Pops By The Sea Concert in Hyannis - A Blast!!!

Having a blast at the Pops By the Sea concert on August 9, 2015, with Keith Lockhart.  It was a fantastic time and the guest conductors were Connie Chung, Maury Povich and Charlie Gibson, all of whom have summer homes down the Cape.  They also read speeches from Jack, Bobby and Ted Kennedy.  It was so moving.  This concert is another reason why I love living in Mashpee and you can, too, if you purchase your Paradise on Pickerel Cove Road.

More Pictures of John Lewis at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute

Congressman John Lewis At The Edward M. Kennedy Institute

Yesterday was another reason that I love living on Mashpee-Wakeby Lake. - I am  only about 90 minutes from  the Edward M. Kennedy Institute on Columbia Point and so was easily able to go  see my hero, Congressman John Lewis.  Even though it was close to 100 degrees and I was afraid that my car would explode, I determinedly made the trek to see this wonderful, wonderful man. And I was not disappointed - in fact, in person Congressman Lewis is even more gracious and kind than on television, if that is possible. Just a wonderful person to see up close and personal.


 I got there 90 minutes early so that I could sit in the senate chamber  and stood in line for about 30 minutes.  After registering, I got a seat  in the gallery of the chamber, opposite the podium, so my view was excellent. By the way, there was such an overflow crowd that those who could not sit in the senate chamber had to view this event in another room with flat screens.


 What made this event even more special to me is that I ran into a friend that I met at the Dedication of the Institute. It was so good to see each other - we bring back epic memories of that wonderful day in March.  And I was able to talk with so many people sitting next to me and get their views on what is happening to our world.  Only the most interesting people attend these events.



At precisely 6:00 p.m, Dr.  Jean MacCormack, Vicki Kennedy and Congressman Lewis came into the Senate Chamber.  We all stood and applauded and applauded and applauded.  To be in the same room with Congressman Lewis was so emotional.   I think he was overwhelmed by our loving response to him, too.



After Dr. MacCormack gave her warm  introduction, the magnificent Vicki Kennedy welcomed the Congressman so eloquently. She emphasized his bravery - he has been jailed forty times before his election as Congressman, and five times while in office.   She also talked about his beautiful friendship with Senator Kennedy.  Mrs. Kennedy was so moving and genuine in her loving feelings for Congressman Lewis.


  Then Adrian Walker of the Boston Globe interviewed the great man, asking him questions about civil rights and the people he was close to during the 1960's, including, of course, another of my heroes, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  At the end, Congressman Lewis and Adrian Walker hugged.  There was not a dry eye in the place.  Most importantly,  Congressman Lewis emphasized that we must be kinder to each other - that the world we are living in is so hard right now.  What a man!  What an event. When I emailed Adrian Walker about my happiness at being at the Institute for this interview, he wrote back, "It was amazing!!"  Indeed - for all of us who were there.

Just want to add that Congressman Lewis is no longer my hero - he has endorsed HRC and said he had not seen the great Bernie at any marches in the 1960's.  Then he recanted that statement.  Obviously, Congressman Lewis is not the great man that I thought he was.



Below are some pictures.  They bring back such a wonderful hour in my life.

New Pictures!!

One of my neighbors took some gorgeous pictures of my paradise!! I just had to share them with you!! Of course, the weather has been spectacular down here over the 4th of July.  There are no words at how lucky I feel to live here!! - and you can, too, if you purchase our lovely 17 acres, two of which are right on Mashpee-Wakeby Lake.

So, I shall not say much more.  These beautiful pictures speak for themselves!! Have a great day!!  Oh, these were taken at about 5:30 a.m.  What a sight!!

Wakeby Lake on Front Page of Mashpee Enterprise

Well,

The Mashpee Enterprise is taking note of my beautiful lake - it has put two fishermen on its front page!! The color photograph is gorgeous - it is pure heaven there!! The issue is Friday, April 24, 2015.

Wakeby Lake is part of Mashpee-Wakeby Lake.  It is on the Sandwich side, while Mashpee Lake is on the Mashpee side and they are connected by a channel.  And the channel is where my heavenly 17 acres is located.

You cannot imagine a more wonderful spot - and two acres are right on the water!! As you can imagine, I love living there all year round - and you will, too, when you buy our 17 acres for your family compound.

Price: $5 million - well worth all the happiness you will find in this glorious wooded area, totally private yet totally accessible to Boston and to all the amenities on Cape Cod.

