Street Corn

April 19, 2019 Friday

6:23 AM Sassy
Happy Good Friday!

4:55 PM Sassy
Dinner at Lone Star Taco Bar in East Cambridge. There may also have been nachos and a Sonoran Dog that didn’t get photographed…

 
A margarita and a limeade
Hubby’s shrimp ceviche with tortilla chips
Guacamole and tortilla chips
Street corn

Serious Leisure

April 18, 2019 Thursday

6:35 AM Sassy
Good morning Phil!

9:17 AM Phil
Good morning! Hope your day is delightful

10:43 AM Sassy
I may have to look into this in retirement!

From The Serious Leisure Perspective Website

6:39 PM Sassy
Turkey dinner at the S&S Deli in Inman Square Cambridge

 

Onion soup
Shrimp cocktail
Hubby’s cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, fries and coleslaw
Sliced turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, 
cranberry sauce and fresh veggies

Diving in

April 16, 2019 Tuesday

8:50 AM Sassy
Good morning!
Hope your first day went well and you are enjoying diving in for more!

11:14 AM Phil
Loved it!

6:53 PM Sassy
Sushi and tempura supper at Hana Sushi in North Cambridge

Soft-shell crab tempura
Vegetables and shrimp tempura
Hubby’s nigiri – salmon, yellowtail, red snapper, white tuna
Eel and egg nigiri
Sushi bar
Dining room 
Entrance

7:44 PM Sassy
Raspberry chocolate chip yogurt! Lizzy’s Ice Cream!


Hosanna and Lasagna

April 14, 2019 Sunday

7:09 AM Sassy
Good morning!
Hope your Palm Sunday is full of Hosannas!

7:13 AM Sassy

8:15 AM Phil
Hosanna! Cantata Sunday and then having friends over for wine and good food.

Gotta strike my check for thousands of bucks to my IRS friends
  .

One of my buddies was an extra on Hawaii Five O the other night. Fun watching him stroll the beach behind the actors.

Very close to my son moving back here. He needs a rescue and do over badly. That boy is something else.

Start work tomorrow. I’m ready to start this new phase. Another supervisor who started with the old job at the same time is also leaving and going back to his old job. The institutional differences are staggering and you are always on the outside looking in. I’m very happy to be back with what I know and love. I hated my old job but it paid well.

Have a beautiful Palm Sunday!

9:51 PM Sassy
German breakfast at Karl’s Sausage Kitchen in Peabody! 

12:05 PM Sassy
Blooming trees!

6:43 PM Sassy
Spring flowers!

8:33 PM Sassy
Sunday Italian supper at Regina Pizzeria in Station Landing in Medford

The Bar in the Vino Room 
Iced tea and a melon colada
Free bread with garlic olive oil
Italian wedding soup
Giambotta pizza for Hubby
The Vino Room
Sausage lasagna

Bum for a day

April 13, 2019 Saturday

8:19 AM Sassy
Good morning kid! Are you done with the old job?

9:02 AM Phil
[photo of the view as he was leaving the parking lot at his old job]

I am! Good morning!
I’m actually unemployed until tomorrow so I’m a bum!
Got cantata practice this morning and then off on an adventure

10:04 AM Sassy
Woohoo!

7:56 PM Sassy
Japanese dinner at Yoki at Station Landing in Medford

Blue Hawaii and iced tea
Gyoza
Deep fried oysters
Miso soup
Side salad with ginger dressing
Street corn
Soft-shell crab tempura maki
Chicken teriyaki with veggies and noodles
Hibachi steak with veggies and noodles 
with ginger sauce and a mustard sauce
Interior
Entrance

8:33 PM Sassy
Dessert delights at Mike’s Pastry in Assembly Row

Macaroons
Florentine cannoli
Helpful staff
Exterior

Fancy food

April 11, 2019 Thursday

8:39 AM Sassy
Good morning Phil!

9:35 AM Phil
Good Morning!
Gorgeous day. Check out day!
Have a fabulous day!

9:56 AM Sassy

5:35 PM Sassy
My last big event is done! Woot!  One step closer to retirement!  

Seared spicy ahi tuna & mango bites 
Honey dijon glazed chicken brochettes
Lavash spirals – turkey or vegetables 
Basil-marinated mozzarella and grape tomato skewers
Crudities with hummus and ranch dip
Crispy pork dumplings
Vegetarian spring rolls 
Tamarind Lime Jumbo Shrimp
Mini pastries
Beautiful floral arrangement 
from Nellie’s Wildflowers in Davis Square
Cheeses and fruit 

8:30 PM Sassy
Comfort food from Greek Corner – avgolemono soup and a gyro!

A Door and Windows

April 10, 2019 Wednesday

8:59 AM Sassy
Wednesday time! Hope it’s a grand one!

4:04 PM Phil
Can’t complain, hope yours was good

4:06 PM Sassy
Rolling along!
Big event tomorrow – my last one!
Went back over my procedure doc to be sure we’re ready! And whoever does the next one will have some clues.

4:10 PM Phil
Woo Hoo! Good luck!

4:10 PM Sassy
Thanks! You home?

