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10,000 slides

January 24, 2018 Wednesday

4:58 AM Phil
The oldest is slowing down but still very active. 
The others still act like puppies
7:17 AM Sassy
Good morning Phil!   
Heading back in to the office.  

7:16 PM Sassy
Amazing dinner at Article 24 in Allston

Pork dumplings
Buck a shuck pemiquid oysters [Wednesday night special]
Hog wings with hoisin sauce
Deviled eggs with bacon
Short rib gnocchi with broccoli and butternut squash
Hubby’s nachos with beef chili
Mushroom raviloi with broccoli in alfredo sauce
White chocolate creme brulee dessert special


8:07 PM Sassy
Photo of a slide my dad took of my mom in 1947.
[photo of my mom at the beach in a cotton dress]

8:38 PM Phil
Wow!
8:38 PM  Sassy
Can’t believe a 60 yr old slide looks so clear

8:45 PM Phil
Looks great! She’s a looker!

8:45 PM Sassy
Stunning
We think that is VA Beach – His ship docked in Norfolk and she went up from NC to see him

8:50 PM Phil
Certainly could be
8:53 PM Sassy
Sis is finding all sorts of amazing slides, picking ones to scanned.  

9:01 PM Phil
That’s awesome

9:04 PM Sassy 
50 years of them, from 30s to early 80s – she estimates there are 10,000 of them! 
Lots from his Navy time 1945 – 47

9:05 AM Phil
They will be fun to lol through


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Cupcakes!

January 19, 2018 Friday

4:35 PM Sassy
Special happy hour at work – cupcakes from Sweet!

8:26 PM Sassy
Dim sum dinner at PF Chang’s at the CambridgeSide Galleria

Strawberry cucumber limeade – one of the best 
festive non-alcoholic drinks around!


Beefy hot & sour soup
 Pork egg rolls
Crispy crab rangoon with sweet chili sauce


Dynamite shrimp
Garlic green beans with pork


8:35 PM Sassy
Hiya!

8:52 PM Phil
Hey there!
8:59 AM Sassy
Is the govt going to shut down?

9:15 PM Phil
Have no idea. Waiting like everyone else
9:16 PM Sassy
You chilling at home?
10:18 PM Phil
Yeah. Pooped
10:19 PM Sassy
Sleep soon?


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Three meals and a marvelous movie

January 14, 2018 Sunday

10:05 AM Sassy
Brunch at the S&S Deli in Inman Square Cambridge

 My beverages – virgin bloody Mary, fresh orange juice and water
French eggs – croissant, scrambled eggs, Canadian bacon, 
home fries potatoes, fresh fruit 
Cinnamon coffee cake – served warm… mmmm
Eggs Maryland – like Eggs Benedict only no ham – shrimp and
 crab cake under it
My ham & cheese omelette with fresh fruit, home fries potatoes, 
an egg bagel and cream cheese, with a side of bacon

1:28 PM Sassy

Saw “The Post” at Landmark’s Kendall Square Cinema!  This movie is astonishingly good. If you liked “Spotlight,” this is similar but better. Spielberg, Streep, Hanks, Whitford, Greenwood given a top shelf director, sets, costumes, screenplay, and music by John Williams! Go!
4:26 PM Sassy
Amazing afternoon tea at The Sea Grille in the Boston Harbor Hotel at Rowes Wharf

 Window table with rose petals 
 Harbor view 
 Menu
 The dining room 
 Tea timers
 Things to put in tea 
 Goody tray 
 Top tier sweets – vanilla bean scone, clotted cream with strawberries 
and maple walnut meringue
 Second tier savory sandwiches – Boursin, olive and roasted tomato 
on pumpernickel bread; roast chicken with thyme and avocado tartlett; 
croque monsier with ham, cheese and egg; maple smoked salmon 
with capers and cucumbers on wheat bread
 Third tier – Sweets: Fresh fruit tart, cranberry orange mousse, 
salted chocolate sable and cocoa nib tea cake and 
 Savory sandwiches
 Classic napkins
 A vanilla bean scone with clotted cream 
and a maple walnut meringue

7:58 PM Sassy

Delightful Italian dinner at Ziti’s Natick!

