherwise I'll be walking and/or taking a cab.

You might want to look at www.mbta.com
You can enter street addresses and time of day, and it will tell you what public transit to take between them. And how long it will take, and how much walking is involved. I've found them very reliable about things like "walk 14 minutes to [bus stop]" and "turn left on Common St. Walk 3 blocks SE on Common St. Bear right on Trapelo and walk approximately 1 block." They have no clue whatsoever how long it takes for the #77 bus to get from here to Harvard Square, but that might be a local problem.