Barney Frank At The JFK Library

Well, again I found out how terrific living in Mashpee is - because I was able to get easily to the JFK Library on Monday night to see the great Congressman Barney Frank.  The place was packed!! And I was able to get a front row seat.

Barney was his usual self - talking with Chris Hughes, the interviewer, about gay and lesbian issues; Obama and Obamacare; Iran and a host of other issues.  Just a terrific time because Barney always has an interesting opinion.

I was able to ask him two questions: his thoughts on Obama and his thoughts on Obamacare.  He likes both - just wishes that Obama had not been so bipartisan when he first  got elected in 2009 because the Republicans are doing everything to obstruct him.

Barney was at the  Library to promote his new book.  And Chris Hughes is one of the founders of Facebook and now the owner of The New Republic.

So, if you want to have the best of both worlds - be in paradise on Mashpee-Wakeby Lake, yet have access to all kinds of wonderful events in Boston, then call me about our seventeen acres.  You will be so happy that you did!!

Unfortunately, I have found out that Frank is a troll - pure and simple.  He was always weird, but I thought he had the people's interests at heart.  Frank now looks debauched; he sits on a bank board; and he is with HRC.  What is even worse is that he is so hateful about the great Bernie.  Total jealousy, I am sure.  Frank wishes he were running for president and succeeding the way Bernie is.

Edward M. Kennedy Institute Dedication

It has definitely been awhile since I have written about Mashpee - my paradise on Cape Cod.  Well, now I am going to write about an epic event that I attended yesterday at the new Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the Senate.  This was the dedication of that gorgeous building with many, many dignitaries coming to pay their respects to the Lion of the Senate.  And what makes Mashpee so great is that it is close enough to the Institute so that I could attend.  Totally fantastic!!

I was able to go through the great kindness of the woman who ran Senator Kennedy's Boston office for fifty years. She and I had been in touch for about eight years and she was able to get me a ticket to this glorious event.  Of course, I was exhausted by the end of the day because to get there for the shuttle buses that would take us to the event, I had to get up at 5:00 a.m so that I could leave by 6:00 a.m, to arrive no later than 8:00 a.m.  Quite a task, but I did it.

To say that getting the shuttles was an adventure is an understatement because I did not know that I was supposed to get a yellow wristlet at Bayside parking area.  Therefore, I got on a bus without it.  As a result, I had to return to Bayside.  I was so aggravated!! To say the least!! And the security was so tight - we changed buses a few times, even though we were credentialed!

But the upside was that I met so many great people.  One was the caretaker of the Kennedy Hyannisport house, which is now part of the Institute.  I showed her pictures of a fundraiser at the Compound in 2006 for Deval Patrick and she loved them.  A great memory, that is for sure.

I cannot say enough how moving the day was for me and how wonderful the program was for all of us.  My favorite was Vice President Joe Biden.  (But then, of course, he is one of my favorites and I wish that he would run for President.)  He took so much time out of his day to be with us and to talk so beautifully about Senator Kennedy, whom he obviously loved.

 And when he dedicated the Senate Chamber - well, he was the greatest, that is all that I can say.  Such a spectacular job of introducing the past and present senators, as well as the young people who spoke the words of past senators.  Biden really made me feel his love for the place - it seems as if it is a sanctuary for him.

But that is not to say that I did not think the other speakers were not moving, too.  I have never seen Senator Markey so impassioned.  He comes from Malden where my mother and her family grew up and he knew my family.  (My uncle was a city councillor there in the 1950's and knew President Kennedy when he was a senator at that time.)  Senator Markey clearly loved Senator Ted Kennedy.

And I loved President Obama - I think he is the greatest - and when he said that he owed Senator Kennedy a lot - well, he said it with his whole heart.  Just beautiful.  The others were terrific, too, but the most lovely and gracious was Vickie Kennedy.  Just so dear and I can see why Senator Kennedy was so proud of her.  I watched her on OTR on Sunday and she was such a great representative of the Institute. Totally terrific.

And I do not want to leave out Brian Stokes Mitchell, the Boston Pops and the Children's Chorus - so perfect for Senator Kennedy.

The tent was terrific.  The food was wonderful and the people that I met were so much fun!  I was able to go to the Institute after the program and I loved it.  I was amazed at how cozy the Senate chamber is - just as Biden had said.  Unfortunately I forgot to see Senator Kennedy's office - I was so tired by then - but I shall go back to view it.,  And, of course, the food there was terrific, too.

So, Mashpee again made it possible for me to be part of a grand and glorious occasion.  You can have the same kind of great times if you purchase our seventeen acres.  Just the most perfect spot on Cape Cod!