4:20 PM Phil
On my way.
Two more days. Start checkout tomorrow.

4:21 PM Sassy
Awesome! Is there much more to do?

4:23 PM Phil
Got to do all the security stuff and swear to never tell anybody anything, remove all my access.

I’m primarily prepping for the new job to start Monday. Teleconference with leadership tomorrow. My department has been described as a train wreck. Can only get better from that point!

4:24 PM Sassy
Sounds like your sort of challenge!

4:25 PM Phil
Why does everyone say that?

4:25 PM Sassy
Cause they’ve seen what you’ve done before and how you thrive?

Can you take your phone into the office there?

Do you have your own office with a door?

4:27 PM Phil
I guess. Been talking to former colleagues all day and haven’t stopped smiling. My people!

No phone in the building due to security.

I do have an office with a door. Have one of those now, but the next one has windows which I am excited about.

4:35 PM Sassy
Yay!

4:44 PM Sassy
To the outside?

4:49 PM Phil
Yup

4:50 PM Sassy

5:37 PM Sassy
Why didn’t anyone tell me P.F. Chang’s closed?!  Argh! 

I asked Google Maps for directions to see which way had less traffic and it told me it was permanently closed, so I called and there’s a message confirming it. So sad. Adored their cucumber strawberry limeade.

5:51 PM Sassy
Chinese dinner at Changsho between Harvard and Porter Square in Cambridge

Statue
Interior
Place setting
Interior
Sauces and ginger
Shao mai
Soup dumplings
Pancakes with beef and hoisin sauce
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Ma pa tofu with pork
Fountain in the entry

7:14 PM
Dessert at Honeycomb Creamery in Cambridge

My salted caramel crackle in a vanilla cone, and 
a bunny tracks (carrot cake) in a vanilla cone for Hubby

10:10 PM Sassy
Not a tiara but 15 carats of gems, 14k white gold and lots of engraving make for quite a ring!

The 2018 World Series Championship Ring

[5 minute video]

Meatloaf Monday

April 8, 2019 Monday


9:13 AM Sassy
Good morning Phil! Have a marvelous Monday!
I’m dashing to work between the raindrops. Whee!

9:51 AM Sassy
Spring flowers on a rainy Monday

9:55 AM Phil
Enjoy the day and the rain!

6:45 PM Sassy
Monday night meatloaf meal at the S&S Deli in Inman Square Cambridge

Iced tea and a midori sour
Dinner roll and butter
Shrimp cocktail
Interior
View across Cambridge Street
Steak tips with rice pilaf for Hubby
Meatloaf dinner with fresh vegetables, 
mashed potatoes and mushroom gravy

Flag socks

April 7, 2019 Sunday

7:14 AM Sassy
https://www.businessinsider.com/apollo-astronauts-50th-moon-landing-anniversary-photos-2019-4

8 of the surviving Apollo astronauts got together for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, and Buzz Aldrin’s outfit stole the show


7:26 AM Sassy
Thought you’d like the flag socks.

  
7:30 AM Phil
I have a pair of those!
Thought the suit was cool too!
7:31 AM Sassy
I wish there was a close up – I may go look for one. He’s a hoot!

7:32 AM Phil
Always has been

8:13 AM Sassy

Apparently it’s International Beer Day! Enjoy!

1:11 PM Phil
Cool! I am!

1:15 PM Sassy
Sunday brunch at home! Bacon quiche with English muffin with raspberry jam and fresh kiwi

6:27 PM Sassy
Chinese dinner at Mary Chung’s in Central Square Cambridge


Fried shrimp for me and beef teriyaki for Hubby
Egg rolls for Hubby
Peking ravioli
All the suan la chow show for me! Pork wontons 
in a spicy soy sesame sauce with bean sprouts!


7:50 PM Sassy

The grandson of the founder of the Iditarod won the Kobuk 440! Congratulations to Rookie Ryan Redington!

Raw or fried or what?

April 6, 2019 Saturday

9:12 AM Sassy
Good morning! 
 Hope your Saturday is full of good scenery, good food and lots of fun!
11:38 AM Phil
What fun! Beautiful today!

11:39 AM Sassy
Thanks for sharing the gorgeous photos!

11:40 PM Phil
Oysters in my immediate future

11:40 PM Sassy
Raw or fried or what?

11:58 PM Phil
Raw and fried!

11:58 PM Sassy
Yum

11:59 PM Phil
😛

12:01 PM Sassy
[gif of a cartoon of one dog licking another with a heart over it]

12:35 PM Phil
[photo of a platter of raw oysters]

12:44 PM Sassy
Wow! I wanna reach in and grab some!

12:46 PM Phil
Sweet and delicious

4:40 PM Sassy
Made it to Nichols Candies! Chocolates with nuts! And Easter treats!

5:36 PM Sassy

First visit of the year to Lobsta Land in Gloucester!

The sign
The view of the marsh
Iced tea and a midori sour
Clam chowder
Bowl of lobster chowder
Ahi yellow fin tuna burger
Buffalo shrimp
Coconut shrimp
View from our table

6:58 PM Sassy
The tide is OUT! Wingaersheek Beach at sunset