Monday, June 8, 2026

T Stands for Treats in Boston

     Hi everyone. Happy new week to you.  And hello to everyone who stops by Bleubeard's and Elizabeth's blog  blog for T day too.

     What's new with me? Last week was a very busy one. I started the week on the last day of May (Sunday the 31st)  with a touristy trip into Boston with my husband, daughter and son-in-law. Then I spent some time in court, which if you haven't read my post from last Saturday, was because I had been selected for jury duty (That post can be found here:  It's the Weekend).

    Today I'm sharing some more photos from my trip into Boston. I also shared some photos (It's the Weekend and Boston Colonial Architecture) over this past weekend if you're curious.   Today's photos work for T day. And just a warning 😉, there's a lot of food that may make you hungry. 

    Here's a little background for those of you who didn't read my last couple of posts.

    Last Sunday was Free Ferry Day out to one of the islands in Boston Harbor. The ferry went to Georges Island, where there is a Civil War Fort. This island is operated by both the National Park Service and also the State Parks of Massachusetts. 

   My daughter doesn't work for the State Parks of Massachusetts but her department is within that group, so she had gotten an email about the free ferry day. There were 2 ferries that day, one at 10 AM and one at noon.  We hoped to catch the 10 AM ferry, and my daughter said she and her husband would get there at 8 AM when the ticket booth opened to get the tickets (since they could get 5 tickets a person). However, when my daughter arrived, the 10 AM ferry tickets were already gone, so she grabbed tickets for the noontime ferry.


    Since the ferry dock at Long Wharf isn't far from the North End of Boston and since we had a couple of hours to kill, we headed over to walk a bit of Boston's Freedom Trail. But besides some spots on the Freedom Trail, the North End is also known for some fantastic Italian restaurants and bakeries. Before we went in search of history, and since it was still before 9 in the morning, we decided to stop for a little breakfast treat.





    This second bakery was cannoli heaven. You can see all the flavors they had in the next photos. If you don't what a cannoli is, you can read about them Wikipedia: Cannoli. I bet CJ could tell you about  cannolis too. 




    When we stopped for a morning treat,  I had a small cup of chai latte tea as well as a slice of orange bread. The orange bread was just enough for my morning sweet tooth.   😊



     But I can't go into an Italian bakery and not get a cannoli, even at 9 in the morning. I bought one  to go. As you can see in the photos above, it was hard to decide which flavor to get. 😉 However, I forgot to photograph my cannoli. I went with a traditional plain one, mainly because I was going to eat it with my bag lunch later in the day, once we were on the island and were visiting the fort.

   I hope I didn't make you hungry. It made me hungry just writing this post. (And I know Iris will most likely tell me these all look too sweet. 👍)

   Wishing you a happy T day and week ahead. 

   



16 comments:

Anonymous said...

You did make me hungry haha-Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

hels said...

How long is the ferry trip to Georges Island? Is it normally expensive so that getting free tickets once a year is well worth waiting for?

The Happy Whisk said...

How cool that that had free rides. My word on the bakery goodies. So many to pick from. Groovy. My husband would love it there.

Angie's Recipes said...

wowwow...all those baked goods..my..I don't think I would be able to move away from there LOL...

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

I love the water, and boat rides are great. The baked goods look delicious 😋

Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 3 said...

I used to have those adventures. Treasure them.

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Wonderful your daughter got the tickets. I look forward to seeing the trip. Yes, you made me hungry. I want two pieces of carrot cake. And I want a creme brulee and a pistachio cannoli. Your chai latte tea looks really decadent. Thanks for making us all hungry and thanks for sharing your tea with us for T this Tuesday, dear Erika.

Iris Flavia said...

LOL, Erika, quite a warning. You could give me a push into the pastry shop and close the door, you would find everything untouched.
The carrots look cute as do the green "cakes", tough. Nah, sweet tooth hibernates.
Haha to your last words, hugs and have a happy T-Day

David M. Gascoigne, said...

I have only eaten traditional cannolis and it seems to me that one should not mess with perfection. Same with bagels. For years I bought at a kosher deli where they made plain, sesame and poppy seed bagels. Now you can get flavours to rival an ice cream store. Some things are best left alone. All the best - David


CJ Kennedy said...

My family always patronize Mike's Bakery. Mmm, cannoli. So many flavors to choose from. Happy T Day

CJ Kennedy said...

Oh, and stay cool!

Lisca said...

By chance I have just eaten , so my tummy is not rumbling but my mouth is watering nevertheless. I do have a sweet toothe that I'm trying to keep under control by eating healthy things but when I see things like this.... I'm straight in there!
Having lived in Italy all those years I have never seen any other flavor of cannolis apart from the traditional one. So that woud probably my choice.
Great that you got free tickets on the ferry. Will you show us photos of the island in your next blog post?
Happy T-Day,
Lisca

Sharon Madson said...

Your photo of the bakery goodies, looked yummy! Even your chai and orange bread looked good. What nice thing to do while waiting for the ferry. Happy T day!

brenda said...

How lucky were you to come across an Italian bakers, apart from London few and far between here.

B x

DVArtist said...

Ohhh you are so fortunate to have a real bakery with all of those goodies. All of the the items looks amazing. I agree can't leave a real Italian bakery without Cannoli. What a great day for you.

DeniseinVA said...

Goodness, I would have stayed in there forever! What a beautiful baker!