 

Bruschetta
Tortellini with ham mushroom cream sauce

Side sausage
Eggplant parmesan with ziti
 Side meatball
Fresh cannoli with chocolate chips

The charming interior
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Caffeine free

January 7, 2018 Sunday

8:08 AM Sassy
Good morning Phil!  -2 brrr….

8:26 AM Phil
Happy Sunday!  
Alexa is playing Michael Buble for me, it’s a balmy 8 degrees! 

 I’m trying a caffeine free period. Jonesing for coffee but hot tea it is

 10:46 AM Sassy
German breakfast and deli delights at Karl’s Sausage Kitchen in Peabody
Bavarian breakfast – pretzel, weisswurst and a scrambled egg
My American breakfast – soft rye toast, debriciner wurst, bacon, fried eggs
My orang juice and water in a glass stein
The shop filled with European goodies
My sister’s American breakfast – soft rye toast, debriciner wurst, bacon, fried eggs
Black forest cake in the bakery
The deli
Sausages in the deli
Salads and cheeses
A treat from the U.K.
12:27 PM Sassy
Had a wonderful German breakfast… thought of you.
2:19 PM Phil
Aww. Sitting outside watching football on the big TV.

2:37 PM Phil
Breakfast looks yummy!

10:51 PM Sassy

Had dinner at the Painted Burro in Somerville tonight – tried their shrimp & grits.  Yum!

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Peruvian delights

January 3, 2018 Wednesday
8:14 AM Sassy
Good morning Phil!   
Have a wonderful Wednesday!   
We’re prepping for lots snow tomorrow!
8:45 AM Phil
So I hear! Just brutal cold down here. Hope your day is good!

2:27 PM Sassy
Work is CLOSED TOMORROW!  Whee!

7:56 PM Sassy
There’s money in old LPs! Thanks to Somerville Grooves! Especially if you have Led Zeppelin or Talking Heads. I cleaned out our hall closet and found 30 LPs from the 1960′-80s. There’s a shop in Union Square that sells them, so I asked if they’d take them. They said a few are worth something! So I went over tonight and got $35! He also took my 45s! And I have new space in the closet!
8:03 PM 
Peruvian dinner – first time at Machu Picchu in Union Square Somerville!
Free starter of corn nuts and tangy sauce
The handsome menu and dining room.
Superb soup: Aguqadito de pollo – chicken and cilantro soup 
known to Peruvians as “levant meuerto” – soup to raise the dead! 
It would be soothing for a sore throat!
Ceviche! There was a potato in the center. 
The orange-colored slice tasted like sweet potato 
but might be yucca?
Very helpful menu with photos and detailed descriptions! 
Amazing menu with photos and descriptions!
Entree: Lomo Saltado – sirloin strips stir-fried with onions, 
tomatoes and fries. Served with white rice.
Entree: Pollo Chan-Chan – The labyrinth-like structure of the 
archeological site of Chan-Chan is the inspiration for this dish 
of seared chicken rolls stuffed with shrimp, spinach and mozzarella,
 served with green beans and spinach-mashed potatoes.
Llamas! or Alpacas?
The main dining room 
with a huge photo of Machu Picchu on the back wall.
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Triple treats

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December 31, 2017 Sunday

11:00 AM Sassy
Brunch with family at The Painted Burro in Davis Square Somerville

Cholo street corn
Pork belly appetizer
Steak & eggs
Crab eggs Benedict
Torta with egg, asparagus and chorizo
Spicy shrimp tacos with a side of bacon
11:05 AM Sassy
Stopped in to the new Caramel Patisserie for macarons!

12:01 PM Sassy

Happy New Year’s Eve
12:53 PM Phil
Happy New Year’s Eve! 

Cooking up black eyed peas with smoked jocks, Guinness beef stew, Korean ribs, chicken wings for tomorrow, and then Chinese takeout for dinner
12:54 AM Sassy
Wow!  Sounds fantastic!
1:26 PM Phil
Smoked hocks! No smoked jocks

1:28 PM Sassy
Ha!

