Lanterns in the spire of North Church signaled directions to Paul Revere and other riders at the outbreak of the American Revolution. The race to Lexington and Concord was on.
Boston is a rich and varied destination – the Hub of New England, or the Universe, as they used to say. Living a little more than an hour to the north, we’re well within its orb.
Jnana's Red Barn 
My maternal grandfather, first generation American born of Italian immigrants, was purportedly born in its shadows…at that time an enclave of European immigrants.
And still in the heart of Boston’s Little Italy, the vibrant North End.