6:32 PM Sassy
New Year’s Eve dinner at CK Pearl in Essex

The frozen Essex River
Shrimp cocktail and oysters – Island Creek, Howlands Landing, 
Row 34, and Pearly White
Roasted butternut squash salad with arugula, beets, 
ricotta, watermelon radishes, dried cranberries, candied pecans 
and aged cider
Spicy Lobster carbonara with a fresh egg
Hubby’s roasted beef tenderloin 
with toasted brussels sprouts in brandy mustard cream
Truffled french fried potatoes with ketchup
Sweet potato brie au gratin
Oysters menu board

6:56 PM Sassy
Cannoli cheesecake at CK Pearl in Essex

10:45 PM Sassy
New Year’s Eve buffet at a party!

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Perfect

December 30, 2017 Saturday


11:53 AM Sassy
Another delicious vacation breakfast with a ham & cheese omelette, English muffins with raspberry jam and an iced chai latte!
12:23PM Sassy
Good afternoon!  Hope you’re staying warm and happy with some good wine!  We are into the double-digits again – 12 degrees!
12:26 PM Phil
Good Afternoon! 28 here. 
Popping out into the countryside to enjoy the day.

1:06 PM Sassy

Ed Sheeran & Andrea Bocelli Sing ‘Perfect’ In Stunning Duet

https://www.davidwolfe.com/ed-sheeran-andrea-bocelli-perfect-duet/?fbclid=IwAR02TUlD5-bRBRVXiwTcT_NQ0vKw7-i0w-Dmqn2LwtaPHEVv2VoJHfRHvdc

Perfect
Ed Sheeran

I found a love for me
Darling just dive right in
And follow my lead
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me
‘Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
Not knowing what it was
I will not give you up this time
But darling, just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
And in your eyes you’re holding mine
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark with you between my arms
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
But you heard it, darling, you look perfect tonight
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
To carry love, to carry children of our own

We are still kids, but we’re so in love
Fighting against all odds
I know we’ll be alright this time
Darling, just hold my hand
Be my girl, I’ll be your man
I see my future in your eyes

Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
When I saw you in that dress, looking so beautiful
I don’t deserve this, darling, you look perfect tonight
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
I have faith in what I see
Now I know I have met an angel in person
And she looks perfect
I don’t deserve this
You look perfect tonight
Songwriter: Edward Christopher Sheeran

7:02 PM Sassy
Saturday night specials at Jimmy’s Steer House in Arlington

Crispy coconut shrimp with honey mustard sauce
Special appetizer – beef Wellington with red wine demiglace
My special salad
Hubby’s teriyaki steak with rice pilaf
Special filet mignon and lobster tail with rice pilaf
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Afternoon tea

December 28, 2017 Thursday

11:40 AM Sassy
Another tasty vacation morning breakfast – fried eggs on toast with toast, bacon and iced chai latte!

 4:17 PM Sassy
Afternoon tea at The Reserve in The Langham Hotel in Boston. A fantastic Christmas treat from Sis!

Teas – the four closest are the hotel’s private blends
My Wedgwood teacup 
Fresh flower on our table
My place setting
Flowers and decorations in the tea room 
My Wedgwood teapot
My Wedgwood teacup with vanilla rooibos tea and cream
Colossal shrimp with green goddess dressing 
and house grown sprouts
Tea sandwiches: Salmon parfait & caviar on brown bread, 
egg salad chive brioche, cucumber with radish and dill farmer’s cheese 
on sourdough, and turkey cranberry pumpkin sees salad vol-au-vent
Chocolate dipped strawberries
Desserts – snowball truffle with white chocolate and coconut, 
brandied egg nog trifle, raspberry almond cake, cocoa cupcake
Flowers in the lobby – the pink peonies were stunning
Winter decorations in the hall
10:09 PM Sassy
Delicious dinner at All Seasons Table in Malden
Hot & sour soup
Crispy ribs
Crab rangoon with duck sauce
Mango duck for me
Lamb with ginger and scallions
General Gao’s chicken for Hubby